se

lled of stale coffee, old parchment, an

him up all night, grilling him over his blatant disrespect toward me and his blatant favorit

ssive, dutiful Luna. I set a mug of black coffee in

his Inner Wolf, *Titan*, letting out

oothly, keeping my voice soft. "The Pack accountants need your signa

ture of the bottom page. Only the signature line of the Rejection agreement was visible. My heart hammer

He didn't even glance at the text. He just wanted

e the paper. *Just do it,* I pray

lood-curdling shriek echo

Ciera's vo

ts hijacked his brain. His hand jerked, the pen slashing a long streak of black

he mate bond severing. Jace gasped, clutching his chest for a fraction of a s

are who or what was in his way. He shoved

arp corner of the heavy oak bookshelf. A blinding fla

ther chair out of the way and vanished through the door

g through the throbbing pain in my hip. Then

esk. There it was. His legal, binding signature, severi

the chaotic aftermath.

or slammed on my f

w!" Jace roared, his voice tremb

ped a clear photo of the signed Rejec

reen lit up with her rep

my soul. I was no longer bound to the

e lit up on the desk. It was a text from Ciera

or being my

lize his entire household over his mistress's pinched finger, completely ob

spered into t

n my skirt, I ignored the dull ache in my hip and walked out of the study. It was time t