The Luna Queen's Rebirth (Ellie and Dominic) novel Chapter 343

Chapter 343

Dominic’s POV

The envelope sat on my desk, staring up at me as if in accusation.

I’d been looking at it for the past hour, trying to will it out of existence with sheer thought alone. Unfortunately, every time I opened my eyes, it was still there. Still waiting to be opened, revealing the damning contents that I knew were within.

“Are you going to open it?” my Beta, who had been sitting in the chair opposite my desk with his laptop open in front of him, finally said.

I didn’t answer. I already knew what was inside. Divorce papers. Ellie had made that clear at the funeral.

Truthfully, I didn’t want to open it at all. I wanted to tear it up and throw it in the trash, or better yet, into the fireplace where I could watch the papers curl up and disappear into smoke and ash.

But that wouldn’t change anything. Ellie had made her choice. Her face had been firmly set with conviction when she held out that envelope, and she hadn’t even looked back at me when she had left with Lucas.

Finally, I broke the seal and pulled out the papers.

The words were cold and clinical. Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. There were lines for signatures, dates, witness statements. Everything was neatly organized and labeled, like our entire relationship could be reduced to a series of checkboxes and legal jargon.

I scanned through it, grinding my jaw audibly. The terms were straightforward. No alimony. No division of assets. She wasn’t asking for anything except her freedom.

My chest ached.

“Well?” my Beta asked.

“It’s what it looks like,” I said.

Standing, he walked around the desk and peered over my shoulder. “So what are you going to do?”

“Fight it, obviously.” I threw the papers down on the desk. “There has to be some kind of loophole. Something to make her stay.”

My Beta shot me a sidelong glance that I felt even though I wasn’t looking at him. “Is that what you really think is best?” he asked. “Trying to force her to stay even though she doesn’t want to?”

I sighed, rubbing my hands over my face. The truth was, he was right. I’d tried to force Ellie to stay with me before –I had tried everything under the sun to repair our marriage, and she still left. It was like she had this idea of me in her head, like to her I was some kind of monster to run away from, and no amount of convincing could make her stop seeing me like that.

My Beta leaned against the edge of my desk, crossing his legs at the ankles, and folded his arms over his chest. ” You could let her go,” he said.

I pursed my lips and stared at the paperwork.

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