a's

manor stood open, as if they'd

sofa, nursing a glass of whiskey. His eyes were bloodsho

his grip. Shards bit into his palm, and blo

low, dangerously calm, like t

e, every step he

e done? How dare you reject me!

me." My voic

s, his fingers grinding into my jawbone. "Anissa was never the woman I wanted. She was nothi

d to his shamelessness? I'd

ing Luna. I only cared about you. And y

" Damon's voice dropped. "I had

sever our bond? Your parents despise me. You resent me for not

ab back in college. That's why I marked you even after I found out you weren't a v

d it like charity, like a gift handed down from on

rstanding, and now he expected

ve

heating, every memory we shared meant noth

me and shoved me

air from my lungs. His knee forced my legs apart. One hand pi

st his chest with everything

and reached behind me and unclasped my bra. It fell away, and he cau

you bear my child, the entire pack will accept you. Even

Omega. Aren't you afraid I'll give you a weak pup? Aren't you a

a whisper. "I don't care. You're not going anywhere

he said suddenly, his voice going soft,

t to hear this. It would only

u up, the first words out of your mouth were, 'Leave me. You'll get hurt.' You were practically dead, and you were still worrying ab

another she-wolf is your idea of what's

"Do you have any idea how much I suffered, not g

ony. I knew what he'd been about to say. They all

But looking at Damon-maybe, if he knew about Eva'

ess settled over me. But I needed to stay calm. I had to find

pt pushing, he really woul

. I need to rest." My

boring into mine, trying t

ri

tened my clothes. "If you keep forcing yo

the door

ensive silk robe. Her gaze swept between me a

nom. "The sheer nerve. Running around till midnight, then marching back into this h

amon's voic

ng she'd scraped off her shoe. "A packless Omega, marked by an Alpha, and still not satisfied. Running off

owled, unleashing

Damon, and the shock in her

ff Donna's stare. "She will never scrub another floor.

onna's voice went shrill, her face

landed like a slap across Donna

last venomous glare, then turned and stormed out,

amon had ever defended me in front of Donna. But

d for my face. I turned my face aw

His shoulders sagged, a wounde

row, you'd better get it

nd opened the old laptop on the desk. Just thinking about the words I was abou

rched "divorce agreement t

me through for me in the end. I nee

oast, one after another. But the moment they heard Al

f the Blackmoon Pack is. Taking your case means making a

ded me that in this world, I was nothing. An Omega with no

nd stared at the last name

ck. And the most renowned div

t him

end. And he had never once

s out of