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eel, designed to make you feel small. The view of the city sprawling be

white pantsuit that felt like armor. My lawyer, Mr. Davis, a calm, m

ry that seemed to lower the temperature of the room by ten degrees. His Beta and lawyer, Gr

, the small sound unnaturall

of a dissolution of the bond, all assets acquired during the union are to be divided equally. This incl

laugh, just a puff of air that conveyed utter disdain.

ble. "Evelyn, do you have any idea what you're asking for? Tha

eady. I refused to let him see how

on was decreed by the Moon Goddess. It is the bedrock of this family and the stabilit

n, duty, to shame me into sub

ing in the wings, the stability of the entire structure com

in the room intensified, a physica

ng to mediate. "Luna, the Alpha's relatio

s an attorney, I'd advise you not to make statemen

his eyes. He wasn't used to being challe

to his full, intimidating height. He stalked around the tabl

he stated, the Alpha command vibrati

" I said, tilting my hea

n law? Or pack law? In this building,

proximity sent a shiver of revulsion through me. "You want a war?" he whispered,

ful sting. My hands, hidden beneath the table, clen

ightly toward him, my own voice bar

s if he hadn't just declared total war on his own wife.

to the room. He turned to Graham. "Sh

Graham's expression tig

and strode out of the conference room, lea

ainty settling in my gut. The

his eyes. Then, his professional mask slipped back into place. He reached int

directly in

rk, black letters: Addendum

, the legalese blurring until a

the union, defined as the bearing of a pure-blooded heir, all arti

ut of my lungs.M

ight to the assets on the pretext of a hypothetical heir. Kad