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“Don’t worry, I was once in a relationship like that,” Alex explained as soon as we got to our hotel room.
“They‘ re dangerous, not because they’re obsessive, but because they no longer see the need to respect you. They see you as a possession of theirs that they’ll chase even to the far end of the world.”
“Thank you,” I inhaled. I found myself wandering to the window and there, Jon was standing outside. Thunder cracked the distance and soon, the rain started to pour. Alex saw him too.
“See. That’s why.”
I understood what he meant and right now, instead of hatred, I feel sorry for Jon.
He no longer feels the need to live. He doesn‘ t know how to let go as if what he and Emilia have possessed him with
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intense guilt that he thinks the only way to solve it is to prove to me we can still be together despite what happened.
Well, what’s done is done.
I dialed Emilia‘ s number and spoke in a flat tone. “Stop letting him go out and make a scene.” Dr. Alex tossed me a subtle smile. I just shook my head. “I’m no longer concerned about your relationship. Pick him up from the hotel.”
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Emilia arrived sooner than Alex and I
expected. It was midnight and she looked worn out too as Jon and her have been through shit.
“Don’t get too excited. He won’t end up with you again.”
“Oh, I know. If you like him, don’t take your eyes off of him. Dr. Alex and I are awoken by his odd presence instead.”
She looked at me then the doctor then back
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to my pursed lips. “You‘ re happy now?”
“Oh yes. It seems the Alpha needs someone more he loves and I need someone who always prioritizes me.”
She bit her lip as if my words bit so hard. than intended.
“He’s yours,” I added, waving a hand to Jonathan who refused to remove himself from the rain. “Go fetch him. Love him. Convinced him to cut his shit because I will be starting a new life with Dr. Alex on the Dawn Thorn Pack.”
Though Alex and I are just pretending so that these two will leave us alone, there’s something sparkled in the doctor’s eyes as if he’s glad that I’ll be with him in his father’s pack.
Emilia turned as soon as the rain stopped and Jon collapsed.
He’s just being dramatic; he has a flair for those things.
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It was past midnight when I found out that Jon went home to his own place, a
penthouse in the most expensive condo of the pack.
The next day, I left the hotel room first. Dr. Alex was still sleeping. Both of us have our own rooms since it’s a suite. Nothing happened between us. Unlike Jon, Alex knows how to respect boundaries.
He understands that no means no.
I carried my luggage with a calm heart when the day of my departure arrived. This pack had given me too many painful
memories, albeit some of them are worth
cherishing.
I was boarding the plane when I found at
letter on my seat.
Sure enough, it’s from my ex–boyfriend.
“Dear Anastasia, you were the only woman who left that I felt you take my
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heart with you. It was painful not to have you in my life. I just realized your worth now that you’re gone. And perhaps my presence in your life for the past four years we’ve been together was really a torment to you.” Something flared to life within me. Anger or hatred or guilt, I couldn’t tell. “I know I caused you a lot of pain. You left without a word just as I used to do and I dared not search for you recklessly anymore. Emilia and I…no matter how she feels about me, we agreed to have our separate ways. We should have parted ways since long ago but we never did. And I just realize now how much those days hurt you. That me and Emilia are not just childhood friends or teenage sweethearts, we were more than that–but not in the same way we were when we’re together.”
Someone sat beside me and I ignored him.
when he asked about the weather or
something. I just focused my eyes on the letter. “I will miss you, Ana. But I must
stay away as I have caused too much harm than I compelled myself to see. Please
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believe me that I truly regret my actions. If I had been more aware of your feelings. back then, none of this wouldn’t have happened. I won’t disturb you any longer and will teach myself on how to move on. But no matter what happens, I will always be there for you whenever you need me. Just call me and I will be there.”
I tore up the letter after letting my tears dry. Immediately.
Some people should leave no trace behind. once they leave, and I made sure Jonathan did.
Just before the plane took flight, I saw the Alpha rushing towards me. He called out. my name loudly, almost brokenheartedly. Through the window, I watched him with tears streaming down his face as he voicelessly asked, “Can you not leave?”
I shook my head and even gave him a small wave of goodbye as we exchanged our final glance.
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No means no, I reminded myself.
In his eyes, I saw a plea for me to stay. But Jonathan was my past, and I must let him
go at all costs.
A tide of relief washed through me. But for a moment, I felt that fear coursing in my veins that when I arrived in the Dawn
Thorn Pack and no one would entertain
me, no one would be friends with me.
Life is worth living and taking risks you’ve never done before, I told myself. I shoved that fear down and sighed, letting comfort and peace encompass my entire being.
As soon as the plane was high in the air, Jonathan and I no longer had any connection. For the rest of my life, my world would no longer be involving him.
I glanced at my seatmate. But that glance turned into a full–blown stare when I
realized who was sitting beside me.
“Anastasia,” Dr. Alex whispered my
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name which made all of me stiff.
“Dr. Alex,” I breathed, bringing the hair that blocked my face behind my ear.
“Don’t you have anyone to fly with to the Dawn Thorn Pack?”
I shook my head. “Unfortunately, no.”
A smile split his lips, his face lit up. “Can we go there together instead?”
I inhaled a sharp breath, his scent of lavender and jasmine smothering my senses. “I think we already are.”
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