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28. Ghosts in Stone Walls
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2026-07-14 07:21:57
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Too Late To Claim Me 35. The Mask
SeleneImmediately the door clicked shut behind me, I let the tears stop.Not all at once, because that would be too obvious. I let them taper off slowly, until my face was dry and my expression was smooth and blank. It's the kind that said I've been hurt but I'm holding it together.It was a look I'd perfected over the years.I walked down the corridor with measured steps, anyone watching would see a woman who'd just had an emotional conversation with her Alpha, and was struggling to maintain her composure.What they wouldn't see was the cold satisfaction that's curling in my chest.Got him exactly where I want him.I'd known for years that Remus does not love me. I wasn't stupid. I'd seen the way he looked at me. I knew from the beginning that he'd chosen me because I was the logical and the safe choice, the choice that would strengthen his pack and secure his alliances.He'd chosen me because I wasn't Aria.And that was fine. It was more than fine. Because I'd chosen him for reaso
Too Late To Claim Me 34. The File
The file was sitting exactly where Caius had left it. Aurora Vance's name typed across the tab in plain block letters, giving nothing away.The woman with the familiar eyes.I opened it and started reading, telling myself it was nothing, that I was simply doing my due diligence on a business partner, the way any careful Alpha would.Her history was sparse. Too sparse. She'd appeared in Millbrook five years ago with nothing but the clothes on her back, no prior address, no family listed, no paper trail leading anywhere before that date, like she'd been born the day she walked into that town. She'd worked as a dishwasher at a diner called Mae's Place. And according to the intake form from the clinic two streets over,
Too Late To Claim Me 32. What I Owe Her
Remus"Do you still love her?"Selene's voice cut through the quiet of my office like a blade sliding free of its sheath. "Do you still love Aria?"I hadn't heard that name spoken out loud in this room in five years. Selene had always been careful about that, careful in the way people are careful around a wound they know hasn't finished healing. Tonight, apparently, she'd decided the wound needed opening.I wasn't expecting the question. Not tonight. Not like this, with her hand still resting against my arm and the fire in the hearth still burning low between us."I don't know," I said, and even to my own ears the words sounded like a lie dressed up as honesty. "I buried it. Moved on. But sometimes... sometimes I still wonder.""And now? After meeting this woman…this Vance woman?""It's not about her, Selene." I shook my head, though the denial felt thinner than I wanted it to. "It's about the past. Things I can't undo."She studied me for a long moment, her eyes searching my face for
Too Late To Claim Me 32. The Ghost in the Room
RemusI watched as she walked out and the door closed behind her, and I stood there for a long moment, staring at the wood door like it might offer me answers.What the hell was that?My wolf was pacing restlessly beneath my skin, he's agitated in a way I hadn't felt in years. Not since...No. I wasn't going to think about that. Not her...the girl I'd sent away with an envelope full of money and a cold dismissal that still haunted me in my dreams.But I couldn't stop thinking about Aurora Vance's eyes.Those eyes. The way they'd held mine without flinching, or fear or any of the deference I was used to from humans who ventured into the wolf territory. She'd looked at me like she was measuring me, and trying to decide if I was worth her time.And there was something familiar about them that made my chest ache in ways I can't seem to be able to explain.Stop it, I told myself. She's just a businesswoman. Another human trying to make a deal and there's nothing special about her.But my
Too Late To Claim Me 31. A Small Victory
The negotiation stretched into the next hour, careful words traded back and forth like currency neither of us wanted to spend too freely.“You’re asking for exclusive trade rights along the eastern route,” Remus said, tapping one finger against the desk. “That’s a significant concession.”“It’s a fair concession, given what I’m offering in return.”“Which is?”“Vance Properties’ silence.” I let that sit a beat before continuing. “And our discretion. I have relationships with three other packs in this region who would very much like to know if Crestwood is quietly absorbing its neighbors. I haven’t told them anything yet.”H
Too Late To Claim Me 30. The Price of Truth.
AriaHis office was a reflection of the man himself, orderly, controlled, everything aligned to the inch. Not a single paper out of place on the desk. Not a single frame hung crooked on the wall. I used to find that quality reassuring, back when I still believed order meant safety.“Sit,” he said, gesturing to the chair across from him. “Would you like something to drink? Tea, coffee?”“No, thank you.” I sat, crossed my legs, folded my hands in my lap like a woman with nothing to hide. “I won’t take up much of your time.”He settled behind his desk and studied me the way he used to study contracts, looking for the clause that would cost him later. His eyes were the same gray I remembered. Sharp. Assessing. Missing nothing. I’d seen those eyes look at me with contempt once, and, for one unbearable heartbeat, years ago, with something I’d let myself believe was desire.Now they looked at me like I was a stranger who happened to be sitting in his office.Good, I told myself. That’s what
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