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Chapter 45

Author: Cara Anderson
last update publish date: 2026-04-28 11:07:47

Skye

The errand last night was the first step.

Opening a private bank account at a branch two towns over, where no one knows me as Luna of the Ironwood Pack. Where I'm just Skye Winters—I used my maiden name—a woman with a modest deposit and a request for a safety deposit box.

The bank manager didn't ask questions. Just processed the paperwork, handed me the key, and wished me a pleasant evening.

Freedom, I'm learning, starts with small, careful steps. Like quietly removing items I’ll need whe
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Yes!! Leave him and get with Nicolai instead
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    JaxonNicolai Woolf left this morning and the house should feel quieter now.But it doesn't.My wolf should settle without the other dominant Alpha around, but he doesn’t. At breakfast, Skye sits at the opposite end of the table picking at her food. She's physically present but mentally a thousand miles away."What are you thinking about?" I ask.She looks up, startled, like she forgot I was there. "Nothing important."That tone. That new, detached tone I've come to hate. Like I'm a stranger making small talk instead of her mate."You barely ate.""I'm not very hungry.""Skye—""I have Luna duties to attend to." She stands, her napkin folded neatly beside her untouched plate. "Excuse me."She leaves before I can respond, and I'm left sitting alone in the dining room wondering when everything became so stilted between us.Wondering when I started caring.Noah joins me minutes later."We need to talk," he says, wasting no time."About?""Skye." He settles into the chair across from me.

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