a's

was firm-the strength of an Alpha, impossible to break free from. I immedia

ll in love with me during the three years we were together. I thought his feelin

hosen mate, his Luna, his heart still belonge

ra.

"I need to wash u

what I was thinking. I knew he knew me too well,

"Okay. I'll wait for you here. Le

o stay the way we were right after telling me h

him happiness, I no longer had that courage after the three years we'd shared. There was

. it would be more like a burden to him, I guess. A burden

ed even before my mother died, and my father's new family hated me-it hur

I need to visit the studio for t

go wit

ve some documents to sign. Our schedu

ut

fine to g

ly opened the shower, and stood under the cold water. Tears ca

ways stand behind you and th

n't put my pup's life at risk just because my heart wa

n was still there. He was struggling to fix his tie. I als

ed your dres

omance. Nathan said he would try to do small things for me as a mate. He had done

picked up a red one. When I fac

"I prefer

toward me. "I see. He

deep breath and chewed my bottom lip as I struggled t

yr

in shoc

you o

him and sm

other thin

before I walked past and said, "Let's just

lowed me again. "Kyra, we'

e page. All of this was just my stupid fantasy. I t

hing, Nathan. I know what I have to do. Just give me

ever since we got married. I know you're not happy, because deep inside, you also want to find the

at you're trying

my best friend. I don't want to lose yo

o I calmed myself. "I-I know. You don't have to worry. I'

d. He walked toward me, and I froze

heart clenched. It had been three

im you love him, Kyra? He's your mate and you're car

ak, but his phone rang. I didn't miss

d I didn't miss the upturned corners of his mouth. "I ca

ad already made his choice the moment

*

as looking at me as I walked down the hallway. They all greeted me

morning was still lingering in my min

at work after fa

However, when I entered the photoshoo

lls. What should we do? The Vice Pres

ll her the trut

tuation, Lily!

here?" I asked as

e with worried expressions and

rning, Mis

ees didn't know Nathan and I were marrie

t her blan

r calls. She said she heard we're changing our model so.she doesn't want to c

ciety whom I had already selected as the c

looked around. "Where's

ng to convince Miss

y hair and screamed in anger. I felt everyone around me jump i

Monr

y? You are the marketing

but Miss Chen heard you're changing our mo

iable partner, and unless necessary, changing models for a commercial shoot on short not

staken." I cut her off to save time. "F

sitantly. "He gave the order as soon as he got back from his business trip yes

er? Why didn't he tell me? He used to di

e carefully separated work and personal matters, which was why he always succ

order." The voice pul

with respect when she saw the ma

familiar, sickly-sweet v

ng Kyra, it's

as S

g there, her designer dress clingin

looked perfectly matched, dazzling togethe