Chapter 2

After the party, Leonard took my hand and pulled me into his car. His tone was sincere.

“Don’t be mad, Mia. Judy and I grew up together. Her mate just died, and she’s pregnant now, so I have to take care of her.”

I nodded. My calm demeanor struck Leonard as odd, and he frowned. “Aren’t you mad at me?”

Before I could reply, Judy opened the car door and got in without asking. “Leonard, I’m ready. Let’s go home.”

The moment she closed the door, she frowned and glanced at me. “Leonard, that smell is too strong… My pup’s making a fuss.

“Maybe I should just walk home… I can’t stand this smell.”

Leonard looked at me as though he had forgotten why I reeked of alcohol. He stammered awkwardly, “Mia, why don’t you…?”

I knew what he wanted me to do.

If it were before, I would have hastily protested that I only drank a little wine, and there was barely any smell at all.

Or perhaps I would have flown into a rage and told him there was no way I was walking home by myself. If Judy did not like that, she could find her own way home.

This time, however, I just got out of the car calmly and smiled at him. “Then I’ll go home on my own. Safe drive.”

Leonard blinked. He let go of the steering wheel and grabbed my hem instinctively. “Mia, why aren’t you…?”

“Why aren’t I mad?” I finished his sentence. “You used up a coupon, didn’t you? I won’t be mad.”

Leonard froze up. He opened his mouth to continue, but Judy suddenly sneezed from the backseat, distracting him.

“Ugh, it’s so cold, sitting here in my wet clothes!”

His train of thought completely derailed, Leonard patted my head exasperatedly. “Then I’ll send Judy home first. Take care, and I’ll be home a bit later.”

With that, he drove away with Judy in tow.

I watched the car leave, hugging my chest with my arms. My whole body felt cold.

Once I reached home, I took out the last forgiveness coupon and ripped it up without a moment’s hesitation. After that, I called Lily, the Luna, and told her I wanted to dissolve my Mate Bond with Leonard.

Lily was my best friend, and she had witnessed our entire love story, so she was shocked. “What Leonard did just now was terrible, but are you sure about this, Mia?

“Everyone in the pack knows he confessed to you 99 times. Your love story is practically a fairy tale around here! Why do you want to dissolve your Mate Bond?”

I gripped the phone tightly, my heart pained.

Yeah, what happened to us? What happened to our love?

It was probably because of Judy. Leonard took her side every time. Because of her, we kept fighting and using up the coupons, until there was not a single one left.

Once the coupons ran out, I knew that Leonard and I were done.

As I stayed silent, Lily could only sigh. “Alright, I’ll prepare the potion and documents for dissolving the Mate Bond. When do you want them?”

I looked at the shredded coupons in the wastepaper basket and said calmly, “Could you bring them tomorrow? I want to move elsewhere after dissolving the bond. I’ll leave once I’ve packed my things.”

The moment I said that, the door flew open.

“You’re leaving? Where are you going, Mia?”

Leonard came in with a paper bag and grabbed my hand anxiously.