Don't Mark Me

Watching their figures disappear into the distance, I didn't expect it to still feel like a knife twisting in my heart.In my past life, I got what I wanted—I married Chris.But I never found happiness.Before the wedding, I asked him to go with me to pick out a wedding dress."I'm busy with work. Can you stop bothering me?" he said.So, I carried the dress home by myself—only to see him in a restaurant, celebrating Kaia's birthday."Kaia is an orphan. She has no family to celebrate with her. Unlike you—you've been pampered since childhood," he explained.Another time, I had a severe allergic reaction to pollen. I asked him to come with me to the hospital."I'm not a doctor. If you're sick, go to the hospital yourself." So I did. Alone. And that was when I saw him at a clinic, sitting beside Kaia and waiting for her to get treated for a minor cold."Kaia is an Omega. She's not like you—you have Alpha blood with strong self-healing abilities," he reasoned.Later, I risked my

Hearing Kaia's shameless request, I felt both angry and amused.It was only now that I realized some women could use "weakness" as a weapon.If this were my past life, I would angrily throw her out and loudly declare, "Chris is my mate, and I won't let anyone take him from me!"But this time, I understood—there was no point in taking what wasn't mine to begin with. I wouldn't go after what didn't belong to me, but that didn't mean I was going to give in to Kaia so easily.If only she didn't send me those disgusting photos, I might be more inclined to agree to her request. But she wasn't as innocent as I originally thought, and, because of that, I wouldn't forgive her wickedness."Kaia, do you know how painful it is to reject your mate?""I know... If you help me, I'll be grateful to you for the rest of my life." Kaia gripped my hand tightly."I can help you. But I have one condition.""What condition?" Kaia immediately let go of my hand, her eyes flickering with panic."Next w

"What did you say?" Chris looked at me in disbelief.Before I could explain further, there was a knock at the door. Even before I opened it, I could already smell Lucian's scent."Chris, what are you doing here in Fiora's room at this hour? Haven't you hurt her enough today with what happened between you and Kaia?" Lucian's voice was cold, a clear sign that he came to protect me after sensing Chris's presence.I gave Lucian a grateful look. If I had called him instead of Chris in my past life, maybe I wouldn't have died.Now, everything was still salvageable."What nonsense are you spouting now?" Chris took a step forward, grabbing my hand.He was holding my wrist painfully tight, but I still smiled and asked, "Did I say something wrong? You've always liked Kaia, haven't you?"I stared into his eyes and saw the conflict flash within them.A cold laugh escaped me. "Breaking the mate bond would be better for all of us.""You are my mate. How can you just say something like that?

I sighed. Whether in this life or the last, Chris never really understood what I was saying."I'm not angry; I've thought about this seriously. Let's sever the mate bond."To make him agree more quickly, I reassured him, "Even after we sever the mate bond, you'll still be Lucian's beta. He won't banish you from Darkwood Pack.""You think I don't want to sever the mate bond just because I'm afraid of Lucian?" Chris' voice carried a trace of wounded pride."Isn't that it?" I retorted. "Or is it because you've really fallen for me? Didn't you tell me to stop bothering you and go find someone else?""I... Fiora, are you trying to drive me mad?" Chris' face was filled with anger. "That was just a joke. I was angry at the time.""You're a man, so you should take responsibility for your words." I couldn't help but roll my eyes and added, "We should sever our mate bond as soon as possible.""No, I disagree!" Chris stepped forward, grabbing my shoulders tightly. "Our bond was destined by

Chris stared at me in shock, but he still refused to let go of my wrist. "You actually hit me for his sake!"Drake must have noticed the commotion because he strode toward us without hesitation. As he got closer, his gaze fell on Chris' hand gripping mine, and his brows furrowed."Let go of Fiora!" Drake demanded."You have no right to tell me what to do. Fiora is my mate!" Chris growled and yanked me into his arms.I struggled against him. "Not for much longer. We're severing the mate bond.""I told you—I won't agree to it!" he argued. Drake had enough. He shoved Chris aside and stepped protectively in front of me. "Mate or not, no man should treat a woman this way," he said coldly.Chris was completely enraged. "What's wrong? Do you have a thing for women I've already slept with?"I froze. I never expected him to say something so vile.So all his remorse and apologies were all an act. Just like in my past life, he was nothing but a cruel, selfish man who would do anything t