Brian's POV
Time dragged on, second by second, yet the screen of my phone remained silent. Still no reply. Damn it, how dare Ashley ignore my messages? How could she?! I need to cut off all her financial support.
Once she's got no money, she'll have no choice but to crawl back. Without hesitation, I shot off the order to my Beta, Kael.
Half an hour later, the phone was still dead quiet. A surge of anger welled up in my chest, blazing through my self-control like wildfire. I paced back and forth in the living room, the restlessness eating away at me.
Me. The Alpha of the Blackwood Pack. Waiting for a damn text from a woman—a runaway Omega at that. What kind of joke is this? She was just some beggar I picked up off the street. Why on earth do I feel this hollow emptiness?
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