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“How dare you send those pictures and videos to Aleli without my knowledge!” Owen growled. His face was red with rage as he glared at Amber. He didn’t care about the gasps of shock coming from the pack members who had witnessed the scene.
On the other hand, Amber’s eyes widened, cupping the stinging cheek where Owen’s hand had landed. But her shock was short lived, and soon, her blood boiled with anger and hurt. “I can’t believe you just slapped me, Owen. I thought you’re doing everything to renew our relationship and matebond. You haven’t marked me yet, and now, you’re whining because of that ambitious, lowly woman?”
“Don’t you insult my wife like that!” Owen snarled, and another slap echoed through the room. “You call Aleli an ambitious woman? And what would I call you then? An ungrateful, disrespectful brat who
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doesn’t deserve my love or attention!”
Amber’s eyes
widened as tears continued to stream down her face. “I don’t deserve your love?”
“Yes, Amber,” Owen exclaimed, pointing an accusing finger at her. “Do you really believe I was over the fact that you rejected me in favor of someone you thought was better? And now that I’m Alpha, you’re anxious to roam back to me, hoping I’ll simply forgive and forget?”
“Don’t put all the blame on me!” Amber stood up. This time, her hand was shaking with anger as she pushed him, but he only stumbled back a few steps. “If Aleli is mad over you, that’s on you and your actions,
not me!”
Owen was caught off guard, although his wolf was whining deep down. For some reason, he knew that Amber’s words were true. It was all his fault for taking for granted my feelings and betraying my trust. He believed that I loved him greatly
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and that he thought he could get away with anything, and I wouldn’t react to his
actions.
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On the other hand, I adjusted to a new territory the first weeks in Werewolf Committee Palace at Onyx Isles. Dad might be working with me, but we barely see each other because of his busy schedule, so I had to learn the protocols by observing others and asking questions when necessary. But now, by the moon goddess’s grace, I was appointed as the werewolf king’s personal nurse. Years from now, I would be his royal doctor.
It was when I arrived at my apartment that Owen showed up at my door. The last time I checked, he would always look
sophisticated and put together, but today he looked filthy and frantic.
“How in the hell did he find us?” my wolf seethed in my mind as I paused by the wind chimes hanging on my front porch.
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“He looked like a creep from a horror movie,” she added and I just shrugged with a sigh. In the end, I chose to ignore his presence and closed the house, pretending that I wasn’t home, or I didn’t spot him in the first place.
But on my way out to my duty, I gasped when I found him waiting in the shadows. near my car. Frustration and fear bubbled up inside me as I stomped over to confront him.
“How on earth did you find me, Owen? What do you want when I already set you free?” I demanded.
My eyes widened when he moved forward, and before I knew it, I was screaming inside his tight grip. “Please come back to me, hun. Look, I’m sorry with all my heart. I promise this time, things will be different. Just don’t leave me, I’m begging you!
Please, let’s renew our matebond and start over fresh.”
“Let go of me!” I pushed Owen with all
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strength, breaking free from his hold. “I can’t do this anymore, Owen. It’s over. I’m tired of your promises and empty apologies. I deserve better than this toxic cycle, so leave this instance! We can’t renew any matebonds now, especially since I have moved on. Goodbye.”
I slid in my car as fast as I could, leaving Owen standing there in shock.
I thought that was the last time I would see him, but little did I know, our paths would cross again sooner than I expected. He even got the chance to work in the palace as a utility worker, making it impossible for me to avoid him completely. But his presence just made my anxiety spike, so with the help of the werewolf king himself, he had Owen deported back to the US.
