It confused me when he didn’t breathe a sigh of relief like I thought he would upon hearing our bond was broken.Instead, he looked panicked, disbelief flooding his face.“No… That’s impossible,” he muttered, his voice shaking. “I never meant to actually sever the bond…”Hearing Luke’s words and seeing his reaction, Doris finally understood—I had really broken the bond.Though glee flickered in her eyes, she kept her tone cold and mocking.“Well, at least you’ve developed some self-awareness. Splitting up is the best thing for both of you,” she said smoothly.But Luke wasn’t calm. He was still visibly rattled.Then Doris suddenly added, eyes narrowing with suspicion,“But since Luke didn’t even look through the papers properly, who knows if you slipped something else in there to betray the pack?”And in that moment—it all made sense.Luke wasn’t panicking because I was no longer his mate.He was panicking because he thought I’d taken advantage of his carelessness.That I might have tri
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