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 .

was bullsh

was a

family were

Let her cry .

never actually

around , begging me to f

bring back my family or my packmates

the damage and

wolf growled and paced beneath my skin

liked my wife

He craved her .

I had to rely

Which meant .

and walking

woman I actually owed my life

The pain in my heart was so terrible , I thought

in huge , heaving gasps for

I was spent and couldnt

there was someone for me

A friend .

My family .

no friends , and my family was a pit of poisonous

hated me for refusing to spy on Dane for

him , every single time

that he would never know

on shaking

3 4/8 Instead of dwelling on the unbearable pain in both my body and soul , I picked up the torn ribbon

got a cab

from the That was another one

, away from the land and the wood

have a wolf anymore , taking me away the wild nearly

because he thought I was one of

morning after pill

about

it was far too

went back to

didnt see Ann

think

next day I worked , trying to make my time in the

that day

him on Blue Ridge

bastard to Ann , but I hated to

ju setting , checked in with my beta , Archer Fox , then drove farther

paradise he

big cottage with a view of the valley and its sparkling lake to the west

was outside , puttering in

was at its peak , and the whole place was a riot

Ann ? They were the first , grumpy words out of his mouth

I looked around .

to find her here

, former alpha hated most people , but he would take a bullet for

what a conniving liar she was , but he never

here

sent a car

to do with it

a cell phone at me

caught the thing before it smashed into my face and looked at

of

with

waist , and we were

I scrolled up .

article on one of

read , Award winning Cozy with Married Billionaire

finally f * cked her then told

twisting

my fist and had to stop myself from

, I handed it

take care

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