a uttered those words of rejection. His face remain

growled, his Alpha authori

gainst her rejection. Her body trembled with effort to remai

pered insi

ve him. It hu

ered silently. "We can't

tite one as he reached out, his finger tilting her chin up. H

from me?" he asked, his deep voice rough with hurt a

rself? With that pathetic thousand-dollar monthly salary? You can't

kable.The diamond necklace suddenly f

o escape his grip, but moving on

naged through gritted teeth

eyes. "Have you already found my replacement?

rue, but she wouldn't give hi

tightened, anger flashing across his face. He re

rstand," he said. "You have no authority

iated the divorce? Had she wounded his Alpha pride? Or perhaps he

resignation had sent the entire

was going nowhere, Freya deci

I want a divorce and I wo

is shoulders tense. "So you'r

h painfully, both bitter and aching. Afte

need to live together anymore," she

r several seconds, his

Dale's voice came through the door. "Alph

Niklaus said bef

she was. "Niklaus,

ved. "When have you

didn't bother arguing further. He would eventually u

left Lockwood Enterprises. If he refused to accept it,

wer and then nestling into the ridiculously expensive E

Tightening her robe, she opened the door to find t

her you so late, but there'

eyebrow. "What

dly, gesturing toward the ceiling. "F

too tired to argue.

her. "I deeply regret to inform yo

ening. Only one person could force a five-

this, isn't he?"

"Miss Gilbert, this is

"He thinks forcing me out will send

nothing. That w

th and started throwing he

minutes

suitcase and hea

eceptionist hurried over. "

ou're kicking me out a

ing early. I believe we mentioned the cancella

ya was too tired to argue. Fi

over the

onist said, clearly embarrassed. "It s

gh her wallet and pulled out another c

sing

Niklaus had frozen every

ally? He really thought t

ept smiling, but h

mpt, judgment. The fallen Luna wh

She wasn't putting

lled out a gold card. "T

es widened slightly a

ectly, Miss Gilbert," the rece

iled. "E

rd back from th

led up to the curb. Daniel, Niklaus's longtime

formally. "Alpha Niklaus

te," she said

"And I suppose if I check into another hot

silence s

klaus's name light