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sleep, images of Aeliana flooded my mind. Sometime years ago, the choice would have be

both I must make the sacrifice. I refuse to let Aeliana ruin everything I've worked hard f

ikes nine, I leave my office. I know Audrey is already out at

night and soon, they'll be buzzing with the news of my upcoming wedd

ls out from her win

my car, and meet her at hers. "Mom,

ays, "Aeliana is already in agreement, are you

her words only now registering

is morning. She was particularly happy and wan

t me last night wanted nothing to do with me, they're the eyes of the gi

's your

r this happy since my nephew said her name as his first word. "I'm hap

er isn't forcing you into anything, he is helping you. This is what it shou

blem with Aeliana is beyond her looks. Her

ith Audrey being your chosen, but there's j

know, King. Audrey is lovely and pleasant, but you're her main focus. A Luna needs to be balanced and

then she would have, there would have been no Audrey, but she

onship with Audrey, but to be honest with you? I've always hoped Aeliana

beginning of her statement being sympathetic, she has

he says, reaching into her purse. "She shuffles forward something and then pulls a pink little

s?" I

ys she will be returning to Clinshore to pack up her belongings. While s

liana accepted my rejection despite my Father

om asks, the fear in

tell her. "Aeliana won't

na, no pack, no Alpha. She has an afternoon flight. I

LI

ulated, welcoming and best of all, in the middle of nowhere. No one would ever look for me there, and I make do with the living conditions.

pretending everything's alright while Mom gets ready to go out to brunch with Mrs Vale. When she finally leaves the

" I yell to o

her haste but when I open the doo

pack sweetheart, and Alpha's precious girlfriend. She shoves me insi

I sigh, "Seraphine doesn't live h

nickname does exactly what she wants it to. It sets me back six years

eard w

ook twice at you. He's mine, Squeak so you'd better rid yourself of those delusions, or yo

, crossing my arms over my

s, "Someone ha

rey," I warn. "I'm not a little girl anymore, and I have noth

ou think you can get rid of

hing, he's yours." I s

ou should leave, get out of our lives Aeliana, No one want

ou didn't have to come here to warn me about Kingston. I don't w

he phone in her hand. "You're lucky I have to give Sera her h

pathway in her designer flats. It's amazing how much people

g I forgot to pack last time. My childhood photo album, the books I inherited from my birth Mom, and while retrieving the

are. I put my suitcase in the car, but just as I'm about to drive o

mumble to myself, jogging dow

swers me,