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n, the morning sun glaring through the floor-
had been a blur of frantic heat, desperate skin, and a tenderness I had never known. The mysterious man h
over, rea
he bed was empty. T
as g
y nightstand, next to a glass of water, sat a sleek black card
av
nstantly. Of course. It was just a transaction. I was an idiot to think a powerful
y neck in the mirror. Smooth skin. No bite mark. He had kept his promise of "no tomorrow
ained dress from the floor, a
n the suite doo
nd opened the door a crack. Two men in black suits stood i
ompletely devoid of emotion. "This is from the bo
d, expensive-looking dress, and beneath i
ace. In his eyes, I wasn't even a one-night st
ew the door wide open, and hurled the money directly at the driver's chest. T
ed his charity!" I spat, m
own and began picking up the bills. "Miss Vanc
an cold. M
e. They had in
rotection of a Pack. I was a rogue Omega with no status and no one to
pped off the robe, threw on the dress they provided, and prac
eeping my head down. As I passed the lounge
king about a major corporate merger. But it wasn't th
was
, his jaw clenched, his eyes cold and ruthless. The caption be
most powerful Pack in the state. The ruthless corporate ti
k. I had slept wi
ng beside him, holding his arm. The anchor's voice continued cheerfully, "Carlisle made a rare pu
tilted o
ate. He ha
. The tenderness he showed me last night was a lie,
door of the hotel and ran do
found and terrifying reality
g, I felt as if the
stopped, a cold, hard n
s city. I couldn't sta
l and bought a one-way ticket to th
e towering skyscrapers fade into the distance. Without realizing
eed had already been planted i
rried me into exile, that if I ever return
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