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SophiaEveryone was watching us. My brother wouldn’t take his eyes off us from his spot, arms crossed.The air between us grew heavy when Bright grabbed me by the waist and removed Dante’s hands from my arms. The situation was already uncomfortable, but Bright did something to make it even worse. It was an instinctive, possessive movement that left me breathless. I could feel the tension in his body, the firmness of his grip, and the way his heart pounded furiously. Meanwhile, Dante’s heartbeat remained calm and steady.But what unsettled me the most was Dante’s expression. He wasn’t angry. He wasn’t surprised. He was... entertained. I knew him. I knew his looks. He did this on purpose. He’s shameless. I know he sensed I still loved him, and I think he was playing with that.Dante smirked. One of those crooked smiles he used to give me when we were young before everything between us shattered. But this smile held malice."Your wife?" Dante asked as if he didn’t already know. But he di
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SophiaThe return to the city was filled with tense silences. Bright still hadn't spoken to me, but I hadn't made an effort to close the distance between us either. His anger still lingered in the air, and our argument before leaving had left its mark. I didn’t understand why he felt the need to control me. Why was he angry? Why was he jealous? Our relationship was an arrangement, without feelings involved, or at least, that’s what we had agreed upon. So why did his attitude affect me so much?But I couldn’t focus on what Conrad had told me. Bright was not someone who showed emotions or cared about attachments. I didn’t matter to him, at least not in a romantic way. For the past two days, he had been acting like an idiot.Arriving at the house did nothing to ease the tension. Bright simply walked in and locked himself in his office without saying a word. He didn’t even bother to look at me, and I had no intention of breaking the silence.I stayed in the living room, trying to calm my
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BrightWhen I got home, Sophia wasn’t there. I was surprised not to see her. Night had fallen, and it wasn’t safe for Sophia to be out. I had specifically asked her not to go out at night. Sophia should have obeyed me. The attacks happened at night.Sophia was stubborn and proud. But one day, her pride would get her into serious trouble."Where is Sophia?" I asked the housekeeper."I'm not sure, sir. But Miss Sophia left about five minutes ago. It seemed urgent.""Did you notice anything unusual?""No. But the young lady received a letter a little while ago.""A letter?""Yes, sir.""Who is the letter from? Who sent it?""The envelope didn’t say."I looked toward the stairs and quickly went up to the room. I searched through Sophia’s things and found the envelope tucked inside a notebook on her nightstand. When I read the contents, I furiously crumpled the paper and threw it to the floor.I couldn't believe Sophia was capable of disobeying me in the middle of a war just to meet with D
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SophiaBright turned around and walked away. I didn't want to stay silent. I knew Bright had nothing to do with the disappearances. I felt pressured for a moment and didn’t respond, but I trusted him. At the very least, I knew Bright was incapable of doing something like that.I looked at Dante one last time. The fight they had was unnecessary. It bothered me that Bright had gone through my things and followed me here, but now I had to apologize to him before everything got worse.Dante was wrong to say something so horrible about Bright. I knew he didn’t do it out of malice. Dante wasn’t a bad person. He made mistakes, but that didn’t make him evil. He tried to protect me from Bright because he didn’t trust him. Dante was right about one thing: no one knew anything about Bright. He joined the pack some time ago and had become my brother’s right-hand man, but we knew nothing about his past. All I knew was that his parents had moved here because Bright had managed to join James’s pack.
