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“Mommy, where’s daddy?” Lori inquired again while munching on her dinner. I’d

lost count of how many times she’d asked by now.

“Daddy didn’t play withthis evening or join us for dinner. Where is he,

mommy?” Wyatt blinked up at me, his captivating green eyes filled with

curiosity.

Every day after returning from kindergarten, I’d serve them lunch, then they’d

head off to play with the other pack kids. Typically, once they finished playing

with the other children, they’d seek out Reuben. He’d indulge them in any game

they desired then we would eat dinner, but today had been different. I hadn’t

realized how quickly they’d grown attached to Reuben. When they returned from

kindergarten and didn’t find Reuben in any of the usual places, they started

missing him terribly, asking about him every few minutes.

Mia stood by the dining table, worry etched on her face. Reuben had collapsed

in the clearing earlier due to significant blood loss. The doctors had tended to

him throughout the afternoon, stabilizing his condition. He was now out of

immediate danger but remained unconscious, and was resting upstairs. Of

course, I couldn’t divulge the details of his injuries to the children.

“Daddy’s busy with work,” I gently wiped both of their little mouths,while

simultaneously managing a smile. “Now, don’t keep Aunt Mia waiting. She’s here

to take you both hwith her, hurry along.”

“Let’s go, kids! There are treats waiting for you in my fridge!” Mia cheerfully

announced. The children nodded eagerly and dashed towards Mia, excitedly

waving goodbye to me.

“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of our little Alphas. You take care of the Alpha,” she

winked atmischievously.

“Goodnight,” I rolled my eyes, accompanying them to the front yard and

watching until they disappeared from sight. Mia had proposed that the children

spend the night at her place to steer clear of their inquiries and divert their

attention from Reuben. Seeing no harm in the idea, I agreed to it.

Just as I was about to head back into the packhouse, a cluster of doctors exited

a house. in the distance grabbing my attention. If memory servedright, that

was Oran’s residence. Mia had mentioned that Oran’s injuries mirrored

Reuben’s, being equally as severe. I clenched my l*ps, feeling concerned, and

opted to ch*ck on him.

Oran resided in a lavish house that exuded wealth and opulence. Truthfully, no

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within the Emerald Bright Pack struggled financially. Specifically, Oran and Bix

had both been born with silver spoons, inheriting numerous businesses and

possessing significant wealth. They were billionaires in their own right. The door

to Oran’s house was unlocked, but I refrained from knocking, not wanting to

disturb Oran’s rest. However, my steps halted by the window of his bedroom,

where I spotted Bix seated beside an unconscious Oran, sitting vigil. Despite

bearing cuts and wounds Oran’s handsface appeared serene while Bix’s

countenance remained sharp like an irritated snake. I had heard that Oran lost

consciousness in the woods during his search forand Bix had brought him

back on the back of his wolf.

Initially, I believed little had changed in the Emerald Bright Pack over the last

six years. However, after overhearing the heated exchange between Bix, Oran,

and Ella in the clearing that morning, and learning about Ella’s uncle’s

involvement in their marriage treaty, I realized I had missed a lot. Oran’s fury

over Ella’s audacious advances toward Reuben, coupled with the revelation that

Reuben had set boundaries with Ella from the start. That despite them she still

referred to him as her fiancé, confessed, and k*ssed him th leftbewildered.

The complexities deepened with Bix’s evident dislike toward me. It was not like

he likedmuch in the past. Actually his personality was not that amazing, so

he sounded rude even though he was a good person at heart. Even when taking

all this into consideration I sensed that his reasons for dislikingnow ran far

deeper, it was something profound that I had yet to uncover.

Seeing that Oran’s condition was stable, I resolved to depart without drawing

Bix’s attention, aware that he wouldn’t appreciate my visit. Yet, as I arrived at

the front yard of the packhouse, I noticed Ella standing there, staring at the

door. It seemed she wanted to go in but did not dare to. Our eyes briefiy

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connected as I walked toward the door, treating her presence as if it didn’t

register.

“I thought you’d fied,” she suddenly murmured, her voice barely audible.

past her

My hand paused on the doorknob as I turned toward her. “Why would I run

away?” I countered.

“I love Reuben and I k*ssed him too,” she disclosed.

“That alone isn’t reason enough forto fiee,” I responded, noticing the

surprise in her

eyes.

“Not enough?” She took a step forward, puzzled. “Then why did you bolt that

day when you saw us k*ssing? Weren’t you hurt?”

“I was, I began, slowly approaching her. “The k*ss and your confession from that

day will always linger in my memory. After all, it was disgusting. Though to be

clear with you, never once did I consider running away no matter how much

pain I was in.”

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“Why?”

and

“You k*ssed and confessed to Reuben, fully aware that I was standing by the

door of his office,” I halted a hand’s breadth from her. Ella’s eyes widened, I had

rendered her speechless. I had taken a shot in the dark, yet her expression

confirmed my suspicion. Simultaneously, she didn’t know I had been among the

trees, concealing my scent, listening in to their conversation yesterday. Oran

had said that Ella was forcefully shackled around Reuben’s n*eck and Reuben

never gave her hope, making everything clear from his end. Those words were

not ready to leave my mind.

“Let’s say I was aware that you were standing there, but you can’t disregard that

I k*ssed Reuben. I know you aren’t one to willingly share your possessions. Once

shared, you’d discard it and never look back. Reuben is your soulmate, now

tainted by

fi. me. Won’t you feel tainted every the k*sses you? How can you not let

him go now?” she questioned.

“You seem to knowquite well,” I smiled, but my eyes remained emotionless,

“But not as well as you think.” Without a glance back at–her, I turned toward the

packhouse, closing the door firmly behind me.

