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Chapter 7

Author: Underwater Autumn
My voice was filled with anger and contempt.

Sloan tried desperately to compose herself. Forcing a smile, she asked, "Don't you have even the slightest feelings for me?"

I looked at her coldly. "Me? How could I possibly have feelings for you?"

Sloan had thought I was different from all the other male wolves out there. She endured the ache in her chest and unwillingly pressed on. "If you don't have feelings for me, then why did you go out of your way to help me? Why did you give me gifts, have
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    Dominic froze. He looked at me in disbelief. "Those things... I said all of that without thinking. I just thought you were overthinking everything. I never meant for you to leave me..."I gave a cold laugh. "So you having dinner alone with her, leaving me at the park so you could go pick her up—that was all me overthinking things?"He opened his mouth, still trying to defend himself."And replacing the cufflink I gave you with the cheap one she gave you? Was that me overthinking things too?"Every question was like a silver blade driving straight into his heart.His body trembled, remorse thick in his voice. "Adelaide, there really isn't anything between Sloan and me. I don't like her. I did all of this... because I wanted you to stop telling me what to do. I thought you'd come looking for me like you always did."He stumbled over his words, and by the end, he reached out as if to hug me. "I never thought you'd actually leave me."I stepped away from him and looked at his redden

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    My voice was filled with anger and contempt.Sloan tried desperately to compose herself. Forcing a smile, she asked, "Don't you have even the slightest feelings for me?"I looked at her coldly. "Me? How could I possibly have feelings for you?"Sloan had thought I was different from all the other male wolves out there. She endured the ache in her chest and unwillingly pressed on. "If you don't have feelings for me, then why did you go out of your way to help me? Why did you give me gifts, have dinner with me alone, and even dance the first dance with me?"By the end, her voice was almost breaking. "I really thought I was different to you."I only found the whole thing absurd.All I could think about now were Adelaide's words on that last phone call and the determined look on her face as she'd walked away from the party."Sloan, do you really think that highly of yourself? I helped you because I admired the fact that an Omega like you managed to escape from rogue wolves."The gif

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    I said nothing and lowered my head to pour myself a drink.The red wine that usually tasted rich and smooth was almost impossible to swallow now, bitter beyond words.But the atmosphere around us was lively.Blake called everyone over to play a card game, and before long, bursts of laughter filled the room. Sloan and Dominic worked together seamlessly and won several rounds.I didn't look at them. I simply kept my head down and sipped my wine.Blake turned to Dominic. "Dominic, which academy are you going to?"Without even thinking, Dominic answered, "The Warrior Academy. Adelaide is going there too."Then he smiled at me, acting so naturally that you would've never guessed we were in the middle of a cold war.Everyone there knew about our relationship. They had all automatically assumed we'd end up together.Blake turned to the person beside him. "What about you, Sloan?"Sloan gently picked up her glass and took a sip. "The same as Dominic."The moment she said it, the room

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