ed my

corated it as my home. I never dreamt I wo

had been my safe space, a place filled with laughter and warmth. Now, it was a place I could not call mine anymor

ve anything behind. This space was for Irene now and I could not bear

suitcase, the bedroom do

ng her, I went back to closing my suitcase but she refused to be ignored.

ything I have while you got handed everything.” I didn’t know what she was talking about and I couldn’t be bothered

ings, I rolled my suitcase with

ered. “You cannot ignore me anymore. I will

ed her name in

t. “I orchestrated all this. You lost your mate because of me! It’s

u want?” I asked

the many th

ke me to cong

e flinched as

y because of this woman; a nasty person who had a habit of snatching up my things so she could relish a sickening se

to congratulate you?” I repe

for my father’s attention, I let her be. She was eager to break me down and trample on me so she could laugh but I was not going to let her see

the sound of approaching

son demanded, coming to stand b

but she refused to speak to me. She doesn’t acknowl

d, I knew she was mocking me as she emphasized the word ‘baby.’ Irene had a talent for

o explain anything to her. You did nothing wro

he pack house. Isn’t it best you stay with Jackie and I?” I choked at those words. “Think of it. The house is big and lonely so I

his pack.” Those were the

already bruised heart and knowing that he was standi

m but Irene rushed to block my path. I skidded to a halt as she blocke

picking her up bridal style. Then he turned to me w

he could speak, my senses screaming danger,

he baby?” She touched her stomach. “I did it for you!” She suddenly exclaimed. “I did it for you. I thought – I thought you would be happy for me. Isn’t it better for your sist

then. It was the worst script she ever

were so many things I wanted to scream at her but

up with you – so long –“ Anger distorted his words. The angrier he got, the harder it became for him to put sentences tog

but never to this extent. I was losing everything in the blink of an eye and as if it was not enou

ars. It was such an intimate sight to behold that I felt fresh tears cloud my gaze. “You are right,” he said

t as he pulled me but I was not strong enough to resist a full-fledged a

rowled, maki

t beating from my throat as h

reech of tires. He drove like a madman, his eyes glazing over as he mind linked

the pack house. People passing by stopped to stare and in the blink of an eye, the place began to

ver. “The Alpha has asked to sever his bond with you. Do you agree to this

reaking

e air mirrored in their eyes. Although I could not pretend to be a perfect person, I had tried in my own way to be a good Luna to these wolves.

I answere

Jackson was not her predestined mate, we had come to love him. I loved thi

n to drag things out. I could no longer hold on

ur bond to the Alpha and the pack.” A woman ran forward with a knife as soon as the elder turned. As if on cue, sh

The elder took a step back as Jackson turne

e and Luna. I renounce the bond we shared and the oaths we pledged.” A fi

in trembled and my vision blurred. I clenched my fists

t is done.” The elder declared

ing a bond but despite the weight of desp

while walking on eggshells around my mate and pack but now

hout a second glance. The crowd thinned out and

mate’s legs and begging him to forgive me, to love me as he once did but I

house. There was nothing on my mind as my legs moved. I went about

imbed. Numbness spread through me as I walked and I had a fleeting thou

and my stomach growled. Then I

f an eye. I could not stay in the pack house now. Ther

and his wife were out of town at the moment so there would be no one in the house. I let myself in using the spare key always kept

It was a scene I had seen earlier in the day; Irene naked