ログイン~~~~Meena~~~~Tyran's words had really struck something. It wasn't that enough to shake Kane, or enough to make him question anything, but it was really enough to irritate him. And that irritation was very useful. Because already irritated people often get easier to be guided, especially when they already trusted the person standing beside them. A satisfied smile lingered on my lips after Tyran left Kane's office. I shifted beside Kane, my fingers lazily tracing the collar of his shirt as I pretended not to notice the faint tension that's still made Kane's jaw squeezed.I tilted my head towards the side as I studied his face intently. His eyes were simply fixed on the city that stretched beyond the glass wall in his office, even though I doubt if he was truly looking at anything his eyes was fixed at outside. It looked as if his thoughts were somewhere else, still replaying that confrontation, those words Tyran uttered, and that subtle implication hidden inside that criticism. Funny.
~~~~Kane~~~~Do you know that Ridgewood had never felt so calm as it feels this morning? You know all those sharp interruptions from Anya's reports, those unexpected corrections from contract, that very presence that makes every decision I take feel heavy. The silence inside my office should have felt heavy and empty, but yet, it just felt like that control I was on the edge of losing had finally returned to my hands.I had gotten into the office today feeling more than better. I leaned back on my chair, one of my arm rested loosely on the armrest, while the other hand absentmindedly traced the edge of a document I wasn't actually reading at all. The numbers that rested on the page blurred together, it wasn't because they seem unclear, it was because my attention had long drifted somewhere else.Meena.She sat Infront of me, though not for long in that position before she finally shifted closer within minutes like she had always did whenever she wants to clear the distance between us
~~~Kane~~~~A faint smile tugged at the corner of my lips. Peace… that was what it felt like. Just peace. No argument, no stubborn rejected mate looking at me with wounded eyes. Nothing like endless tension hanging over every conversation. Just silence. Calm. Exactly what Ridgewood needed and just exactly what I needed. The morning sun poured through the floor to ceiling windows of my bedroom chambers, casting golden strikes across the dark furniture and for the first time in a very long time, I woke up without that irritation clawing at my nerves.Meena laid beside me on the bed, she was still asleep. I couldn't help the faint smile that tugged at the corner of my lips as I stared at how her long dark brown hair spread across the pillow.I pushed aside the blanket and walked down the balcony, the pack grounds just stretched endlessly before me. Warriors were already training and every servant kept moving within buildings. The pack's morning market was already opening. Life just bas
~~~~Anya~~~~I woke up without that pain that always crushed my mind every morning. Today, it wasn't there. The realization alone came slowly, because now, there was no Ridgewood or Meena or even Kane. Just silence. A very peaceful silence. I just remained lying on the bed and staring at the ceiling of our new apartment for several seconds, allowing the feeling to settle down inside me. A small smile quietly found its way onto my face. You know, it actually felt strange smiling like this. Like, not forcing it, not pretending or wearing it like a mask. The apartment wasn't luxurious, and it wasn't the type of place Alpha's lived in. But this is ours. Mine and Talia's. And that thought alone made it more valuable than any room I had ever occupied in Ridgewood.I slowly sat up on the bed and stretched as the sunlight pouring through the window warmed my skin. I could already hear the distant traffic from outside, human voices, car horns, just normal voices. No wolves. No Alpha commands t
~~~~Talia~~~~When I actually realized that something was definitely wrong with Anya wasn't when she accepted Kane's rejection. It wasn't even when she walked away from Ridgewood, and it wasn't even when with a teary face and voice full of pride, when she told Alpha Kane she'd survive without him. Not at all.The moment I watched her collapse into unconsciousness in the arms of a complete stranger was the very first time real fear gripped me.Even now as I'm seated on the edge of the hotel bed while the morning sunlight poured through the curtains, I could still vividly recall that moment. From the restaurant, to the rogues, to that fight and the way Anya had moved, the way she had looked and the way power had radiated off her body. I wrapped my arms tightly around myself as an instant chill ran down my body. Something about that night still didn't sit right at all. I knew that Anya had always been brave, protective, kind and even stubborn. But a fighter? Not at all! Not like that ag
~~~~Anya~~~~The moment I turned and found out that Talia was actually following me, a wave of satisfaction flushed over me. I didn't look back, not once and not even when I heard Talia kept calling my name. Not even when my legs felt weak. I just kept walking. The sun from the afternoon hung high as we walked down the unfamiliar road. Several cars moved past us. Humans filled the sidewalks. And strangely, the scent of wolves was getting thin. That actually comforted me in many ways. Because now, I wasn't surrounded by pack members who always whispered behind my back. I wasn't surrounded by those wolves who stared at me with pity or surrounded by people who knew I was a rejected mate. Here on this unknown street, I was simply a nobody, and for once, being a nobody felt normal and peaceful. Talia kept walking quietly beside me. Which was so unusual. Because Talia, normally, would be talking. Laughing. Complaining. Or making fun of someone or something. But now as she remained silent
~~~~~KANE~~~~~Meena was already completely dressed when she fully turned away from the mirror, and then she smoothed the fabric of her outfit with slow deliberate hands. The room was silent, safe for the faint sound of movement this beautiful woman took as she got ready for us to head out to Ridge
~~~~Kane~~~~The next morning arrived with a strange sense of relief. Not that everything is now back to normal, no. Not even a bit. It was just that for the first time in days, I woke up and made a conscious decision. I was done thinking about Anya. I was so done questioning myself. I was done al
~~~~Kane~~~~ I just moved on instinct. Hurriedly got the glass cup and filled it with water, moved towards her and handed it to her. I stood there, and watched. I watched as she drank it all and regained herself. That's when the coughing stopped. Relief washed over me immediately at the sight o
~~~~Kane~~~~The first thing I realized about earlier today was that something was definitely going on with me. I didn't have a nightmare, no. It wasn't because of work. Not even because of the endless responsibilities ahead of me.It was because the first person that entered my mind wasn't Meena.







