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Finding Home: 65 - Alone

Author: orphinx
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-25 08:35:06

Marina fumed with anger as she returned to her house.

It had been empty for a while since her parents passed. And she used it when she needed space.

Most of the time, she spent her days at the Walker Ranch and was welcomed by Grayson’s family. So now that he told her to leave, she felt lost.

She had never felt alone even when her parents died, but now, without the brothers constantly nagging and teasing her, the loneliness was magnified.

Grayson had given Marina the ultimatum, and she was not happy that he threatened to banish her just because Brianna, the bitch, complained about her.

She was supposed to be the alpha’s wife. The pack’s most treasured member, but now everything had changed.

Disgusted with the turn of events, Marina did as she always would when faced with adversity. She pampered herself by lathering on her expensive lotions to hydrate her skin and dolled her face up.

She went out to attract other people’s attention since none of the ones that mattered did.

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