Chapter 6
‘It only happened once, Anastasia.‘
I chuckled mirthlessly at Jonathan‘ s words earlier. Only the dead would believe his lies.
Although it made me vomit, I gulped down the bile that rose to my throat at the foul picture I received.
“Really? Is this all that you can do, Emilia?” I texted the unknown number and then blocked it right away.
I went back to sleep as though I just dreamed all of it.
***
Dr. Alex approached me the next day. The Dawn Thorn Pack wants a Head Nurse as their current Head Nurse resigned after being married to another pack‘ s Alpha.
Alex has approached me with several offers from other packs but I rejected all of them
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because I don’t want to be far from Jon.
Now that I’m free from him and single, I immediately volunteered for it even when he didn’t offer it to me at first.
“As soon as they mentioned Head Nurse, I immediately thought of you. But then I remember you always rejected all the opportunities I laid before you so I didn’t tell you right away. What makes you eager for this, Ana?”
I swallowed and composed myself.
“Because I want to have a new life and get out of this pack as soon as possible.”
Dr. Alex blinked. “Ah. Breakup?”
. I just nodded tightly.
Even when I still found it hard to let go, a part of me still wanted Jonathan in my life. That’s why I want to leave–so that I can totally detach myself from my past and welcome my future gleefully and worry- free.
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After all, it’s not easy to give up on
someone you‘ ve dedicated your life and
love to.
“I’ll be arranging for your departure, then.”
I smiled at him and turned away.
***
I don’t know how the Alpha of the Dusk Rose Pack found out about the pack hospital‘ s offer, but he showed up in the hospital‘ s parking lot looking like one step from collapsing.
A wave of anxiety pulled me under. Not him again.
When he saw me, he tried to hug and kiss. me. I pushed him away without breaking a
sweat.
“What are you doing here?” I hissed.
I just noticed his eyes are red–rimmed and he looked rather pale. “Really, Ana? Ever since that dance with Emilia, you’re like
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this,”
“Like what?”
“Like you never loved me.”
“So you knew all along?” My shoulders slackened as I turned to him fully. “It wasn’t just about the dance. It’s about you always choosing her, prioritizing her.”
“You used to forgive me for anything.” he added, his words were interrupted with constant sobs. “That sex with Emilia is nothing, Anastasia. That was…” he shook his head as he searched for the right words. But he couldn‘ t. “I was drunk.”
“And you knew you‘ re not going to be yourself when you‘ re drunk, why still drink?”
I knew those words struck harder than my ignoring them. Those liquors are just an
excuse.
“This is what you wanted, isn’t it?” I tipped my head to the sky before returning
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my eyes to his gaunt face. “Back then, when you were with Emilia, you always saw me as the annoyance. Now that you have this chance with her, to be with her, why aren’t you entertaining it?”
“So that’s it?” His throat bobbed. “You
no longer see the need for me so now you‘ re tossing me to another woman?”
I laughed. “So now it’s my fault?” I looked at his stubborn face and whispered, “I’m tired, Jon. Just let me go home and go to Emilia. She’ll probably be missing your cock.”
My insult made him flinch and I saw how hard he kept his fists to his side as if anytime, those punches would collide to my face.
The remaining days before I departed, Jonathan rented the place near my apartment–beside my home. He really
won’t leave me alone that he sees it fit for him to be my next–door neighbor.
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One day, after drinking too much, he
suddenly kneels down in front of my colleagues. I instantly became the center of attention.
“Anastasia!” He grabbed my hand and pleaded, “Ana, I can’t live without you. I’m begging you for another chance. A second chance. Please–please don‘ t be heartless. Can’t you hear my heart doesn‘ t beat without you?”
If your heart didn‘ t beat, you would‘ ve been dead.
I rolled my eyes at him and at my thought.
Jonathan jumped for my leg, clinging to it like some sloth to a tree branch. But I managed to get him off me as soon as Dr.
Alex arrived.
When the crowd dispersed, Jon shot right to his feet and stood as if he was never
intoxicated.
“Anastasia, I’m not giving up.
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I jerked my chin to him. “Neither do I.‘
I won’t stop rejecting him and telling him to fuck off.
I’m totally done with him that all his sweet words and pretending and pleading were nothing. He was just trying to force. me to be back in his arms again.
I shook my head as my realization punched me in the gut: Alpha Jonathan was now as obsessive as I once was four years ago.
Because of the Alpha, I had become the talk of the hospital the next day after that
‘lovely‘ incident.
Rumors of the Beta‘ s daughter ignoring the drunken Alpha on the floor eventually scattered all around the pack like wildfire. They’re just interested in some juicy gossip and not really that concerned about my life.
Jon remained stubborn. He brought me
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breakfast before work and picked me up with flowers after work, regardless of the weather, because he knew all those times I rejected him, he had more chances to show how heartless I was.
When Jonathan kept doing that, I asked Dr. Alex to accompany me after work to go to some club just so I could avoid him.
The Head of the Healers saw that I badly needed his help too so he extended his arm and I looped mine to his. We definitely look like a real couple.
And sure enough, as soon as I went home, my plan worked. Well, not really ‘cause I found him crouched on the stairs leading to my place.
“Who was that?”
“And why do you care?” Alex immediately appeared behind me. I didn’t even know he followed me.
“Who are you?” Jon snarled.
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But Alex ignored him. Seeing the panic in my eyes, Alex slid an arm to my waist.
“Come, babe. I booked us a hotel.”
Jon’s growl shook the earth but both of us didn’t care.
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