“Yell all you want, that is my judgement. Now accept the rejection and get out,” Zane replies coldly, pouring and chugging another glass of whiskey, his eyes never leaving hers, nothing but hatred and disgust in them. “One of my men will be waiting outside to take you to the nearest train station, you can go back to Marlon if you want.” Astrid stares at him blankly, fighting back the tears pushing against her eyes as her heart clenches with pain. The thought of being without her kids and the thought of them hating her for abandoning them overwhelms her with sadness and it truncates whatever feeling of anger she currently has towards Zane. She is at his mercy and he knows it. He is an Alpha with men under his command, men who could be taking her children to the moonstone pack already, t