“Ella has changed,” Ceri’s voice echoed in my mind.

“Or maybe I never really knew her at all,” I replied to Ceri, she nodded.

Over the past few days Ceri had started conversing withagain, like she had

in the past. I didn’t understand why, but she had becactive in my mind.

Having her back madefeel complete.

The packhouse felt so quiet without the children around. Filling a pitcher with

water, I made my way upstairs. As I walked toward Reuben’s room, the

realization struck that we were alone. Despite the doctors having tended to him,

they left abruptly, leavingto care for Reuben. However, they said he would

be unconscious for a couple of hours and would need a lot of rest so I hadn’t

entered his room since evening.

Cautiously entering his bedroom, I noticed the lights were off, and the

moonlight softly illuminated the space but the bed was empty. Where could he

have gone?

Scanning the room, my gaze fell upon Reuben seated by the window. His upper

b*dy was enveloped in bandages, concealing deep wounds and marks

underneath. With a cigarette held between his fingers, his entire form glistened

in the moon’s light, almost as though he were bathing in it, while his piercing

green eyes remained fixed on me. Despite his injuries, he remained as strikingly

handsas ever.

“He started moving as soon as he woke up?” I mused silently in my mind. An

Alpha’s remarkable healing ability couldn’t be underestimated, especially his.

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“Where were you?” he asked, his expression inscrutable.

“I went outside to see the children off. They’re staying overnight at Mia’s place,”

I responded, stepping further into the room.

“Not now, but earlier. Why couldn’t we find you in the pack? Where did you go?”

As he inquired, I remembered a moment that he lost control, screaming my

name. The intensity in his eyes lingered vividly in my memory. It felt as though,

if he had caughtrunning away at that moment, my fate would have been to

be tied to his bed, n*ked, and moaning a fate he had ominously promised me

last time. “I went to pick berries for the children in the forest after personally

dropping them off at kindergarten. I left a note for Mia on the living room table

before I left the packhouse, but she didn’t notice. it.”

I was aware that he had presumed that I had run away. When I had appeared

before him in the clearing, he stood there, unmoving, stunned by my presence,

not even registering the handful of berries I held. While I was terrified at the

sight of his bloodied head, the cuts, the wounds, and the torn apart ch*st that

incessantly bled. He had blacked out due to severe blood loss in my arms.

Approaching him, I gently took the cigarette from his hand and put it out. “The

doctor advised against smoking or drinking until you’ve recovered,” I stated in a

calm tone.

Surprisingly, he remained silent, observingas I placed the pitcher down and

collected the prescribed medication from the doctors. Unfortunately, the table

was positioned near the window where he sat, and I could feel his penetrating

gaze fixed on me. Under the weight of his intense stare, my hands grew weak,

and the unbearable. I felt compelled to break it, so I inquired, “How did you

sustain such severe silence becinjuries?”

“Sfolks dropped by for a game,” his voice was low, almost gravelly. He

clearly didn’t want to elaborate.

“You didn’t seem inclined to join them,” I remarked softly, avoiding direct eye

contact.

“Yes, they weren’t following their own rules and attempted to steal something

from me. So I put an end to their game,” he replied. I sensed a deeper meaning

behind his words. Were they thieves? What had they stolen from him?

“These pills should be taken on an empty stomach,” I informed him, handing

over the medication while avoiding his gaze.

As I reached for the pitcher to pour water into the glass, he spoke up. “Do you

think I’m

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tainted?” His question halted my movements.

Realizing he had overheard the conversation between Ella and I. When I did not

reply, he drewcloser, still seated by the window. “Would you feel d*rty if I

k*ssed you?”

The clatter of medicine being dropped on the fioor resonated amidst our

breaths. My eyes finally locked on his like he wanted, “Would you stop k*ssing

“I need to die and be reborn, then maybe I can give it a thought,” he replied,

without breaking his possessive eye contact. I was not surprised by his crazy

words.

“When you get what you want then why ask me?” I challenged him.

“I’m still unsure why you didn’t run away,” his hand inched closer to my waist,

while his unwavering gaze rootedin place.

I blinked, staring at him in silence. I did not answer Ella earlier but in reality, if

Reuben had k*ssed Ella back, I would have run away from Reuben as if the

hounds of hell were chasing me. Even if it would have costmy life to escape

from his cage, I would have

run.

The events with Ella and Reuben had leftshattered and bewildered, stirring

emotions I shouldn’t have been feeling. It was unsettling, I shouldn’t have been

affected this deeply. It affectedmore when Reuben’s claim of not liking Ella

seemed truthful toand he wantedto trust him. In truth, my feelings

toward Reuben were now uncertain, it frightenedbecause… Ceri was no

longer within my control.

A sudden surge of heat coursed through my b*dy, as if I were burning. Fearful, I

pulled away from Reuben, staring at him with wide eyes. What had just

happened?

Reuben furrowed his brow as I withdrew from him, leaving his hand hanging in

the air. “You haven’t answered my question,” he pressed.

His voice sparked something within me, makingunusually sensitive. I

struggled to shake off the sensation clouding my mind.

“I… I’m already leaving in three months, so why would I run?” I replied, taking a

step back, fearing that if he cany closer, my b*dy might betray me.

“What did you just say?” Reuben’s eyes darkened at my words, his demeanor

shifting with obsession.

Seeing him approach, I swiftly turned and fied his room, rushing to lock myself

in my own. My b*dy felt as if it were afiame. Hurrying to my table, I grabbed two

pills and

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“There’s no way it is what I think it is…”

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