na'

osed in his usual all-black attire, his prese

am

husb

f the Th

me last night and see me. Instead, here he was-standing in my office, not as my husba

outh, but no w

jaw was tight, his eyes unreadable. Then he s

H

blonde who had insulted my

an Mo

nged, her silk dress flowing behind her, her heels clicking softly against the tile. Her hand

n, "I didn't expect t

scratch? Pregnant with your child, but standing acro

arlier. I didn't know this was your restaurant. I wasn't feeling w

id no

n through... a lot. Her family abandoned her. She's alone and expecting.

th

him, my throa

st night," Damien continued. "She called me

o else to trust," Vivia

way her eyes flicked over the office, the slight upturn at the c

I nodded

caught something around her neck-a glowing

Moons

Moon

k as an apology. The one I'd waited five years to wear because it symboliz

ecklace," I said befo

mien gave it to me last night. I thought i

g. "You told me you were going to

n at her. "I... I did

't ma

ing my tongue while his mother judged me and the pack whispered. That necklace had

ething crac

k to work," I said,

a-" he

as alrea

my eyes tightly as the tears burned behind them. I wouldn'

ain with trembling fingers. The scent of searing

wa

watching me from across the

ed softly. "But

ove home alone. Damien didn't call. Didn't text

midnight. The mansion was dimly lit

room, I paused by the guest room. Light was stil

an's

s voice-quie

r for a full minute

go to bed

ith a blanket over my shoulders and

ink I'm

see eve