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Chapter 2

Autor: Evening Reed
In the middle of the night, while I was fast asleep, Damon’s hushed, hurried voice woke me.

"You fell? How bad is it?

"Don't cry. It's just a moonstone necklace. It doesn't matter if it's lost, as long as you're okay.

"Just stay right there by the hot spring. Don't move. I'm on my way."

Damon was standing out on the balcony, his voice thick with anxiety.

Within a few minutes, the bedroom door was pushed open.

He froze for a second when he saw my eyes open, but then quickly walked over to the edge of the bed. Reaching out to touch my cheek, he asked softly, "Did I wake you?"

I tilted my head away, avoiding his touch as I sat up, watching him in silence.

Damon’s hand hung awkwardly in mid-air before he pulled it back, looking uncomfortable. "Elena accidentally lost the moonstone necklace. She's terrified and can't stop crying. I'm really worried, so I need to head over and check on her."

As he spoke, he was already swiftly changing into his clothes.

I watched him adjust his collar in front of the mirror, not bothering to call him out on his obvious lie.

The hot spring in the woods was where we had fallen in love. He had once promised that when he became Alpha, that territory would forever belong to me, and mine alone. Now, he couldn't even be bothered to craft a believable lie.

"Okay," I said flatly.

Damon let out a breath of relief and leaned down to drop a hasty kiss on my forehead. "Be good, and wait for me to get back."

The door clicked shut softly, leaving the house dead quiet once again.

I got out of bed and walked to the living room. The leftover heat from the fireplace hadn't fully faded yet, and the air was heavy with the sweet scent of lilies.

Damon had picked a huge bunch of lilies to decorate the room, but had completely forgotten I was severely allergic to lily pollen. Even inhaling a tiny bit was enough to make me suffocate.

A tight, suffocating sensation slowly clawed its way up my throat, making it hard to breathe. I hurriedly fished out my allergy medication and swallowed a pill.

Staring down at the pills in my palm, memories from the past flooded my mind.

Back then, he wasn't the high-and-mighty Alpha.

One night, while we were running through the forest, I accidentally inhaled lily pollen and broke out in hives all over. His eyes turned red with panic, and he vowed, "Aria, I swear I'll never let another lily petal anywhere near you ever again."

Yet today, he had brought so many of them into our home.

All because Elena liked the smell of lilies.

A bitter, mocking smile tugged at the corner of my lips as I tossed every single flower out the window. Turning back to the bedroom, I resumed packing my bags.

Honestly, very few things actually belonged to me: just a few basic clothes and a handful of journals. The rest of the flashy, glamorous jewelry and fine dresses in the closet had been given to me by Damon.

And every time he picked out those gifts, it was always based on what Elena liked.

"Elena said this accessory looks pretty. You should try wearing it too."

"Elena loves white. How about you try it out?"

One by one, I put everything he had ever bought me back into the deepest corner of the walk-in closet.

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