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I finally collected enough proof to expose my husband and his mistress. Two copies. One for PackNet. One for the Royal Advocate's Chambers. Then my mother called, sobbing. "Lena, Rafe's been accused of Pack investment fraud. They said he'll go to prison." Alaric put the call on speaker. Then he looked straight at me. "You're smart, Lena. Don't make this difficult." My hands went cold. He already knew about the evidence. So I deleted every photo, every message, every file while he watched. The next morning, my brother was released. That was when I understood— Alaric hadn't discovered Rafe's case. He had built it. Chapter 1 In the seventh year of my marriage to Alaric Stonecross, I ran into him at an upscale restaurant, having a candlelit dinner with Noelle Crane. He was the Lycan King's private counsel. And I was his lawful wife on the Pack Registry. Our eyes met for a second, and we both looked away at the same time, like two strangers being polite about it. After the dinner ended, he was waiting outside in his car. I thanked him politely and got into the back seat on my own. Halfway there, he suddenly pulled over. "Lena, I ended things with her for good today." I didn't know what to say to that, so I gave him an awkward smile. Whether he'd ended it or not had nothing to do with me. I'd stopped loving him a long time ago. ***** Noelle's decal was still stuck to the passenger side because she always liked those strange little ways of showing that she was the special one. Moonlight came through the window, and all those loud declarations had gone yellow at the edges. Maybe my reaction was too calm, because Alaric's brow drew together. "I'm planning to visit your parents in a few days. When are you free?" I froze, and I turned him down without thinking. "My parents haven't been well lately. You shouldn't come." He hadn't visited my parents once since he'd been with Noelle. Counting it out, that came to four years. The moment I said it, Alaric's expressio
