The Hale Estate.
Eira hadn't been back in weeks. This place had swallowed years of her pain. Now she was walking out for good.
One breath. Doorbell.
Luna Margaret answered, oddly chipper. No small talk, straight to the study.
Alpha Roger pulled a black folder from his desk.
Four documents inside. Two Registered Mate Bond certificates. Two Mate Bond Dissolution certificates.
Eira's eyes locked onto them. Her breathing slowed.
She reached out for them.
Alpha Roger's hand landed on the folder first, holding it shut. His gaze went hard, something low and rough running under his words. "You remember what you promised me?"
"I do." Eira dragged her eyes off the certificates and met his stare head-on. "I won't go around broadcasting it. Somebody doesn't know Sebastian
