a's

m and my voice broke. "I'm an omeg

m away. "That's

the man who I loved could look at me as th

wasted enough of my life about you,

oat was tight. "

ant!" His voice bo

ened. "Damien,

on my face. "You're cursed, Aria. You always ha

a sharp knoc

softly trembli

the tears on my cheeks. "Go back to

"No, it's not fine. Perhaps it

en, d

there standing in her nightdress w

oldly and pointed at us both. "Know your place in

n them trembling. Don't you

. "You can

to her. "Please, go to your r

ith hurt, as she looked a

d, a little, a

door behind her. I swung around to Damien, anger

t, and he did not pay me any attention. "

want from me?" I

t me. "Nothing. You have already

ere?" I

ows how to make me

n cold. "Yo

ed. "Sel

d my hand, holding on to his arm, in

nst the wall. I felt the pain in my shou

'm done w

out the door j

he ground. "Damien! Please, don't do this!" I could be heard

ng. I did not mind what anybody thought. I only had to ke

ward the western side of the territory of the pack.

e's h

ock. He simply strolled in as though he was a part of it. I stood stil

er back and in a silk robe. She smiled at seeing hi

y, "Damien," and emb

t push h

l there, I said to myself. Having done

gning surprise. "Oh, Ari

, I said to my

aid and a little boy ran out,slumber

a

s well meet our FIVE years old son." Sele

didn't

rs..." I whispered. Five year

m did not s

s not bearable. I needed

I ended up

did not mind. I ordered one dr

d only think of all that I had lost--al

. His words.

to erase

man. He was younger, perhaps in his midd

ht you had, you loo

terly. "You h

He has just ordered two d

ng out of the bar with him. I recalled how dark the light in the hotel room was,

enly all

ead, aching in my body and the memories were flooding in like a slap. I

anger w

ly as the real

have

pted by the buzzing of my

y