Chapter 36
Once we settled Alexander onto the bed, Gai turned to me, eyes
narrowing. “What’s wrong with your walk?”
I glanced down, brushing a hand over my leg. “Nothing serious. I
just hit my knee earlier. I’ll take care of it in my room.”
He nodded but didn’t look entirely convinced.
As I was about to turn and leave, I paused in the doorway.
“Actually …” I turned back. “About tomorrow. You go with him
to the summit. I’ll head to the factory. It’s further out, and I’ll
need more time if I’m going to inspect the system properly.“”
Gai studied me for a moment, then gave a single approving nod.
“Smart call.”
There was something reassuring about his calm.
“Let me know if you find anything,” he said, already turning to
adjust the room’s curtains. “And Olivia?”
I looked back.
“Get in touch whenever you need to.”
I nodded. “Will do.”
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And with that, I stepped into the hallway.
Ava’s POV
Ethan walked in wearing a tailored charcoal suit, shoulders
square, posture straight, every strand of his hair in place. Not a
wrinkle on him. No stubble. No slouch. If you hadn’t known
better, you’d think he came to close a million–dollar business
deal, not to beg for the remnants of a failed marriage.
He sat across from me in the law firm’s lounge like he owned
the place. Like the meltdown from a week ago–those choked- up voicemails, the incoherent sobbing–had never happened. Maybe that’s why I smirked before even saying a word.
“So you’ve finally decided to stop playing the broken husband,” I
said, coolly crossing one leg over the other. “Took you long
enough.”
He didn’t flinch. Just looked at me with those unreadable eyes,
like he was trying to pretend he had any say left in this matter.
I slid the documents toward him. “The cooling–off period’s over.
All that’s left now is for Olivia to show up at the werewolf court
and sign. You’ll both be officially divorced.”
He didn’t speak. Just stared at the papers like they were some foreign object.
I tapped the pen beside them. “This shouldn’t take long. Unless
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you’d like me to read it out loud like storytime.”
Still no answer.
“Fine,” I continued, “let’s talk numbers. Olivia’s settlement with
your mother remains unchanged. And before you think of
contesting anything, you might want to remember she has hard
evidence of your affair!””
His knuckles whitened around the edge of the armrest.
I wiped a tear from the corner of my eye and composed myself.
“She didn’t leave out of weakness. She left because she had
nothing left to fight for. She burned the wedding photos. Sold
the house. Cut ties. That wasn’t running away. That was
closure.”
His breath hitched, and for a second, I thought he’d break again.
“Please,” I said quietly, “just let her go. You’ve already taken too
much. At least give her this last piece of peace. End it with
dignity!”
He stared at the divorce papers in front of him for a long time.
corner of the document.
And then he tore it in half.
I blinked.
“Ethan–what the hell are you-?”
“I’m not signing it,” he said, his voice rough, trembling.
“Are you out of your mind?”
“I don’t want a divorce.”
I stood up. “You don’t get to decide that.”
He looked up at me, eyes bloodshot but determined. “I don’t care
what anyone thinks. Not anymore. I just… I just want her back.”
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