"You're asking for a decree of divorce for a marriage that doesn't exist on paper anymore. That's impossible. If you want a legal separation, bring your husband, not the Alpha. The Alpha doesn't help with these things."
***
Lithia was so startled when she left the courthouse. Rhysand, on the other hand, went cold with anger. Every venomous whisper he'd tried to dismiss as a lie was suddenly, undeniably true. His wife hadn't just cheated — she had divorced him already and even married someone else while playing the part of the innocent mate.
Rhysand sucked in his misery, reminding himself that he never loved her and never saw her as a woman for the past ten years he had known her. He had Arya. Perhaps he was just shocked that Lithia could have done something so outrageous. He must have taken her for a fool. Since the pack rule for the royal families' divorce clearly stated that whoever files for divorce first would get anything they want as alimony.
