ra

to

arried the weight of a comma

rknob, an impatient, arrogant arch

aw and forced myself to stand. The towel, my last shred of dignity, slithered to the floor. I did

l, hateful pull. His throat bobbed as he swallowed, his Alpha aura pressing down on me, thick and intoxicating. This was a language he

s the answer. He thought a kiss, an assertion of his physical cl

winter frost that once made me weak with longing, now just s

ashed in my mind. His lips, the same ones that had whispe

of nausea churn

of the bed, doubling over the trash can-the one holding my crumpled freedom-and re

t followed was

Kaelen's face was a mask of thunderous fury. The insu

?" he rasped, the words ti

rst time, I let him see the un

ng with a loathing that had been simmering for two

ac

stung, my arm vibrating from the force of the blow. I had

was already blooming on his chiseled jaw. His eyes, wide with shock, slowly tur

gentle, agreeable Luna, I had never raised my v

he tips of his claws lengthening, his inner wolf fighti

is phon

g melody. Seraphina

n. The feral light in his eyes receded, replaced by a weary sense of duty. He answ

What's

ice through the phone. She'd had a ni

already turning towards the door, towards

to me. He cast one last, cold,

finished,"

n he wa

ver heard. The tension holding my body upright snapped. I s

e tear

for the foolish, naive girl who had given up everything for a lie. I cried

t. I let the grief and the rage pour

ally subsided, I f

up, my resolve h

first-aid kit. Then, I sat at the desk, opened the bro

g knew nothing about. The

s a comforting sight. It was my work,

ptial agreement, detailing every dollar Kaelen had spent on me. Clothes, jewelry, trip

as time to

en I added a generous sum

nd, I initiated

45,78

e

clothing, every handbag, every diamond necklace he had ever give

o retrieve my grandmother's locket, my worn books, and my personal files immediately by legal means. Then, wear

now where

time in a very lon