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SophiaThe silence that followed was uncomfortable. There were glances exchanged between Bright and my father that I couldn't decipher. I felt like the tension would explode at any moment. I think I did a better job than Bright at hiding my displeasure. But, in reality, Bright wasn’t even trying to conceal it.I shot Bright a look, silently telling him to behave. He and I could fight, but not now. Not in front of my parents. Did he want to draw their attention? Make me look like the guilty one?Damn it, Bright.Finally, my father set down his silverware and rested his elbows on the table, looking directly at Bright. He clasped his hands together and placed them under his chin. I knew Dad was about to question something. We had barely spoken all night. I wasn’t a quiet person, and my parents knew it.“I know something is going on between you two,” he said firmly. “Is it something we should be worried about? Marital problems? Have you cheated on her, Bright?”Dad was tough. His personal
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SophiaThe first two days were hell.I had no idea where he had gone, and my mother didn’t know either. My father, on the other hand, had information, but he was keeping it to himself. I demanded that he share it with me, but he refused to give in. Bright had asked my father not to tell me so that I wouldn’t run off after him and my brother like last time.I called him once, twice, three, and four times. Then, I called him a fifth time. The call counter reached thirty, but there was no answer on the other end.Where the hell were they?Bright couldn’t do this to me.Why hadn’t they come back yet?Bright didn’t answer any of my calls or respond to my messages. I tried to stay calm, telling myself that he was probably too busy to use his phone, but as the hours passed, the anguish grew in my chest like a dark shadow that refused to dissipate. If he was busy, I knew he would have found time to send me a simple message. But even my brother wasn’t answering my calls.Dad wouldn’t give me a
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SophiaI couldn't believe he was standing in front of me, so nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened. As if he hadn’t left me in a hell of uncertainty for days. Bright had no right to ask me to step aside after I had spent three days worrying about them. I wouldn't endure this again.I knew he would soon have to leave for another mission. This wouldn't end until either the bad guys wiped us all out or we got rid of them first. I knew my brother, and I knew he wouldn’t stop until he found out who was behind all of this. Bright was my brother’s right-hand man. Although my brother didn’t trust Bright as his brother-in-law, I knew he trusted him to lead the pack’s groups.I felt the anger consuming me from the inside, making my blood boil. Bright had put me through the worst anguish of my life, and he didn’t even seem to understand the gravity of what he had done. Keep me away? I knew he was right and that it was dangerous. His face remained neutral, as if my shouting was just background
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SophiaI don’t know when I fell asleep last night, but I remembered how tired I felt. The sun hit me straight in the face when I opened my eyes, and it took me a few seconds to remember where I was. Or rather, who I was with. Bright was sleeping next to me, his breathing calm, his arm still wrapped around my waist as if he didn’t want to let me go. I felt trapped and wanted to run away.I felt emotionally overwhelmed. This shouldn’t have happened. Not again. I swore we would never do this again. I don’t know what I was thinking. Honestly, I hadn’t been thinking at all.I barely managed to move without waking him, but every little gesture from him provoked a mixture of sensations I couldn’t decipher. It wasn’t his fault, I knew that. He hadn’t done anything but be himself. But I… I couldn’t ignore what had happened last night.I carefully got up, picking my clothes up from the floor and dressing silently. I didn’t want to wake him. I didn’t want to face him or face the weight of my bad
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SophiaI was furious with my brother for asking me to take the company papers to Bright. I didn’t want to go. I didn’t want to face him again. I couldn’t do it. To be honest, I did want to see him, to be near him, but it was so uncomfortable that it made me want to run from his presence. I went anyway. Bright wasn’t at the company, so the idea of going to his new apartment had made me nervous ever since James asked me that morning. That’s what he wanted me to do.I refused. James knew what had happened between Bright and me, and I didn’t want to go."Take them to him, Sophia. It’s urgent. He needs to sign them today." James said it firmly, but his eyes, as always, seemed to know more than his words let on."But..." I tried to protest."Sophia, we’ve been arguing about this for ten minutes. Can you just set your personal issues aside and do what I’m asking? I’m busy, I have a meeting soon, and I don’t have time to go myself. You need to be responsible."I sighed. He was right, but I di
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SophiaI had overdue work to finish and a pile of papers on my desk that I needed to go through. Since Mom stopped working on doctor’s orders, Dad asked me to take care of her responsibilities so she could rest peacefully. Mom would return to work soon, but in the meantime, I was the one who had to handle everything. It was a lot of responsibility, and I wanted to do it right so my parents would see they could trust me with the company.But I was tired. Especially that day. I felt exhausted. I’d slept very little, my mind tangled up with the photos, the message, the fear of feeling watched. James made sure my parents didn’t suspect what was going on with me. He told them it would be a good idea for me to stay with them for a while so I could be close to Mom, caring for her and giving her affection. Mom was thrilled to have me at the house, so I didn’t feel like a burden.Dad didn’t like the idea of having more than six werewolves guarding the house all day, but James told him it was p
