Chapter 3 DANE Hearing that , I relaxed .

Ann hated Evelyn the woman whod saved my life .

The one I truly loved .

Shed never try to leave me .

It would mean letting Evelyn win .

As soft as Ann pretended to be , there was steel in her .

I knew it .

She didnt want me to cut the ribbon .

She was just desperate for attention , like she always was .

Id teach her not to pull this sh * t with me .

Besides , in that moment , being free didnt sound all that bad .

Youre going to regret this .

Without me , you have no connection .

to wolves at all .

Remember that .

I gave her a casual smile .

Then I sliced the ribbon with my claws .

It fell in two neat pieces on the ground .

There was a sound like flames snapping , a burst of heat .

The threads of magic in the ribbon flickered out .

Then Ann was gone from my mind .

For a second , I felt blank .

Like the deepest part of me was torn away .

I fought not to Chapter 3 stagger .

My stomach lurched .

I swallowed down bile .

Still reeling , I took out my black card and threw it at her .

2/8 Consider that payment for your … services .

I smirked , covering how unsteady I was .

Now clean yourself up .

Im going to find Evelyn .

I think I need the company of a woman who knows how to please me .

That would show her for trying to bait me .

I turned and left the room .

As I closed the door , I heard a muffled sob .

It was the most heartbroken sound Id ever heard .

I froze .

I wondered if I was wrong about everything .

Was Ann a victim of her family ? Did she truly love me ? No.

It couldnt be .

bullsh * t

was a

were thieves

Let her cry .

would never actually leave

around , begging me to f

wouldnt bring back my family or my packmates

the damage and trauma

and paced beneath my skin

… liked my

He craved her .

my wolf was all passion and instinct , and I had to rely on my human

Which meant .

walking away

to find the woman I actually owed my life to : Evelyn Barclay

was so terrible , I thought

into the couch and sobbed in huge , heaving gasps for

I was spent and couldnt

wished there was someone for me to call

A friend .

My family .

and my family was a pit

for refusing to

, every single time

that he would never

on shaking legs

both my body and soul , I picked up

got a cab back to the penthouse

another one

made me live in the city , away from the

didnt have a wolf anymore ,

I was one of the people who had gutted him and his pack three years

pill I left

didnt think about pregnancy at

until it was far too

seeing Evelyn I went back

didnt see Ann

think

my time in the city as short

for Ann later that day , since I refused to drive anywhere with

to visit him on Blue

be a bastard to Ann , but I hated to disappoint the old

, sprawling mansion ju setting , checked in with my beta ,

paradise he called it

big cottage with a view of the valley and

puttering

at its peak , and the whole place was a riot

Ann ? They were the first , grumpy

I looked around .

to find her here , with him

, but he would take a bullet for Ann

thousand times what a conniving

supposed to be here ,

sent a

this has something to do

a cell phone at me

3 6/8 I caught the thing before it smashed into my face and looked at the screen

was a picture of Evelyn

was with

, and we were so close we were almost kissing

I scrolled up .

a news article on one of those celebrity gossip sites

Award winning

last night when Id finally f * cked her then told her I never loved

relished twisting that knife

I clenched my fist and had to stop myself from smashing

carefully , I handed it back to my

care of

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