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and took me back, s

nd the therapist had a great deal

Dorian did not v

a ba

s, and he didn't even as

silence of my bedroom. "I cornered his deputy, Aiden, this mo

d Sloane," I murmured, a bitter

Evie, you need to stop torturing yourself like th

ing. It's like a phantom limb, a persistent craving for his pre

t my attention. My heart clenched in my chest, acco

his signature power suit, but rather casual jeans and a dark Hen

a little boy with curly blond hair. Leo. Walking on Dorian's

eyes. She looked up at Dorian, her eyes filled with pure adoration, which made my st

im onto his shoulders. Leo burst into laughter

smile. It was a smile I'd probably only seen twice in three years, and never once directed at me. It

brushing against Dorian's cheek. He didn't pull away. He leaned

Alpha, beautiful Luna, and their adorable so

under her breath besid

at. I put a hand on her a

ont of you! This is Luna's residence!"

alk down there, wounded, like a pathetic wretched creature, begging for his attention? Begg

like ashes. "But I'm not his Luna. She is." I

competition I had never even participated in. My role in his life was merely a technical detail, a biologic

hope, the lingering pain of rejection... all of that had simply... ceased. The flame that had

om the window. "He

me, puzzled. "A

the Sylvanusian legacy I had neglected while chasing after i

at the window. The image of their perfect family was

first leather

help me get rid of this pain,