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ndy's voice was sickly sweet, dripping with false c

ilence was a vacuum, an

belly every chance he gets. He says this baby, our baby, is the only

ximum pain. She was telling me I was being replaced, not ju

verything. Eight years,tuition, housing, clothes. I ma

laugh,sharp, cru

it into two payments, like I was a child who couldn't budget. Do you know how humil

I was scraping toget

er. You kept me dependent so you could feel like a big-shot Luna. But now? Now I'm c

ted your sponsorship. You're not

Danny gave me 30 million dollars in cash the day you cut me off,plus a designer

hould have been ours. He gave i

indy?"I asked, my vo

it's time you faced reality, Cara. You can't give him an heir. Your time

old you?" I asked, ke

rue. He's only with you out of pity," she purre

you for your honesty, Cin

ten thousand,proof that Danny had been lying about more than just the affair.

ttached the recording, and sent it to

ivan@sulli

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in the state, known for her discretion and her

the morning when Dan

rly hoping I was already asleep. But I wasn't. I lay in the da

ce. Then he smiled, that practiced, apologetic smile. "Cara, love, you're still up? I'm so

s arms. His body was warm from the night air, but the moment his skin touched mi

ike a punchline to a jok

filtering through the curtains. The same blue eyes that had once held my mo

etly, my voice barely above a w

ng in the air,

ng?" he asked, fl

do we stand? I feel like you're slipping away from me. The

ct bait. He fell

me and taking my hands in his. His fac

ice thick with emotion. "You are my world. My mate. Don't you

"It's just stress. The pack needs so much from me right now. B

nd his false affection, my heart like a stone in my chest. He thought he was pl

ng came t

ns. Danny brought breakfast to the bedroom on a tray. "Good m

an appointment for a full check-up. At St. Jude's in the city. A human hospital, so my mot

aring mate. I knew it was a lie,

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