Chapter 6

"Where?" I asked without a second thought. "Where did you see it?"

Jackson kept his gaze on my locket for a while. After a long sigh, he shifted his gaze and looked into my eyes.

"I need to confirm it first. Give me a few days."

I was confused. But I didn't force him to tell me. He might be mistaken. That was why he was perplexed about my locket.

Later that night, Jackson left the hospital.

I took a rest on the hospital bed. My leg didn't bother me; at least I saved myself.

***

It's been three days since I rejected Roman and canceled the wedding.

It was also three days since Jackson left the hospital after assuring me that he would contact me. However, he never called me. I assumed he had mistaken my locket.

Today, I was discharged from the hospital.

The doctor said I could walk, but I should avoid running for now. It would pressure my foot.

Outside the hospital, I felt refreshed. I was in a thin, simple, long dress. It was light in color.

As I started walking down the streets, I noticed a girl selling roses with wrapping gift paper.

Suddenly, a memory from my past life flashed in my head. Once Roman got hurt in an accident, he had to be admitted to the hospital for a week. At that time, I bought flowers every day for Roman.

But Roman never accepted them. He always ignored them like they had no meaning at all.

I took a long breath and walked past the girl. I no longer had anyone to give flowers to. I need to love myself from now on.

With that in mind, I hailed a taxi to look for a rented house to stay in.

The house was close to the airport and far from the pack hospital.

Sitting near the window in the backseat, I felt the air blowing my hair. I closed my eyes to feel the soft breeze.

When I opened my eyes, they directly fell on the airport area. I saw two familiar people holding each other in their arms.

They were none other than Roman Ashford and his girlfriend, Laura.

Laura was hugging him tightly as she returned to the pack today.

In my past life, Laura returned to the pack just after my wedding. She came to my house and warned me to stay away from Roman, claiming my husband actually loved her, not me.

Watching them, I didn't feel any pain like in the past. Instead, a smirk enveloped my lips.

I quickly lifted my phone and clicked as many pictures as possible while the car was driving past the road.

When I arrived at the new house, I noticed it was large for a person to live in. I didn't want to pay rent for five people's houses when I was only one person.

I didn't have a permanent job either. So I couldn't afford it.

As I thought about looking for another house, my phone rang.

"Grandpa?" I mumbled when I saw Alpha Raxon was calling me.

I quickly picked up the call. "Grandpa, good evening," I greeted him, glancing at the sky, which was slowly turning dark.

Alpha Raxon was quiet for a few seconds. I lowered my head, thinking he was really disappointed with me.

He cleared his throat and finally broke the silence. "Mira, come to the pack house in an hour."

I was taken aback. "Pack house? But why, Grandpa?"

"Since all the rumors turned down and all the news faded into the air, I think we should talk now." His voice was steady yet furious. I could guess his anger towards me.

"Okay, I am coming, Grandpa."

He hung up the call. I sighed and immediately left for the pack house.

That man deserved my respect. I could never disobey him.

When I reached the pack house, the guards stopped the taxi.

"No entry without any permission token."

I didn't get out of the taxi. I rolled down the window and looked at the guards. They were surprised to see me. They knew me as I was about to become their Luna a few days ago.

They gestured with their hands as one of them opened the long gates.

The taxi drove onto the dark pavement. My eyes were drawn to a familiar car parked at the side.

I stared at the car for a moment. It was Roman's car. ‘So he is also here!’

I shook my head. I needed to avoid him. I had nothing to do with him now.

"Are you leaving or what? We are here, Miss," the taxi driver said with a rushed tone, glancing at the guards who didn't let him in at first.

"Wait a minute," I replied.

I unlocked my phone and sent a message to someone. I didn't wait for a reply.

I paid the driver and got out of the taxi. My gaze once again went on Roman's car.

I looked away and stepped into the pack house.

My step didn't just move me to enter; it came with thousands of memories of my past life.

As I walked forward, my eyes fell on the large living room where the Ashford family was waiting for me.

My steps halted when a familiar scent hit my nostrils. I lifted my gaze and saw Roman Ashford sitting on the couch. Beside him was Laura.

Since she returned today, she came to greet the Ashford family.

"Mira," Alpha Raxon spoke out as soon as his eyes fell on me.

Hearing him, Roman turned his head to look at me. Our eyes locked for a moment, then I looked away.

I walked over the couches with a small smile on my lips. I stopped near the couches and slightly bowed to Alpha Raxon.

"Grandpa, you called me."

"What is she doing here, Grandpa?" Roman's voice came out with surprise.

I could feel Laura's gaze. She didn't expect me to be here either.

I stood straight and glanced at Laura. She was giving me looks. But she was happy, more confident about her place as Roman's Luna.

"Oh, she is Mira?" She spoke up and got to her feet.

Pretending to be a sweet woman, she approached me and extended her hand.

"You may not know me. I am Laura, Roman's—"

Before she could complete her sentence, I ended it for her. "Alpha Roman's girlfriend? Yeah, I know."

Everyone's eyes widened. Roman's parents glanced at each other.

Alpha Raxon frowned at me. "What are you saying?"

Laura let out a chuckle. She glanced at her hand, which I didn't shake. "Maybe she misunderstood my relationship with Roman. We are childhood friends."

"Maybe, maybe... stop saying it. There is no maybe but only confirmation, Miss Laura," I said with a scoff.

Roman leaned back on the couch as if he didn't bother to care. He was an arrogant man, and I wanted to destroy his arrogance.

Alpha Raxon approached me, causing Laura to step away from me.

"Mira, why did you do that on the wedding day? I called you here to find out."

I glanced at Roman, who also looked curious but acted like he didn't care. I returned my gaze to Alpha Raxon and replied,

"Because your grandson doesn't love me, Grandpa."

The living room turned silent.

"You can't say that. Love can also come after marriage!" Alpha Raxon muttered.

"I also thought that. But your grandson proved me wrong. Here is the proof."

I unlocked my phone and showed the photos that I clicked on the road.

Alpha Raxon's eyes darkened when he saw how close Roman and Laura were in those photos. Laura was kissing his cheek, holding him tightly.

Alpha Raxon turned his head to Roman and glared at him. Before Roman could speak, everyone's phone started to buzz.

They checked their phones and were shocked.

I also checked my phone. In every news report, photos of Roman and Laura were paired with headlines that did devastating damage to Roman's reputation.

“Alpha Roman’s fiancée refused to marry him because he was secretly having an affair with another woman.”

In my past life, everyone used to call me a third wheel to separate two lovers from each other. Roman was the one who painted that picture of me.

But not anymore.

I glanced at his frowning expression and chuckled in my head. ‘I exposed you, ex-husband.’