Ava's POV
At last, Victor looked up. He saw my expression, then he looked back down at his paperwork.
“He’s your son too.”
My claws bit into my palms. “Oh, now you remember that?” I shot back. “How convenient.”
Jasper stood silent between us. For his sake, I swallowed everything Laura had said the night before.
No need to poison him further. I got to the point.
“Come sign the divorce papers and dissolve our mate bond. The sooner we separate, the better for everyone.”
“I can’t,” Victor muttered, his eyes still on the page. “I have a meeting soon.”
Something in me went still, then cold.
I stepped closer to the desk. “Victor,” I said, my voice low and sharp as a drawn fang, “how long are you going to drag this out?”
I leaned both palms on the polished wood. “Are you trying to tormen
