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Chapter Eight

Author: Claire Karla
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-12 21:37:17

Valerie.

I was sitting alone in the rose garden when I felt it, that strange prickling on the back of my neck. The sun was setting, casting gold across the dark trees that framed the estate like a fortress, but the beauty of it was lost on me. I’d stopped noticing the roses, the sprawling lawn, the silence of luxury. It didn’t feel like home. It felt like a cage.

I rubbed my arms through the thick cardigan Max had made someone pack for me. Since the encounter with the pack earlier that day when they stared like I was a parasite rather than the woman carrying their Alpha’s heir I hadn’t been able to stop crying. Even now, my eyes were dry but raw.

They hated me. And maybe I hated myself a little too for staying.

I hadn’t heard anyone approach, but the air shifted. It grew warmer, somehow brighter.

“You shouldn’t sit out here alone. It’s getting cold.” The voice was smooth, male, deep but gentle but definitely not Max.

I jumped to my feet, my heart thudding as I turned around.

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