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BrightI was at the apartment I rented. After several days of wandering and sleeping in my office at the company, I had no choice but to move out of there. I couldn't turn my office into my bedroom at the same time. I needed a place with my comfort.I placed the electric kettle on the counter and plugged it in, but I got a message from James that caught my attention. I felt the urgency in his words and knew I’d have to leave soon to meet him. I also knew this wasn’t just any meeting.I thought it might be about the pack. Something had happened. Maybe someone new had disappeared. Just the thought gave me a headache. This crap couldn’t go on forever.“Come to the office. I need to talk to you. It’s urgent, Bright.”No jokes. No casual tone. Just the authority of the Alpha and the weight of something I didn’t yet understand. I replied that I was on my way. I changed clothes, got my car from the parking lot, and headed to his house. He was waiting for me there.I got there in less than fi
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SophiaIt had been a long time since I’d slept peacefully. I didn’t know if it was because I had left the house where Bright’s memories consumed me, or because, after so long, I finally felt like I was in a real home. I had always loved my parents’ house and loved living there. I have always enjoyed it. But I got married, and started my own life, and everything changed for me. Then I got separated. After that, I came back one night after being threatened by strangers.And there I was. Lying on my old bed, in my old room, in the house of my childhood. I felt calm because my parents’ house had top-level security, and I had asked two werewolves to guard the house from the car. But my peace was shattered when I heard a desperate scream.It was my father’s voice. Something was wrong.My calm vanished in a second. My first thought was that someone had broken into the house to attack us. I couldn’t stay there if my parents were in danger.I jumped out of bed like I’d been sprung by a coil an
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SophiaI knew that staying locked in the meeting room and waiting for everyone to arrive was going to drive me crazy. Bright’s cologne mixed with Dante’s scented the room and haunted me like ghosts.I stood up slowly, picked up my folder, pretended I needed to review some documents, and walked out of the room without saying a word. There was no one to pretend for anyway. They had left me alone there. I walked down the hallway in silence, greeting the floor receptionist with a slight nod.“Miss Sophia, I left an envelope that just arrived at the company. It’s for you. It’s on your desk.”I felt annoyed.“Call me Miss, Daniela. I’m a single woman,” I reminded her, feeling humiliated.“I’m sorry, Miss,” she apologized with a smile.I entered my office and closed the door behind me. Forcing smiles was going to be a hard task that day.I leaned against the door for a moment. I felt sheltered in my office, away from everyone else. But I wasn’t that far from Bright, because his office was ri
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SophiaMy mind could only focus on one thing: the way Bright grabbed his papers and walked out of the room as soon as Dante sat down.The silence continued pulsing in the room, where only the two of us were, waiting to see who would be the first to speak after a long while.But I really didn’t know how much time had passed. Maybe minutes. Maybe an eternity. Who knows? I lost touch with reality, traveling deep into a loop of endless thoughts.Dante didn’t say anything else. He sat in one of the chairs, crossed one leg over the other, and pulled his phone out of his pocket, checking messages as if it wasn’t worth talking to me anymore. I didn’t blame him. I didn’t even know if I was worth talking to. But there was a weight on my chest, the pressure of feeling his resentment toward me. I think he stayed in the room out of politeness, so as not to be rude like Bright was, but that didn’t mean Dante wanted to be there with me.He was probably hoping everyone would show up soon and this wou
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SophiaThe werewolves accompanied me to the company to protect me. As usual.Since Bright had left the house and I didn’t have much to do, I asked my parents to get my office at the company ready so I could be responsible for my work there. I didn’t want to stay locked up at home for too long, afraid that someone might kidnap me. I felt more comfortable in the company of my people than alone at home. Yes, there were werewolves guarding me, but nothing in the world could take away the loneliness that was crushing me.But to be honest, I don’t think I left the house every morning just to avoid feeling lonely. I did it to be near Bright because I knew he was going to be at the company. Unfortunately for me, I’ve hardly seen him. He spent all his time in his office and rarely came out, and when he did, I didn’t say anything because I couldn’t find the words. He didn’t even look at me. It was like I didn’t exist.With every step I took down the deserted hallways, the sound of my heels echo
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SophiaSince I woke up that morning, two days after Bright left home, I felt nervous. I knew something strange or bad was going to happen to me that day. When I picked up my phone from the nightstand and saw a message, I had the same feeling. Uncertainty ran through my veins, and I couldn’t help but reply to the person who sent it.An hour later, barely having had breakfast, I asked two pack members to escort me to my parents' company and had the rest stay and watch over my house. I didn’t like giving that kind of order to my pack, but James insisted they be there to protect me. The wolves did it gladly, and I always rewarded them with hot meals, and by letting them shower at my place and leave their things there. Truth be told, I’d done it more often since Bright left. The house felt damn empty without him there with me.I got out of the car, and both wolves accompanied me inside the company building for my safety, but I asked them to stay in the lobby so I could handle my business i
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SophiaThere was no one with me at home because I rejected Dante’s offer to come see me after Bright left the house and didn’t return.I couldn’t allow myself to see Dante in my home, and I didn’t have the energy for it either. But my mind was a whirlwind of thoughts. I had been awake for hours —or rather, sleepless— sitting on the living room couch, wrapped in a blanket that couldn’t keep me warm. I kept searching for answers about where Bright could be right now.Was he with some girl? Did he sleep with someone else?Something inside my chest screamed it. I could feel it. The pressure in my chest wouldn’t let me think. Every second reaffirmed just how badly I had acted for not making up my mind in time. Really, all of this began when I married Bright. I should’ve never agreed to marry him. I went too far, and when I realized it, I had already hit the gas and jumped off the cliff, dragging someone with me.Bright.The early morning sky turned gray. Another storm was coming.Bright ha
