y
ek high-rise with a view of the Hudson River. Vertex Group's relocation team was ruthlessly efficient, h
, waiting for the fallout. Waiting for Alec's cal
ever
e not receive the letter? Did Ethan lose his nerve? Or, a cold
the ringing of my phone. I snatched it up, my
s my
ttering coldly outside the window. I took a deep breath, pas
ed to make my vo
ala. It looked so glamorous!" Her voice was thin, fragile as spun glass. Her heart conditi
.. an event," I sa
anding. You must be so proud of him, honey. He's doing such wonderful
tfelt, was like acid in my ears. I wanted to scream the truth. He's a
n clear. Any severe shock or emotio
s her lif
e words tasting like pois
n of the sofa. The knuckles were whi
her voice filled with a joyful, wheezing breath. "To see my daughter finall
aving in. I bit down on my lower lip, hard, until the sharp, metalli
g on the other line." The lie was ragged,
ear. Work har
you to
lipped from my numb fingers, cla
sk sha
o hold my breaking body together. I slid off the sofa onto the hardwood floor, curling into a tight b
arship I'd thrown away for a promise of forever. For t
ry for exactly
d, cold bedrock of fury. I pulled myself up, washed my face in the bat
ne. They would pay for every lie, every humil
leave. I would
his kingdom t
c P
asked, my voice sh
erched on the edge of my desk, her laughter like music, recounting a story about a disastrous shopping trip in Mi
Ethan said, his expression grim.
, airy atmosphere like a lead w
ay? What does
e seemed... diffe
han. She saw me with Breanne at the gala and now she's throw
Oh, Alec, don't be so harsh. You should at least see wh
her place," I said, my voice hard. I looked at the envelope in E
to the corner of my desk, where a pil
r there. I'll lo
lly think-"
ant. A wolfless Omega can't survive two days without her pack, let alone h
aced the envelope on the pile of trash and retreated
ne purred, leaning in to ki
my arms, the scent of her filling my senses, pushed al
e pile of discarded papers still sat on the corner of my desk-junk mail, yesterday's memos
e could clear away the trash. I turned away. The moment passed. I watched the cleaning woman sweep the entire stack-letter and all-
rbage. And I'd just wa
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