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Upper East Side law office. The scent of old paper, rich mahogany, and Talia's expensive Chanel perfu

I won't draft a surrender. Jace moved his mistress and her brat into the Luna's wing. Th

ction. Draft an agreement where I walk away with absolutely nothing. Make it l

win?" Talia demanded,

file over the desk. "Because of this. Three year

text before widening in horror. "You're... un

e,' which he clearly believes is Ciera," I said, th

ment. It's fraud in bot

ering my voice as if the shadows could hea

man, but she knew enough about my past to understand the

ching," I explained, my hands trembling slightly before I forced them to still. "If Hilda fin

aving her shoulders. "Okay," she whispered. "I'll

Pack House that afternoon, the invasio

oddess-a sacred piece of Pack history-was crumpled on the marble floor like trash. In its place

offered a sickly sweet smile. "Oh, Elyse. I hope you don't mind. It w

glacial calm. "Some things represent legacy, Ciera,

s. Right on cue, the heavy oak doors of

scord. But instead of assessing the situation, his eyes locked onto Ciera's fake tear

Alpha tone lacing the air with heavy, suffocati

ed the *wolfless* Luna to throw a

sband, feeling the last chains of my emotional attachment s

I paused, letting my eyes drift from his face to the cheap plas

n crossing his features. He didn't understand the double meani

and walked toward the stairs, needing to prepar