o think thi

y father. He would never let me leave the pack. But leaving was my on

r on the outsid

ric asked, his deep vo

odd

no one. But I had nothing left for me here, either. I

head again. Deep lines

r again, Nare

had signed the divorce papers. He hadn't hesitated for a s

lpha. My mind

everything to make his son see my worth, and I would always be grateful to hi

ed, granting my request, his

ent, Arvian storm

a!" he

ned to loo

t, and yanked me roughly against his chest. The familiar, i

intoxicating about t

ents against me?" he spat, hi

m exactly what he wanted-the chance to be rid of me for

a Luric barked, his v

t D

ut

erous glare. I immedi

pped forward, v

even consulting me? Have you forgott

his sides. When I risked another glance, his face was contor

h her to this?" Luna Gr

born silence, she turn

dear

d deep lines

a flood of bitter me

on our wedding night, when he dumped an entire bottle of wine over my h

contempt. He took every opportunity to degrade me, co

had bee

looked at me as a wife. Our home, our marriage-it was all a mea

him into the mating. No matter how much I denie

uch a victim of cir

ed next to a complete stranger, entirely in shock. At th

fter two years by his side, I knew firsthand t

ctly why I h

get away

ng, I had to get my

ing the words in my throat be

to me instead. "C

nd headed down the hall. I followed, wit

, I was surprised to see

nt-row seat to make sure I wa

Luric's office, he fixed hi

ust for him, but for every

en anything to h

er understood why a wolf had never awakened within me, while eve

uric looked at me, profound s

swam in h

things ende

. At least one person in this pack had giv

ightened as he made th

Pack, hereby reject you as a member of this pack. Yo

heer agony of the pack bond

iating like shattered glass th

ightly, holding me upright as

to cry in fr

give him another e

as completely pale with shock. It was as if he

to worry about me running to his par

was dead a

mind, the suffering swelled, tea

re ignited ben

coursing through my veins, inci

as absolut

, a spike of terror for m

ted to pro

e them from t

pain began to ebb, I forced myself to

ed out of th

ger had

ger had

ger had

er had a

as completely,

," I whispered t

ound my chest as I walked, bitterly regretting not grabbing a coat before I left. But the violent shivers wracking my body weren't just from the fre

ery breath a struggle. With every step I took, Arvian's cruel

d something out the window at me. Only then did I reali

no idea where my feet were taking me, I just kept walking. Hours must have pa

ed right through the sole of

t, collapsing on

dam finally broke. Hot tears spilled over my l

e somewhere

ano

owls vibrated th

voice sneered. "Looks like a littl

nning cold as several filthy, feral-l

gu

she's g

ab