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Chapter 4

Author: Ava
I was still sitting on the bed in a daze when David returned.

When he turned on the light, he suddenly pulled out a bouquet of flowers from behind his back.

He handed them to me, his voice unusually soft.

"Aria, on my birthday, all I want is for you to stay with me.

Only you can be my mate… my Luna.

I can't lose you."

Hearing those words, I held back a bitter smile.

Did love from a he-wolf always come with conditions?

Was it always meant to be repaid on their terms?

Just then, his phone rang.

David stiffened, then quickly turned away and walked into the other room to answer it.

He did it so cautiously—as if afraid I might overhear something…

Something that could trigger my wolf again.

Something that would make everything worse.

If I hadn’t already discovered his true intentions,

I would have believed he truly cared about me.

I reminded myself to act exactly as I always had—

so he wouldn’t notice any change in me.

So, just as he expected, I asked him in a cautious, hesitant tone—

whether he had just been speaking with the healers about my wolf.

Falling neatly into the trap he had laid.

“What was that about? Was it… about my condition?”

David smiled gently and reached out to stroke my hair in a doting manner.

“Nonsense. Your wolf is perfectly fine.”

I didn’t respond. I just sat there in silence.

Then he changed the subject, casually.

“How about we go hunting tomorrow?

It’s been a while since we had fun together.”

I nodded, obediently, playing my role to perfection.

“You get some rest first,” he said. “I’m heading out to get things ready for the hunt.”

His eyes gleamed with pride—probably thinking I was easy to fool.

That I’d fallen for him all over again.

I was completely at a loss.

Was he the gentle, considerate Alpha I once trusted—

or the cold, cruel, and stubborn David I could no longer recognize?

My wolf grew restless, agitated by the two conflicting sides of him.

She broke down, unable to tell which one was the real David.

I was on the verge of telling him that I would reject him as my mate.

But I couldn’t—

Because deep inside, a voice echoed:

If you reject him now, everyone will still see him as the loving, devoted mate…

And you’ll be the one who walked away.

My head spun. Panic surged through me.

Suddenly, David pulled me into his arms.

He pressed his jaw against my forehead, gently guiding my head to rest on his shoulder.

“Aria, what’s wrong? You look pale. Don’t worry, I’ll always be by your side.”

I couldn’t bear his hypocrisy any longer.

Trembling, I shoved him away.

“David…

Do you want me to die?”
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