Chapter 4

"Let's have a pup after the wedding tomorrow. Our bloodline truly needs an heir."

After dropping that charitable promise, he grabbed his jacket and vanished into the night.

I tossed the signed contract onto the expensive wedding dress and began packing my things.

Tomorrow, I would be gone.

Kaelen would never see me again.

Seraphina, who brewed potions for him and guarded his home, would disappear completely.

Kaelen didn't come back all night.

I didn't call, and I didn't ask.

Early the next morning, the convoy sent by my mentor was parked in the hidden back alley.

Just as I was about to get in the car, I remembered I'd left my original thesis on the Silver Rot cure in the office.

That was my intellectual property, and I wasn't about to leave it for them.

As soon as I stepped into the building, employees looked at me with strange eyes, whispering incessantly.

When I pushed open the door to my office, I understood the source of the weird atmosphere.

Elena was sitting in my chair, playing with my most precious crystal vial, looking at me provocatively.

"Luna, Kaelen decided to let me handle the marketing for the new elixir launch. He told me to pick an office."

"I think this one has the best lighting and is closest to Kaelen's office. You don't mind, do you?"

Letting a rookie who knew nothing about basic pharmacology handle such a critical project?

Kaelen really spoiled her to the limit.

Or maybe he was certain I would always be behind the scenes, protecting him and cleaning up the mess?

I looked at her face, slightly distorted with smugness, and smiled.

"Suit yourself. I'm just getting my things and leaving."

Hearing me say this, many of my old subordinates outside the door looked disappointed.

I was Kaelen's mate and the pack's Chief Alchemist.

Being bullied by a little assistant like this was too pathetic.

But they didn't know I didn't care anymore.

The convoy was waiting downstairs. Parking in the city center was a hassle. Wasting time with a clown like Elena would be ungrateful to my team.

I took my original thesis from the drawer.

Just as I was about to leave, Kaelen appeared.

Seeing me packing the original thesis, his face tightened, and he strode over to block me.

"What are you doing with the original thesis? Where are you going?"

"I..."

Elena cut in first, her voice dripping with artificial sweetness.

"Luna is making room for me. I said I liked this office, so she gave it to me."

Seeing me try to walk away, Kaelen grabbed my arm.

"No! This office has always been yours. It's your symbol in the pack. No one can move it!"

Before he could finish his self-righteous speech, I interrupted.

"She likes it, so let her have it. I won't be using it anymore anyway."

I had already submitted my resignation through the internal system.

As soon as he approved it, I was officially out.

If he didn't approve, it didn't matter.

It was just a notice. After the one-month cooling-off period, the system would automatically terminate the employment.

Just like our marriage. Once the cooling-off period passed, it would end automatically.

Kaelen froze, his expression dark and unreadable, seemingly trying to find traces of anger or jealousy on my face.

When I turned to leave and my back was about to disappear into the elevator, he suddenly snapped out of it.

A commotion erupted behind me.

Kaelen shoved Elena, who was humming and clearing the desk, pushing her out of the office.

Then, in front of all the employees, he slapped her across the face.

"I warned you! Seraphina is my Luna and the Chief Alchemist! Without her overseeing things, the new elixir can't proceed. You must respect her at all times!"

"Have I been too lenient with you, giving you the wrong idea? How dare you provoke her?"

Downstairs, I got into the car.

I received several texts from Kaelen.

"7 PM tonight, South City Sacred Moon Church. Be there."

"I booked a honeymoon trip to Elf Island. We leave tomorrow."

"We'll come back whenever you're pregnant with a pup."

I shook my head, took the SIM card out of my phone, snapped it in half without hesitation, and tossed it into the trash can.

Stop disgusting me, Kaelen.

The convoy sped away, heading to a distance where he didn't exist.

At 7 PM.

Kaelen stood straight at the church entrance in his Alpha ceremonial suit, holding a bouquet of bright moonflowers.

He checked his watch, eyes scanning the crowd with excited impatience, asking his Beta.

"Where is she? Has Seraphina's car arrived yet?"