LOGIN“I’m surprised at how angry you are. You should not even be disappointed. Why on earth should she accept? Have you met you?”Conan froze. “Lyra, what do you mean? What are you saying?”“That you’re not worth anybody’s choice. The she wolf rejected you and you very much deserve that rejection.” I stood up on my feet. “ If that is all you have to say, then I should take my leave. I don’t want so much people to see me with you.”“Who do you think you are to say such a thing? I don’t deserve to be chosen? Have you forgotten that I’m your fiance?”I shook my head. “You’re not my fiance. As embarrassing as it is, you are my ex-fiance. Please, try to make your life better so I won’t get too embarrassed if someone manages to find out that you are my ex.” I wrinkled my nose. “Ughhh!”“Lyra, do you think this is a joke. I’m trying to make sure we get together and you are acting like the bitch that you are.”My face turned red and I made a fist. “Call me a bitch one more time and I will sleep th
“I think you should just hear what he has to say. He has to have a reason for coming back. Just see him.”I scoffed. I was in disbelief. “Mom, are you seriously asking your daughter to give audience to the same wolf that ignored her? Mom, are you kidding me?”She shrugged. “I am just saying. I’m arranging a she-wolf for Tim. I will he very happy if Tim marries the she-wolf I…”“Mom, can you hear yourself?”“I think you really needed this vacation because the other she-wolves must have really robbed off on you. Mom, you are not supposed to force Tim to get married to someone he does not want in the first place. What is even your point?”“My point is that maybe Conan was trying to please his mother.”“Then he should go to his mother and continue pleasing her and not come to me. What the heck? Tim is the one getting married. Who he chooses as his mate should be none of your business. You just have to guide him to choose a good she-wolf which is not necessary because Tim and his friends d
I didn’t listen to the voicemails.That was my small victory for the night.I shoved the phone deep into my suitcase, zipped it shut like that would somehow seal Kade out of my life, and went to bed telling myself that tomorrow would be better. Tomorrow always sounded convincing in my head.It wasn’t.The days blurred together, and at least my mom was happier than I’d seen her in years. She laughed loudly, made friends with shop owners, and complained endlessly about how peaceful life could be when you weren’t surrounded by judgmental she-wolves pretending to smile.Dan became a constant presence.Not intrusive. Not possessive. He was just there.He joined us for breakfast sometimes, teased me about how I always ordered the same thing, and never once asked questions that felt like he was digging. When he looked at me, it wasn’t like he was trying to own me or figure me out.And that scared me almost as much as it comforted me.One evening, we walked along the beach as the sun dipped l
Dan turned out to be the kind of distraction that didn’t try too hard.That alone made him dangerous.He walked beside us as we exited the airport, hands tucked into his pockets like he wasn’t trying to impress anyone, like he hadn’t just called me beautiful five minutes ago. My mom, of course, noticed immediately.She leaned closer to me. “Vacation is already doing wonders for you,” she murmured, her eyes dancing.“Mom,” I warned under my breath.Dan chuckled softly. “I like her already. She has bite.”“I do,” I agreed flatly, then surprised myself by smiling.We found out we were staying at the same resort. Of course we were. The universe had a twisted sense of humor, and it liked to test my self-control when I was already hanging by a thread.At the lobby, Dan helped my mom with one of the bags without being asked. My mom thanked him, then gave me that look. The one that said I will interrogate you later.“See you around, Lyra,” Dan said as we parted ways. “Unless you disappear aga
“I’m not saying that you can’t leave. I just feel that you just got here after staying away for a long time. A lot of us missed…” his voice trailed off and he swallowed. “We over here missed you a lot and we are happy to see you. It will be hurtful to watch you leave.”“Hurtful?” Tim wrinkled his nose. “I’m not in support of the brat leaving but it’s not that deep bro.” “It’s that deep,” my dad chipped in. His voice was low. My heart fell, but I looked away from him. I would miss my dad, but what had to be done had to be done. I would be back but for now. I had to leave. “Dad, it’s deep for you.” Tim smirked and looked at Kade. “But for us, it is not, right?”Kade said nothing in reply to him. His eyes were on me the whole time. “I can make sure you have the experience you are chasing by having a vacation over here. Just tell me what you want. Leaving is not necessary.”“Dude, why will you do that for her?” Tim did not sound very pleased. “What I want is to leave this place,” I sai
“But she just got here. Why are you leaving the pack with her?” My dad was not very pleased with me leaving. I felt bad for leaving too but I had to. We had to. My mom and I. “If you heard what those vile women said about Lyra, you would not ask me this question. Lura just left college. The last thing she needs is any form of negativity. I wanted her to come over there so she could rest but apparently, this pack is not the best pack to do so. So, we are taking the earliest flight to the best place to have a vacation.”My dad sighed. He glanced at me. “Is that really what you want.”I nodded. “I have a lot to heal from. A trip out of this pack will be of great help.”“But you just got here. Conan does not even come from here.” He took a deep breath. “If you want to go, there is no problem. It’s just that I’ll really miss you.”I flashed him a smile. “Me too, dad.” I meant it. Throughout my stay in college, I wanted to see my parents badly. Some nights involved laying face flat on my b







