Chapter 2

He wants the ring back?

"Why do you am want the ring?" I asked.

That ring was something I had spent a great deal of effort designing myself, then spent months crafting by hand.

"Shane wants us to wear matching rings." he said, he said without remorse.

I could not believe my ears. He was asking me to give up my ring to another wolf, his ex-lover?

He must have seen my expression because he quickly spoke, "it's just to let her play, besides, It is just a cheap ring."

But this excuse was even more absurd.

He quickly found the ring on the table beside me and took it to leave quickly.

That was my ring, I quickly tried to take it back, forgetting I was injured and fell from the bed.

"Give it back!" I insisted.

"Why are you suddenly this way? You used to be so generous," he said and I froze.

Generous?

While still on the ground, I looked up at him.

Since he walked in, he showed no concern for me, No care. My heart died.

"If you take that ring away, we are over," I said and he froze. This seemed to wake him up as he turned around in panic.

"Charlotte you mean everything to me. How can you talk about throwing away our relationship over this? Just because of a ring, you would leave me? You can't leave me. You are my life," he declared, burrowing into my arms.

Despite his words, I looked at him, my heart turning colder.

How dare he claim to be unable to live without me, when he would take my ring and hand to another woman?

“You can't live without me?" I asked bitterly, "It was you who gave me up for Shane.”Lucas buried his face in my arms, and held me tightly.

“No, I am not giving you up.bshe is threatening to kill herself. I am just trying to claim her down. When she recovers I will come back to you. We will have our Marking again, I promise!”

I resisted the urge to throw his hands off me. As his arm tightened around me, I suddenly realized, Lucas is an Alpha. He would not let go if he did not want to. I could not struggle out of his arms even if I tried.

I took a deep breath and calmed myself.

"Alright," I answered. Only the did he let go of me, letting out a breath of relief. He turned and left with the ring.

I touched the spot where my ring used to be. I had never thought I would ever take it off. But this was the last straw.

I picked up the phone and called the Oracle's temple. For the longest time, I spent time in the temple assisting the Oracle.

Soon, one of the assistants answered.

"Has the Oracle crossed out my name yet? I want to return," I asked.Oracle's were rare beings and being chosen to assist one was a big deal. Yet, I insisted on returning for Lucas.

The person on the other end sounded delighted.

“Really? The Oracle was so upset when you left. He will be happy to hear you are returning. He has not taken off you name yet. So, technically, you still assist the Oracle,” he said and I let out a breath.

If I had lost that, after all that had happened, I was not sure what I would do.

“But didn’t you leave to become the Redline Luna? Won’t it be inconvenient to fulfil your duties from afar? What about your mate to be?”

I apart of me suddenly started looking for excuses make up for Lucas but paused.

It was laughable.

There was no need for such an effort.

"He’s Dead. No need to worry, I will no longer be distracted from my duties assisting the Oracle.” I said and ended the call.

After hanging up, I booked an early flight to the Neutral Territory, where the temple was.

I discharged myself from the hospital and returned home alone to recover.

Lucas never came by to see me since that day. All I saw were Shane's posts.

In one post, Lucas brought her flowers, in another he was feeding her.

The caption was always said, "three years with you waiting for more.

In each post, Lucas was tender and always looked at her with eyes full of care.

Every picture stabbed at my heart.

It was clear she was deliberately flaunting how much Lucas does for her. She would make sweet posts showcasing a tender side of Lucas everyday, it was almost as though she wanted me to see them.

Once, she posted about preparing for her Marking Ritual with Lucas and he reposted it, but quickly withdrew it and posted a picture of his mother's birthday celebration preparation and I paused.

He had told me about this before our Marking. He wanted me to come that day as his mate.

Even if the Marking did not happen and I really did not have a deep bond with his mother, I still wanted to give his mother a gift, so I went to the birthday.

The moment I walked in, I paused a the door.

The scene before me cause my entire body to freeze.

The banquet had already begun, and all the relatives were there. Lucas and Shane sat beside his mother.

Lucas' mother who had always been caring towards me held Shane's hand with worry.

"You have gotten thinner. Eat some more," she said, adding food to Shane's plate. Then she looked at Lucas in accusation.

"How have you been taking care of her, that she got this thin?" She asked and Lucas sighed.

"She is a picky eater and won't peel shrimp herself. I always need to do it," Lucas answered as he peeled some shrimp for Shane and feeding her himself. As he did this, he wiped the corners of Shane's mouth as she ate.

I was not sure why I had not left yet.

I guess my body was still frozen, because they soon noticed me.

"Charlotte?" someone said in shock.