Brandon rushed around the house, gathering his things. His phone rang for

lance at Lindsay

His voice was soft, almost gentle. The sa

rcles in her untouched tea. "Big plans with Kyl

ok. "She's got an interview downtown. Wants moral s

a faint smile. "You mean the accident you aban

s jacket. "Don't start, Linds

r spoon down.

fly across his face. "We'll talk la

at, he

hind him, leaving Lindsa

ke a prayer, his loyalty shifting quietly but undeniably. The late nights. The gentle excuses. The whispers f

e sink, dumping it out. Her hands

ylie exiting a café together, her hand tucked trustingly into his a

Kylie: Love

ut of the Pic

them all, her chest

p: "Do you see what they're p

y. She closed t

lowly, she reached for the framed wedding photo she'd cleaned the night before, still lying face-down on the

the photo out, folded it once,

use was dim, quiet. He walked into the kitchen to find

n on it in her fami

unfolding the single

to fight for. You chos

t ca

the words. The beer beside the envelope remain

se open beside her. The lawyer's number flashed on h

, faster than even Lindsay expected. Screens glowed with blurry photos: Brandon laughing with Kylie outside a flori

elt the betrayal dee

g table, murmurs

Clara spat, slamming her mug down. "Does he think we

even issued a statement. Just let

himed in. "Kylie wasn't suppos

loor with a thud. Her face was grim, her jaw cl

sn't a casual gathering. A meeting wit

y?" Clara a

he left the estate this mo

indsay wasn't the type to run without a plan. Her qu

hand, oblivious to the mounting fury in the pack. His screen filled with messa

ped loosely over her shoulders. She gave him

e to wait out h

. "Didn't feel l

on him. "Are you

dismissive. "I've n

treeline beyond the lot. He didn't hear

ers sat in a tight circle, faces grim, voices low.

s with me," s

yes scanned the letter, his brows furrowing deeper with ever

shed her title,

led throug

own?" Clara asked, stun

ed. "Effective

ched at his sides.

hout consequence. If she's broken it..." He trailed off, his gaze shif

pack will fee

ind stirred, c

eath the pale glow of the moon, he

lie closer with a careless smile, a sud

the fir

eaking.And it ha