lv
his office, my mind racing with
ady to be his w
ion pressed down on me
to the elevator,
th me," I said quietly. "Someone of your..
by button and leaned against
a. That's something my mot
his mother caug
amily scandal-how Alpha Rooney Carter had flaunted multipl
she was a remarkable woma
dable. "She was. And I've always tried to ho
e stepped into the marble lobby
sed to watch us pass, their curi
ith unexpected self-deprecation, "I'm not exactly
picture you as a good husband. Getting rid of traitors who betr
" He raised his eyebrows, guiding me toward the p
s." I dodged his touch and turned to meet his gaze. "Your reputation
aned down toward my face, his low voice brushing past
what a sham
oesn't really matter to me," I reminded him, trying
too long, something calculating in his expressi
.
Sherman's influence t
l professionals descended, whisking Noa
en haunting me disappeared with a single s
bs informed me, his respect for Alpha Sherman evident in his deferenti
ful I had to grip the edge of the
get the car
cause I couldn't a
as relief came,
t all brought back memories of days ago, when I'd stood in a similar hospital,
ing room chair, su
now-first as a baby, th
rough surgery, I would tr
man's deep voice came from beside m
en noticed
in has performed this pro
fighting b
. "We can do the actual ceremony later, but I wa
finish th
one softer than I'd heard it before. "My l
ain my composure. "You should go. I
ngrateful, but I still have other
"Once we're married,
"Some things ar
s to take that late-night drive in the first place-a desperate
money; it was g
Sherman said after a moment, rising to his
ddenly closed around my wri
ers found the promise ring Z
ness, Alpha Sherman
is anymore," he said, a
pinned my hand against the wall,
and his body pressed flush agains
ky, confused whine
man didn't
th scorching my skin right where my
agged slowly over the spot wh
Couldn't
heap fucking offering, my pussy alr
His mouth moved up,
ps, deep and possessive, tasti
elted. My kne
ck, his eyes were pitch-f
r, voice nothing but a gravelly gr
tonight
gone. Just
dizzy, confused, my li
g in the air, a promise a
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