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Chapter 3

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That night, Xander came home reeking of alcohol. The second the door opened, he rushed over and locked me in a crushing hug.

"Serena, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you. I bought you a present. Do you like it?"

He pulled a small box from his pocket. Inside sat a delicate ring.

"As soon as I finish handing off my work, I'll quit and leave the pack with you."

Vivienne's perfume clung to his clothes, and my stomach started to churn. Then I saw the bright lipstick mark on his collar, and I shoved him off me.

"I've already turned in my resignation, and all my withdrawal paperwork is done. My flight leaves first thing tomorrow, so I'm going to bed early. If there's nothing else, go back to your own room."

Xander stayed silent for a long while. Then, suddenly, "Serena, the truth is, I..."

His phone rang. I recognized the ringtone instantly. It was the one he had set just for Vivienne.

He answered, and a conflicted look crossed his face right away. He shot me a guilty glance, muttered "okay" into the phone a few times, and hung up.

"Vivienne isn't feeling well. I need to stay with her, so I might not be able to fly out with you tomorrow."

Before I could get a word in, he rushed on. "But don't worry. I’ll come find you as soon as Vivienne is feeling better. I won't make you wait long."

He didn't know his phone leaked sound. Every word Vivienne said had carried straight to my ears.

The two of them had been planning a two-month getaway to Moonlight Forest for ages. The flights and the hotel were booked long ago. Tomorrow was their departure day.

I didn't care where he went, or who he went with.

I just gave a small nod.

But seeing me agree so easily, Xander didn't look thrilled at all. If anything, he looked lost.

He wrapped his arms around me from behind, chin resting on my shoulder, his voice low and thick.

"Wait for me. I'll come for you. I promise."

He pressed a light kiss to my cheek. The instant his lips touched my skin, my brow tightened and a wave of nausea rolled through me.

After Xander left, I gathered up everything he had ever given me, including the necklace I had treasured like a piece of my heart and the ring from tonight, and stuffed all of it into one big trash bag.

I dragged the bag into the yard and set it on fire.

A gust of wind flipped open the 999 love letters I had written him, page after page after page.

Every stroke of ink in those letters carried my love for him. Now that love rose into the night sky as ash.

I watched it burn with cold eyes, the firelight washing over half my face.

The next morning, a notification popped up on my phone. Vivienne had posted on Twitter.

Flowers, candles, a romantic dinner, gifts. Every single photo screamed about how happy she was.

Every single photo bore traces of Xander.

Looking at them now, I felt none of the old ache. Maybe I had truly let go.

I arrived at the airport early, and a call came in from an unknown number. "Is this Miss Serena Frost? I'm a researcher with the pharmaceutical company. We'd like to ask whether you'd be willing to join our team on a project to develop a cure for wolfsbane poisoning."

"The project runs in complete isolation. You'd be cut off from the outside world for three years. Is that something you can accept?"

It was exactly what I needed. I said yes on the spot.

I boarded the plane out of the pack without a single backward glance.

Xander Blackwood, may we never meet again.
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