Burn in the Alpha Princess's Wrath novel Chapter 51

Chapter 51 Drowning in Fire and Ice

Kirby’s POV – Second Floor Balcony

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I stood on the second–floor balcony, having seen everything that just happened. Leiss scoffed beside me.

“Eric, that lapdog–he’s got a real way with women. He actually had the nerve to make a move in front of Thorbane?”

Clearly, he assumed Leslie and Thorbane had some kind of thing going on too.

I ignored his idiocy and knocked back the rest of the liquor in my glass.

That burning liquid didn’t do a damn thing to chase away the cold sinking into my chest–or that unfamiliar, searing ache called jealousy.

I stared as that sports car–one that belonged to Rogue Pack royalty–disappeared into the night, a low, suppressed growl rumbling from my throat.

“Let’s go,” I rasped, turning away. “Call Ruben and the others. We’re going to the Den. I need a drink.”

What I really needed was alcohol. A lot of it. Enough to numb my nerves and drown the regret that was eating me alive.

Inside the deepest VIP room at the Den–a room reserved for top–ranking Alphas–I had already emptied several bottles by the time everyone arrived. Leiss tried to say something, probably to talk me down, but one cold glare from me shut him up fast.

When Ruben and the others walked in, they froze.

It had been years since they’d seen me like this–shattered, drunk, trying to drink my way out of a mess.

“Crimson Moon Pack, what the hell happened to you?”

Without a word, I downed another glass of biting whiskey, then looked up at all my so–called brothers with bloodshot, alcohol–glazed eyes.

“I’ve been married three years and never officially introduced you guys to Leslie,” I said, my voice thick from the booze, but with a seriousness that silenced the room. “Do you even… know her?”

They glanced at each other, confused, before someone chuckled dismissively.

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Chapter 51 Drowning in Fire and Ice

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“Man, I thought it was something serious. It’s just a woman! You two were never a good match anyway. Divorce was bound to happen. Why are you even upset? C’mon, boys, let’s toast to Crimson Moon Pack’s freedom!”

“Yeah! She was never really one of us. You didn’t like her, and we didn’t recognize her as our sister–in–law!”

“Exactly. She married you for the power of Crimson Moon Pack, didn’t she? We’ve seen women like that–climbing the ladder through marriage. She’s not worth your time.”

Look at them. These were my brothers. And this was what they really thought of her–all because I let them.

Scheming? Power–hungry?

Yet every one of those black cards I gave her with no limit–she never spent a dime. In the end, she tossed them away like garbage at that party where she publicly clashed with Wendy… and walked away from the marriage with absolutely nothing. She didn’t even take a single thing from the Crimson Moon Pack estate.

My family treated her like trash, and she never said a word. Always pretended everything was fine in front of me… My friends ignored her completely, and she just quietly pulled herself into her shell, never complaining…

So what the hell… was she after?

I shut my eyes in pain. All I could see was the way she looked at me one last time–those cold eyes, filled with mockery and disgust.

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