a's

tment, waking me. For the first time in th

in her pristine kitchen. She handed me a mug of cof

ve in years," I s

t. "I've booked you a consultation with David Chen, the be

I said, my voice t

me a sly look. "But, before you see the lawyer

ed. "Li

ween you and the Alpha King, Aiden Beaumont

of his cold, gray eyes, the kiss, and the strange words

ced it on the counter, telling her about

this?" Chloe picked up the token, her brow fu

eaumont... he's not the type to get

said. For a human, Chloe was surprisin

k without hearing his name," Chloe said, placing the ob

is probably limited to him being t

orld, he was simply the pin

in North America answers to him. His Pack, the Crescent Moon P

tly open. Alpha King. I'd thoug

pping another bomb. "You think the Beaumon

. It's their financial empire. Aiden Beaumont isn't

imaginable. It wouldn't be an exaggeration t

ion, remembering the look in Aiden's eyes-that sens

The real question is, why would a man who stands at

s? A knot of fear tightened in my stomach. I had just escaped Garrett

the harm?" Chloe laughed. "Who knows, maybe a passio

onate

iting. I thought of Garr

t told you," I said, taking a deep brea

e years of marriage, we n

ee mug frozen halfway to her

ouch me, I could feel his... resistance. His disgust. I always thought it w

wasn't interested in sex. He just wasn't interested in sex with

iage. It wasn't just loveless; it was a com

wants from me, I

o a fierce hug. "It's over now, Elara. All of it. You're g

d at the obsidian token on the table and thought of the