m

bed in, my body trembling as his scent washed over me, rich and heady. It

d he drove into the mansion grounds. The silen

king the door open for me. His hand grabbed mine, firm and unyielding

, I ne

apped, his voice

as we climbed the stairs to his room. When we got there, he slammed

f with tension. I watched as he yanked the drawer open, the sound of it slamming a

t wads of cash an

pieces, landing at my feet, on my dress, on the bed. I sta

his voice razor-sharp. "Tak

h catching in my

icy and unyielding now, cutting through me like shards of glass. "Tak

rembled, my hands shaking as I stared at the cas

g. "Don't do this. Just... just listen to m

l, void of anything but conte

yne

looming over me with a glare that made my chest tighten. "I don't give a damn what you have to say, Amb

reamed in agony. The searing pain spread through me li

lling freely down my cheeks. "You can't... We

with every syllable. "Marking you was a mistake. A horrible, disgusting mistake

e, Alpha," I begged, desperation thick in my voice. "Please don't d

erable because of a bond I didn't ask for. I'm going to find a way to break it, Amber. I'

over as the bond pulsed with unbearable pain, searing thro

my knees. "Please... Don't... I

give you more money if that's what it takes. I'll give you anything you want, Amb

I clutched at the fabric of my

idn't happen. No one can ever know. Especially not

ll silently as I tried to find the strength to respond, but b

turned towa

ith disbelief. His hands hung midair, and the tray of drinks he'd been

is voice panicked. "Love, it'

ice trembling with barely contain

, his hands raised as if to calm h

is in two days, Rayne. Two fucking days. I've been waiting for you, planning a sur

shame written all over h

broken. He wiped at his face angrily, his shoulders

hispered, his v

acking. "How could you betray me like this? It all makes sense

d to me, and I flinched

ere my best friend, the one who I shared all my secrets with. You of all people knew how much I l

, I d

, selfish and pathetic creatures with no control. You saw how happy I was, and you hated it. You hated that I had

t. I opened my mouth to defend myself, to tell him the truth, b

, his voice trembling. "To think I protected you

re body trembling under th

echoing down the hall as

hat followed

and pain. "This is your fault," he said, his voice l

ed and leaving me alone in the suf