te Cole

y blood-stained gloves and tossing them into a biohazar

athan Sullivan, walked over,

was a kind Beta, one of the few collea

long drink, the cool

d you see her? Kayleigh Reid, acting like she owned

ng. They're saying a union is imminent. It ma

match. A perfect union. And I was the dir

t on the screen, sent half an hour ago. It was exactly

Hotel, Roo

s still here. No mention of

teady, locking my phone and sliding it back into my p

" Nathan asked, concern lacing

ne place where the complexities of my life faded away, replaced by the clean, absolute focus o

drove to The Regent Hotel, I was twenty minutes late. I used the

just closing. But the gap was wide enough for me to see inside. Harden was standing in the entryway, taking off his s

he hadn't even bothere

atched the door click shut, I just felt a profound sense of relief. Since he had already found his perfect Luna to ent

d right back to the elevator. I had paperwork to finish anyway. If he wanted

d by Harden's penthouse to retrieve some of my

arch for my carving. Specifically, a small wooden wolf I had carved for my brot

sted in my gut. I walked

small, chrome tras

o, tossed in with a disposable r

chest. It hurt more than Corinna's insults, more than Harden's public ind

oded my mind, choking me with unshed tears. This wasn't an accident. Harden's staff wouldn't dare touch anything without hi