8.7Publicly rejected by Gabe on their registration day and disowned by her family, she is left without money or a pack. Caden Sinclair, a Lycan King escaping a political union, offers a different vow: he needs a wife and she needs protection. Their arrangement begins in the wreckage of her former life.
9.1Elana sacrifices a scholarship to build Emilio's pack, only to lose her unborn child after his violent response to her pregnancy disclosure. Cast out, she survives and reaches the Silver Alps, whose Alpha already admires her and her work. Three months later, she returns to confront the pack she once helped build, determined to withdraw her devotion and strike back.
9.1After three years married to hockey star Halsey Mays, a woman learns that he regards their relationship as a publicity contract. His pregnant ex-girlfriend and threats against her family's business expose his contempt. She demands divorce, signs and refuses a payout. When she tries to leave, Halsey's detachment turns into possessive aggression, denying the freedom she believes the ended contract should provide.