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tried to scrub the scent of him from my pores. I packed aw

faintly smelled like

d drive, encrypted with a pa

the front

ng a bouquet of Moonf

The smile that used to make me melt. Now, it jus

body went rigid instinc

s arms falling to his s

lied, forcing a weak

cket and pulled out a sleek black credit card. "Here. G

ack

re I had even spoken. He was

I said, my

before the mask slipped back into place. "I have to

se," I s

wanted to scrub the skin off with

car disappeared down the drive. He wasn'

ust disgust. It was a physical sickne

tartling me. I opened the latch and retr

elvet box. I f

gement

crest. It was the necklace the Alpha gave to his true chosen mat

an ultrasound. A red circle was drawn

ndwritten in e

gift to you. You don't matter anymo

spun vi

necklace. I lo

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ough the cabinet for a pregnancy test I had bou

cold tile f

felt like th

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ink l

gna

child of a man who was

asn't just losing a husband. I wa