Brotherly Fortress After Divorce 소설 & 이야기

I clenched my hands into fists, anger flaring through me. Elias, that bastard! How dare he try to destroy my company? “I’m planning to regain control-” “It’s about time!” Carla exclaimed, excitement flitting through her eyes. She leaned over the table, saying, “Your father built that empire for you and your future kids. Don’t let it fall into the wrong hands, especially your husband–” “He’s not my husband anymore,” I corrected. “We got divorced a few weeks ago.”

Without another word, he rushed off to get changed, then left with the boys. The bedroom was quiet, except for the sound of my muffled sobs. When the tears finally dried, I reached for my phone and called my brother, Kurt Gladstone. "Kurt… I want a divorce. And about my injury back then..." I had stubbornly brushed off all my family's warnings and married Charlie anyway, only to end up broken and leaving them to deal with the fallout. When I finished speaking, Kurt launched into a furious tirade, cursing Charlie without holding back.

I said, voice sharp, "that you'd love only me in this lifetime. Yet here you are, planning to make Henry your 'brother'. Brother… What a joke. Everyone knows that in your world, 'brother' just means 'lover'." My tone turned icy. "So if I stay, I'm only making it harder for you, aren't I? Besides, the kids clearly adore Henry. If divorce makes everyone happy, why shouldn't I go through with it?"

“Alvara, please...“ Kai begged with a shaky voice as he grabbed my hands. “Don't do this“ “Our marriage can never be the same again“ I admit. “And after what just happened, I don't want to be involved with anyone from the Foley's household ever again. This was all just a big mistake“ How hadn't I seen this before? Marrying another Foley brother to take revenge on my ex-husband? What a big joke. “I'll have the divorce papers sent to you immediately I get discharged“ I revealed. “If you ever meant it when you said you love me, Kai—make sure to sign it when you get them” ”Please.“ I begged. ”Let's put an end to these nightmares once and for all”

“I thought you didn’t care about—” “I thought about it, and it’s better she doesn’t find out about this argument at all.” She gave me a tight smile that made my heart sink. “After all, you’re the perfect stepfather figure for her. I’m sure you don’t want to ruin your image by telling her about our bad times. Our marriage’s still okay, we’re just going through a phase.” “A phase?” “All married couples go through that.” “Diane!” “Don’t fucking yell at me.” She snapped. “Like I said, keep all details of the argument to yourself. I’ll be leaving early for work tomorrow, so we might not see until—”

I mumbled. “So tell me about you.” She inquired. “There’s nothing to tell. I’m divorced, recently started dating your brother.” Her eyebrows knitted. “Divorced? Was it messy?” “Well, he is a douchebag. And it would have been really messy for me if it weren’t for cassiel.” I explained. Trying not to expose too much of my past. “I’m sorry about that. But it could have been worse. I read a lot of articles. There are alphas who have locked their mates up to keep them from leaving. It’s tricky how someone you love can hurt you for their own selfish gain.”

"Don't worry. I sincerely accept it, body and soul. As I said before, Alice is beautiful. It's not a loss to marry her. Besides, what you're doing here is threatening the existence of singles." At that moment, Ashton raised his eyebrows. He tried to understand the meaning behind his brother's words. "How am I threatening?" "Very greedy. Getting married twice. And all of your wives are beautiful. Just switch or give me a chance since I don't have a partner. Relax, from a young age, I've been used to being your stuntman and replacing your role to be scolded by dad and mom." Ashton pulled a face right away. His eyebrows raised high. He tried to digest the meaning of his brother's words.

Hell, this man is freaking impossible to read! “What next?” I ask sharply, “What next after the divorce?” “We go our separate ways, I go back to my pack, and you get to stay with your brother.” Anger flickers across my eyes, “My brother does not own me.” He doesn’t say a word; instead he drops his cutlery on the plate and stands up. “The divorce paper is ready; you even get half the property I own. We can sign it whenever you are ready, but it has to be tonight, I leave for my pack permanently tomorrow.” That’s it, no backwards glance, not a single freaking thing.

"Not because of how much he cares about you, but because you have a brother who loves you so much. "People say the greatest gift in life isn’t a partner who loves you, but a brother who cherishes you like you're the most precious thing in the world. “No matter what happens, he’s always there—a safe harbor to protect you." Suzy’s smile thinned. "I’m not so sure about that. Honestly, I think he treats you way better than he treats me. “Remember when we faked that argument to fool Helena? I figured you'd tell him about it. “But nope. He thought we really fell out, and the next thing I knew, he was at Helena’s place, tearing into me and swearing he was done with me forever.

He held the stem of his cup as the wine in the cup kept on spinning. "Are you joking right now? If you are, better stop." Him complimenting Mr. was totally insane, and I wasn't expecting that from him. He moved closer to me. "I really didn't want to divorce you, but I had no choice since my brother offered a better deal." He mentioned as I sighed. "I am not ready for your bullshit." I was about to walk away from him, but then I felt his hands on my shoulder. "You better stay calm if you don't want to get the attention of people in the hall. I know you still have feelings left for me."