Chapter 267 A Lonely Place

Logan

The chilly wind that night was relentless, and as I stepped out of the car, I felt a pang of emptiness as I looked up at my dark mansion. The ever-present guards flanked my home, silent statues in their tailored suits.

Their stillness was deceiving, because beneath the calm exterior, they were ready to leap into. action at any moment. All it would take was one order from me. The fight that ensued earlier when they stupidly kidnapped Ella was proof of that.

However, even with their presence, I couldn’t help but feel isolated. My home was a testament to my tastes: large, opulent, and overlooking the vast expanse of the sea. But tonight, it felt different.

The house that had been a silent refuge now. echoed the solitude of my thoughts. Why was it that just a short meeting with Ella made everything seem so… incomplete?

As I walked through the spacious rooms, I noted the intentional lack of decor. A deliberate choice. The walls held memories, some that I preferred to forget. To fill them with decorations would be to acknowledge those very memories that I was trying to bury.

could drown further into the mire of my thoughts, my phone rang, its shrill tone shattering the stillness.

familiar arrogance, “I’m hosting a little soirée

my voice. “How could I

face contorted in that infuriating smile. I always hated it. I hated most things about that bastard, but sometimes

I am thrilled,” he said after a moment of hesitation. “Her family will

wanted out. Out of this life that had stolen my childhood, torn apart my family.

Harry continued, his nasally voice breaking through my reverie. Then he chuckled, that maddening laugh that always set me on edge. “Although, it might be awkward for you to show up alone. No need to bother if it

brief, “Goodnight, Harry,” and hung up, my grip

was my older brother, only older by a year, but you would have thought that he had decades on me by the way that he looked down

make more money during those days. when he was in charge. If you needed someone to take care

life was nothing but one giant pissing contest with Harry. At least I had one hold over him: I was more handsome. Taller. Better with the ladies. He only ever had wives because he wasn’t afraid to shell out cash

entirely certain that this newest wife would disappear once

off if I had done what he did with women. With my looks and money, I knew

weight of loneliness bore down on me. My wolf stirred within, urging me to claim Ella, to bring her into my world. But that wasn’t fair to her. If she accepted my

moonlight filtering through my window cast a silvery glow on everything it touched. I had always dismissed tales of the Moon Goddess, but tonight, in my vulnerable state, I found myself wishing. Hoping that Ella would see beyond the shadows of my past and stand with me in

lips, her long honey-golden hair, her piercing

next morning and laid there for a few minutes, running my hand repeatedly through my hair. But before I

an edge of determination. “I’ll be your lawyer,” she declared. The weight

I laughed, genuine happiness resonating in my voice. She was silent for a moment. I pictured her on the other end of the phone, her face beet red. She didn’t seem to want to notice, but I noticed how quickly she blushed around me. It

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