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self in my study, lost in somber thoughts. Shadows dance

d the room. His steps were silent, but h

ds to be shared," Marcus said, his v

d, my own voice heav

's back," Marcus began, his e

, my gaze fixed on the window as I saw my current wife, Luna H

nged with forced serenity. "Than

sitation in his gaze, as if t

else?" I asked, sen

. The Moore Pack is about to announce t

t of facing Angel amidst so many unresolved emotions was

ere," I said, determinat

sense of comfort amidst the uncertainties lingering in the air. We had been married for four years, and

ia," I greet

I enveloped her in a tight hug. With her golden

?" I asked, brushing a loose

her voice brimming with excitement. "We

id, genuinely intrigued by her

atched us with an affectionate smile. She, with her elegant posture and serene presen

of paper from her backpack and proudly showing me her work. "Mommy is the big s

ive. "It's wonderful, sweetheart. I'll hang it up in my office."

hearing the surname she both feared and respected. I knew the reason why she was afraid of it. It was the memory of my previous marriage, which she knew she couldn't match.

itri

ortant things to take care of, and none of them included her now. "Don't wait

ggled to maintain focus on appearin

. I smiled back and reached out to shake his hand. We didn't

Luke, how

nodding. He didn't speak to her, not once, and it was for well-known reasons. She avoided his gaze for a moment, but

d divorced. Her eyes were sharper, and her smile wider, but it w

our presence at my brother's ceremony," she said, watching Ha

ng around me seemed to stop. And it was only when my eyes met his that I looked at the woman, shaking my head in questio

s hair gently, locking eyes with me as she did. My wolf stirred

u to my son," she said, her v

n

eyes as he stared at me, clearly realizin

d, I knew he was more than a little shocked by what he had just learned. I could

ed to end the day and leave here before. And knowing my mother, I knew she probably would have arranged

y. I looked at Dimitri, knowing he wanted to talk to me, and no

as I looked at our guests who were entering, knowing it wasn't tiresome to argue with a woma

d on mine. "How about we take you to play with the other kid

he woman's eyes were fixed on him for a moment, and although I

r words. The woman was angry, and I knew she wanted to make a fuss about our earlier discussion, but I also knew she would be controlling herself enough to remember that ton

g mine before spotting the child who wa

and knelt, looking him in the eyes as I ran my finger over his cheek. Regardless of th

l the Alphas. Mommy's old friend

ero?" He asked

the other children. Antonia was playing in the distance with two of her maids behind her, not soci

ying with a ball and nodded to the director who was with the babysitters, making su

the doorway, silently telling me that he had heard everything I said to

opping me, and I took a deep breath b

tri asked, shaking

he pain I felt wasn't one I liked, and despite believing that I could handle it, seein

ight?" I asked sarcastically. I walked past him, entering the house without sa

de the house. I knew this conversation was far from

anging in the air, I barely had time to distance myself when Haiz

mixture of suspicion and authority. It was evident she wasn

nd I nodded as a laugh escaped my lips b

rrupted, and the tension in the air heightened even more as an argument began to brew between Luke and Dimitri ac