ian

the hidden zipper pocket where the ultrasound photo lay-the only proof of the fragile life growing inside me. I planned to slip out

dess had a cruel

s standing by his black Maybach, his bespoke suit immaculate, his expression an impene

subtle, crushing weight of his Alpha aura pressed aga

in," I managed to s

ng to the same building." He gestured t

omb. The air inside was instantly suffocating. It wasn't just his overwhelming scent of winter storm and anci

ic, the silence between us stretched, taut and agonizing. Julia

ve to understand, Vivian, our marriage was never about a true bond. You were a ward of the Ster

ilver, slicing through my

s his screen. "The Pack is secure. You are well-provided for

the fact that I was carrying his Alpha heir. I clutched my purse tighter, my knuckles turning white. The sheer gaslightin

g scent of his mistress, I pulled out my phone. I opened Inst

iless. The first post on my feed

ned over a white tablecloth. The background was a rainy London street

. I knew every scratch on that platinum band. I had spent six months tr

th the photo, among the thousands of li

nt I had only discovered by accident a year ago. He had liked her photo. He was sitting right next to me

heart snapped, instantly replaced by

tructure of the Sterling Corp tower. Before Stone could even put the ca

ome tonight," I choked

n's irritated Alpha tone followed

arp looks from the Pack security guards in the lobby. I bypassed my own floor and hit t

oor slamming shut behind me. The sterile smell of citr

he stress, the betrayal, and the pregnancy hormones collided in a catastrophic exp

of the Sterling Pack had just shut me out of his mind, flaunted his