an'

s she s

actually slipping through my fingers. Did she hear what I said to Silvia this morning? It was

via was right; Ashley was likely just terrified of losing her status and playing the guilt

she was thinking. Why do I care so much about her feelings? Could I ha

d rested on mine. I'd instinctively wanted to pull

ilvia had asked, her eyes brimming with

I'd snapped. "I could never love a selfish, weak Omega. No

, I bet Ashley is just anxious about losing her financial securit

ou, I can never have you forever." Silvia's chest heaved violently, her tears fall

her tears. "I'll make

attitude is the only thing I care about

omise you, in just one mo

. Looking at how kind she was, my anger flar

y? Right now, I was only asking her to step

giving her a grander wedding as compensation. She would still be the

y, but she also acted a

ctly why we

er chose to abandon her and leave on her own. My grandfather was cl

saw Ashley looking like a fragile glass ball

ckwood Pack. No one will ever hurt you aga

but I told her clearly that this was just a business

told her she didn't need to do those things, but she insisted. Our sex was

t must be my own attitude that gave her t

an exhausted face, her voice soft and pleading: "Bri

open the manor doors. I grabbed a serv

panic. "Alpha, the master bedr

out of the master bedroom. But Silvia suddenly coughed up a mouth

want to hear any more hopeless medical advice. Yo

master bedroom and move all of Ashley's things out."

Luna Ashle

to the hospital,"

s she actually sick? I instantly mind-linked my Be

I would no longer tolerate her willfulness

n leave, Ashley had alrea

bed her immediately. "What we

igned the divorce papers. You should worry about your future

al belongings scattered on the ground. She said guiltily, "I'm so sorry, Ashley. Brian insis

clip-one I had brought back once after an Alpha conference. I hadn't tho

undreds of thousands of dollars. She was an Alpha's daughter; she had seen plenty of luxury goods, bu

d I didn't even remember the hair clip. Sud

f my grip and speaking coldly. "I don't pla

bbed her wrist again. "Are y

divorce papers. No, I absolutely would not allow her to move out. Sh

e back. I tightened my grip and immediately dragged her to the guest room next

uddered. Angrily, I bit her

ey's

d, and I couldn't suppress a moan. Only last night, our kisses had been just as heated a

tache transformed into a towering rage

ood instantly f

rg

oan of pain and instinctiv

o

I raised my hand and ga

l

choed through the

a second later, he angri

by one, "Why are you doing this? Do you regret me

let go of your body? It's just my wolf's lingering interest in his marked f

had no idea how cruel his words were. It was like th

he doorknob to steady myself, then I looked up and feigned composure. "Wo

e finally let go of me. "Good. Otherwise, I would have t

again. When Brian personally spoke the truth that he didn'

now?" I gr

know that as an Omega alone outside, you'll be attacked! You'll

a deep breath and said, "Reject me, and I

ilvia. You want everyone to think Silvia is a villain because you wer

r what I did, I would be brutally humiliated by him.

ned. "The master bedroom is more suitable for Silvia's recovery," Brian explained. "I'll have the servants prepar

ling, but I struggled to control

, "The orphanage has been very busy lately. Flu season is here, and the children need

. "You don't need to.

ng the virus back home. That would

. cough,

hing sounded from outside the door. She

Ashley is right. My immune system is very frag

, but the meaning

s he looked from me to Silvia outside t

roves, you must come back. That is an order. If you dare to use this as a chance to escape, I will

know that I am the owner of a gallery that frequently hosts Alpha co

nd drove toward the apar