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He Knew All Along That His Dead Mate Had Come Back Chapter 10
I made one last request of the system.Don't let me see anything about Graypine ever again, I told it. And don't show up in my life anymore either. I'm home now. I don't need to know who regrets what, or who cried all night over me.The system was silent for a moment, then agreed.After that, life settled down. I kept working, went to the market with my parents on weekends, and sometimes hiked with friends outside the city. The wide streaks of premature white hair in the mirror reminded me I'd traded 20 years for a love that was already over. Sometimes it still hurt, but I no longer lay awake all night over that choice.Then one morning, while I was washing up, I noticed the white hair at my temples was gone.At first I thought the light was too dim, so I went to the window. Sunlight fell on the mirror. My hair was its familiar dark color again, and even the weariness in my face seemed to have vanished overnight. I touched my face, unable to believe it.When my mother came in, she froz
He Knew All Along That His Dead Mate Had Come Back Chapter 9
Two years later, the system appeared one more time.I was choosing a birthday present for my father when that long-absent voice sounded in my head. I nearly dropped what I was holding.[Host, some of the people you care about are settled now. You may choose to take a look.]I thought of Mia, hesitated for a moment, and agreed.In the image, the herbal shop in Riverbend had new curtains and flowers blooming by the door. Mia wore a clean work dress. She weighed herbs and made change with ease. Her silver-whip wounds had healed into scars, and she no longer moved so timidly. Whenever she ran into something she didn't know, she'd shout for Helen. They'd argue a little across the counter, then burst out laughing together.A young man helped her carry stock. She could turn down his advances without embarrassment and still invite him to stay for tea. Seeing how at ease she was, I believed for the first time that she'd never be punished again just for being close to me.Thank you, I told the s
He Knew All Along That His Dead Mate Had Come Back Chapter 8
When I opened my eyes again, I was lying in my own bed at home.My room was just as I'd left it. The flowers my mother had been tending for me still sat by the window, and a photo of the three of us at the beach stood on the bookshelf. Before I could sit up, the door opened, and she froze in the doorway."Ivy?" She hurried over and cupped my face, her eyes going red at once. "Why has so much of your hair gone white? You're so young. How did this happen all at once?"The system had already taken its 20 years. In the mirror, a wide silver streak ran through my hair at the temples. My face looked much more worn than when I'd left, as though I'd suffered a long illness in just a few days.My mother held me and cried until her shoulders shook. I didn't want her to worry, so I forced a smile. "This is kind of nice. When we walk down the street now, people won't know which of us is the big sister."She laughed despite herself and gently tapped my forehead, but she didn't let go. My father hea
He Knew All Along That His Dead Mate Had Come Back Chapter 7
When Kane stood up, his chair scraped harshly across the floor."I've told you, Selena's baby is where I draw the line." He lowered his voice, and his eyes began to take on a wolfish gleam. "I didn't hold that slap against you. And what she did to you before ends here too. If you both give a little, Graypine can have peace again. If Mia doesn't pull through, I'll find you another maid."A chill spread through my chest. To him, even Mia was replaceable."Don't bother," I said. "There won't be a next time."Kane's head snapped up. "What do you mean? You're leaving again?"I didn't answer. He grabbed my wrist so hard that I thought he'd crush the bones. The weight of a high-ranking Alpha's dominance bore down on me. This low-ranking body trembled on instinct, but I stayed on my feet and refused to bow my head."Ivy, don't use leaving to force my hand." His voice grew rougher. "You died once. I've had enough of that kind of life. If you want to go back to the human world, you'll need my pe
He Knew All Along That His Dead Mate Had Come Back Chapter 6
I slept through the night in Riverbend. In my dreams, there was no hunter's silver knife and no Kane calling my name. When I woke, all I heard was someone setting out dishes downstairs.Helen handed me the transfer papers with Mia's name already on them. Then she called over a few reliable guards who hired themselves out in town. "Graypine people have been coming into town a lot lately. I don't feel right letting you go back alone. Let these men take you. At least someone will be with you at the border."I was going to say no, but then I thought of Mia, still in the pack, and agreed.When we returned to Graypine, the yard was packed. Mia wasn't in the back kitchen. I asked three people before a girl from the laundry finally pointed toward the stone courtyard, crying. "Selena says Mia set the dog on her on purpose. She wants justice for her baby. They've been beating Mia for ages."My heart sank like a stone.When I ran into the courtyard, the first thing I saw was the new little huntin
He Knew All Along That His Dead Mate Had Come Back Chapter 5
Mia's hands kept shaking as she cleaned my burn. She'd heard what happened in the council hall, but she didn't dare ask much. She only said quietly, "If you're leaving, could you take me with you? I don't want to work for Selena anymore."I looked at her hands, cracked from years of washing bandages, and remembered how she used to pout and wheedle over little things when she worked for me. Now she seemed afraid that even asking for this much would upset me."I'll make sure you have somewhere to go," I told her. "But where I'm going, you can't follow me for now."She froze, thinking I was about to hide something from her and go somewhere dangerous alone again. Before she could say anything, measured footsteps sounded outside the door.Kane came in with a few attendants, carrying a familiar medical kit. It was the one we used to bring whenever we went out together, stocked with medicine to stop bleeding, gauze, and salve for silver wounds. He'd once said that as long as he was around, I'
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