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2026-07-15 05:32:01
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A THOUSAND GOOD-BYES Chapter 008
ALISA’S POVThe process server’s footsteps faded down the sidewalk, but the echo of his words stayed lodged in my chest like a splinter. “Mrs. Moretti, you’ve been served.” The thick envelope in my hands felt heavier than it should—legal jargon, accusations, demands that Jeff wanted my restaurant liquidated as “marital assets.” My name, Moretti mocked me from the header. Even now, he reaches out with ink and lies to choke what I’d built.I stood alone in the middle of Alisa’s Table, the restaurant I’d poured five years of quiet rebellion into. Morning light slanted through the tall windows, catching on polished tables and the open kitchen where my staff usually moved with purpose. Today it was empty except for me and the ghost of Jeff’s control.My phone buzzed. Kael.""On my way. Do not engage anyone alone. Lock the doors.""I almost smiled. The alpha command in his text should have irritated me. Instead, it settled something restless in my wolf. For once, someone’s protection did
A THOUSAND GOOD-BYES chapter 007
ALISA’S POVThe city lights blurred past the tinted windows of Kael’s sleek black SUV as it cut through the night traffic. I sat in the passenger seat, my phone clutched like a live grenade in my lap. Jeff’s text still burned on the screen. "I know things about your new ‘lawyer’ that will burn both of you." I hadn’t told Kael yet. Not while we were still in the marble-and-glass fortress of Draven & Blackwood. Not while his fingers had been inside me and his scent had short-circuited every rational thought in my head. Now, in the quiet hum of the car, doubt crept back in like cold fog.“You’re quiet,” Kael said, voice low. One hand rested on the steering wheel, the other draped casually over the center console—close enough that his fingers could brush my thigh if he wanted. He hadn’t touched me since we left the office. Professional restraint, he’d called it. My body called it torture.“I’m processing,” I murmured, staring at the passing skyscrapers. “This morning I was sleeping on t
A THOUSAND GOOD-BYES chapter 006
Alisa pov“Alisa Moretti needs the firm’s full resources,” Kael said, voice clipped. “Divorce from Jeff Moretti. High-conflict. Financials, restaurant ownership, pack politics. I want it airtight. You’ll be lead counsel. I’ll consult you.”Blackwood’s eyebrows rose a fraction, but he nodded. “Understood. Mrs. Moretti, if you’ll come with me, we can start the intake—”“No.” The word left me before I could stop it. Both men turned. I lifted my chin, meeting Kael’s gaze head-on even though my knees shook. “If you’re not handling it personally, I walk. I’ve been passed around and dismissed my whole life. I won’t start this fight with anyone’s second-in-command.”A slow, devastating smile spread across Kael’s face. Pride. Hunger. Challenge. “Feisty little wolf. You’re already learning.”Blackwood cleared his throat. “This is highly irregular—”“Leave us,” Kael ordered. The Alpha command rolled through the room like thunder. Blackwood hesitated only a second before exiting, closing the doo
A THOUSAND GOOD-BYES Chapter 005
ALISA’S POVMy heart slammed against my ribs like it was trying to claw its way out of my chest and straight into his hands. Kael Draven—stood barely two feet away, that slow, predatory smirk still playing on his lips as if he hadn’t just shattered what little composure I had left. The same cedar-and-rain scent that had wrapped around me like salvation last night flooded the luxurious office, thick enough to taste. My inner wolf whined, pressing against my skin, begging to get closer.I hated how my body responded. Traitorous, desperate thing.“I… I didn’t know,” I stammered, hating the breathy quality of my voice. “When Melissa gave me the firm’s name, I was too focused on getting out. I didn’t—” “Didn’t connect the dots?” He finished for me, voice low and velvet-rough. He circled back to his massive oak desk but didn’t sit. Instead, he leaned against the edge, arms crossed over that broad chest I’d clung to hours ago. The charcoal suit did nothing to hide the power coiled beneat
A THOUSAND GOOD-BYES chapter 004
ALISA'S POV I pushed the glass door open and stepped into my restaurant. For a moment, I just stood there, looking around like it was the first time. It was quiet, clean, and expensive. Jeff had helped me set it up, and just thinking about that made my chest hurt. “This is mine,” I said softly. But I knew the truth. Everything in my life had his name on it. The restaurant, the apartment, the money. It all came from him, and it made me feel like I was suffocating. “I’m taking it back,” I muttered, dropping my bag onto a table. “Even if I have to start from scratch.”Before I could sit down, my phone rang. I saw the screen and sighed. “Of course,” I muttered, answering it. “Hello, Mom.”“What are you doing?” Her voice was sharp and loud. “Do you want to ruin everything?”I pulled the phone away from my ear. “Good morning to you too.”“Don’t play smart with me, Alisa!” she snapped. “Jeff just called. He said you walked out on him. Have you lost your mind?”I let out a slow breath. “Di
A THOUSAND GOOD-BYES chapter 003
ALISA'S POVI woke up with a pounding headache and a body that felt heavy and unfamiliar, and for a moment I just lay there trying to understand where I was and what had happened. Then the memories came back slowly and my stomach tightened as I realized I was not in my home and I was not alone, and when I moved slightly I felt the blanket shift and I looked down to see that I was completely naked underneath it.“God… what did I do,” I whispered to myself, pressing my fingers against my temple as regret settled deep in my chest.The sound of running water reached my ears and I froze, my eyes moving toward the bathroom door as I realized he was still there, and something about that made my heart start beating faster because it suddenly felt too real and too complicated.“I need to leave,” I muttered quickly as I pushed the blanket aside and stood up, ignoring the soreness in my body as I picked up my clothes and dressed in a hurry.I did not want to face him, I did not want to answer q
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