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The biting night wind dried the moisture in the corners of my eyes. Just then, the phone in my pocket vibrated. It was an unknown number. "Hello, is this Ms. Aurora?" The voice on the other end was formal, male, and rigorously professional. "Speaking." "Ms. Aurora, I am the human lawyer handling your disassociation from pack affairs. All the cancellation procedures you entrusted to me have been completed." "The pack real estate under your name, the luxury cars, and the family trust funds have all been liquidated and transferred to a confidential Swiss Bank account. Your identity information within the Werewolf Registry will be formally deleted in two weeks."

** **"Unfortunately, we don't feel you Will be a good fit for our company culture." **"We'll keep your resume on file." (Translation: Don't call us.)** "You've applied to twenty jobs in three days," Sophie said. "Why are they all rejecting you?" Elena pulled up a gossip blog on her phone and showed it to Sophie. The headline read: **"Jilted Bride's Shady Past: Sources Say Elena Cortez Was Involved in Chen Family Business Scandal."** "What?" Sophie grabbed the phone. "This is insane. You weren't involved in anything!"

Run where nobody finds them. Or die trying. Right now both seemed the same anyway.

No rewriting necessary. We may get an opportunity now after many weeks have passed.

Read the old one. Close the laptop without typing anything.

No attempts to fix it. Just silent company in the dark.

Read at your own risk. ****

I added quietly. Not ever.

He had this cheeky, carefree, boyish quality to him that made my breath hitch. “Well, I want something with a good point on the end, so I can spear a rabbit or something else delicious, but it has to be strong enough that it won’t snap. I’ve had some good contenders, but I’m looking for Mr Lucky.” I picked up a fairly decent looking one and held it up so he could see. “Nope, too thick. It will take all the meat with it.” I threw it back down and kept looking. Ok, I had to admit, this was actually a really wonderful distraction. Before long, I was feeling quite competitive. I needed to find Mr Lucky first.

"I'm doing this for you. You and Adam have been married for six years with no kids. I'm just helping Adam get an heir." "Yeah, that's right. Kelly just wants to help," Adam chimed in. "What?!" I couldn't believe the nonsense they were saying. "Kelly, you really think I should be grateful that you're sleeping with my mate?" "I'm not sleeping with him. I'm helping him!" Kelly snapped, her tone sharper now. "I'm even willing to sacrifice my reputation for the pack's sake. Raven Pack needs a strong heir. I'm doing this for you and Adam!" "For my sake?! Did you even ask for my opinion?"