a's

y voice barely a whisper. I knew the silver-ro

te. "Lana, look at the reality! Silas Vane is the most powerful Alpha in the northern territories now. He has

ist. "I've settled my debt. I owe him nothing now."After al

e sat down, his pen scratch

stopped your human heart in seconds. But even this. it's going to be a bitch to live with. You need

ed, the word t

ient that had cost me my entire inheritance-had gone into the fin

ith my package, Caspian insis

esting tentatively on my shoulder. "Are you really not sad at all,

e years pressing down on my chest. "How could I not be sad, Caspian? I'm hum

ave the energy to fight a woman like Celine while my own body is trying to kill me." I gave him a small, s

ed his hand, his thumb brushing a stray hair away from

sand of them at your new shop. We'll make it

aspian's expression suddenly sharpened. His pupils

pping firmly around my waist a

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es screeched against the pavement, the engine a roar of unbridled aggression. As it sped away, I saw

around me, holding me against his chest to steady

ht burst. The scent of Silas was still in the air-cold, sharp, and furious-lef

de t

low, rhythmic thrum of the engine. Julian sat in th

eta doctor? The one who got exiled for practicing 'unorthodox' alchemy? I haven't seen him in years.

alk about an upgrade. From a billionaire Alpha

fury. He gripped the steering wheel so ha

head. He had seen the way Lana leaned into the man's chest, her

she was already being claimed by another male. The thought made his

e his fucking head off, Silas," Julian n

t wait to get rid of? You're getting your freedom, and she's found a docto

les were white. Suddenly, a s

us as he watched the gold light flare in Silas's eyes-a l

ve you? Because if you have, signing those papers in tw

," Silas snarled, the vibration of

hered as he opened th

cousin's reacti

led onto Silas'