Chase
eyes on a velvet chaise lounge in an upstairs suite, where the at
ry voices echoed from the outer sitting room. My limbs felt heavy as lead, so I kicked off the cas
to me before the floor-to-ceiling windows,
Bianca stood by me for eight years, running our charity foundation and stabilizing the boar
sharp click. "Are you blinded by financial newspapers, Duke? A fated mate is half your soul
am Eleanor, I never schemed... My heart belongs to Duke, and if my presence
lding her. "Mother, Bianca is gentle and fragile. Eve
l
ng hand leaving red finger ma
e, black hair falling over his
ice ringing with former Luna authority. "Watch your mouth. As long as your fathe
wung open as Pierce Garrison-Duke's half-brother and rival for th
before landing on the frosted glass door with a wicked grin. "Well, w
cold warning simmering in his
he old man forces you to marry that used Omega whore to keep your CEO chair,
es, the whole pack saw how wild Brea was in th
cle ticked in his cheek, a low, involuntary growl vib
ac
could follow, his fist smashi
s and drenching the carpet in red wine. Before Pierce could scramble up, Duke stood over him, hi
oice dangerously quiet, "and I'll strip your family sh
choking on wine and blood as ter
blinking. "If you're done making a
the sliding door. Why would a man who despised me beat his own brother bloody for insulting my
tumble out of the room, Duke's sharp gaze
or open and met his stare wi
king toward me as the scent of ced
ircus," I said, lifting my chin. "Am I free to l
aw tightening before he looked
the burning weight of his stare on my back-focused only on getting my mother'
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