All Chapters of Going, Going, Gone: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

Silently, I passed by the restaurant they were in and went home alone. James had told me he wanted fruit pie, so I went to the woods to pick the juiciest fruits just for him. Even if I'd decided to break the mate bond with Ethan Volkov, I was still the mother of our pups, James and Katrina Volkov.In a daze, I accidentally cut my hand while slicing fruit. As I tended to my wound, I suddenly remembered James never liked desserts. Why would he specifically ask me to make a fruit pie today?Just then, the pups' voices rang outside the villa. With a bouquet in her arms, Katrina dashed into the kitchen and exclaimed, "Mommy!"My heart melted. I quickly wiped the blood off my hand and held her. But as soon as I pecked her cheek, she pushed me away. "Mommy, you're squishing the flowers! I picked these myself for Zoe!"My smile froze. Before I could say anything, Katrina zoomed out of the kitchen and handed the flowers to Ethan. "Daddy, look at the flowers I picked! Do you th

Chapter 2

Ethan frowned, his eyes lingering on my injured finger. "If you're hurt, then let's just go out to eat," he finally said after a long pause. "Go get changed, and we'll go out together.""Yay!" Katrina cheered. "We get to eat out. We don't have to keep eating Mommy's cooking!"James' eyes lit up too. He turned to Ethan with a solemn expression and said, "I want steak. Let's go to that restaurant we went to with Zoe before."A jolt of pain shot through my chest. So all those nutritious meals I'd worked so hard to prepare were nothing but a burden to them. "I'll pass. You guys go ahead," I said calmly, though my eyes stung. The knot between Ethan's brows deepened. He looked confused, as if caught off guard by my attitude. After all, I'd never turned him down for anything before. But today, I had. He opened his mouth, as though wanting to ask why. But in the end, he fell silent and simply replied, "Alright."Then he turned and walked out first. Without even glancing my way,

Chapter 3

After settling down, Zoe sauntered over with a smug smile. "I'm terribly sorry, Aria," she said. "They insisted that I move in. You're not upset, are you?"I looked at her calmly. "Of course not. Welcome to our family."Zoe seemed a bit surprised, as if displeased by my composure. She tried to provoke me again. "Katrina and James keep telling me they want me to be their mom. I'm really torn, you know. I mean, I do love pups, but after all, they're yours…""It's fine." I cut her off, forcing myself to swallow the bitterness in my chest. "If they like you, then spend more time with them."Zoe still wanted to throw in another jab, but her eyes suddenly lit up. She rushed past me and squealed, "Ethan, come look at my room? Isn't it pretty? Katrina and James were enthusiastically helping me out, but Aria seemed a bit upset."Maybe she doesn't like me. Should I find somewhere else to stay instead?"At some point, Ethan had entered the living room. Undoing the buttons on his sleeves

Chapter 4

The pups were having so much fun that even when evening came, they didn't want to go home.The moment Katrina and James thought of how I'd bombard them with questions, make them do homework, and insist on crafts, they dreaded going back.Zoe suggested going to the beach the next day, and they were thrilled. "Daddy, can we not go home tonight? We could rent a suite by the beach and watch the sunrise tomorrow?""If we don't go back, your mom will be sad," Zoe said gently. "Besides, your dad and I aren't mates. We can't stay in the same room together.""Why not?" James tilted his head in confusion. Grabbing Zoe's hand and placing it in Ethan's, he said, "Daddy, can't you be Zoe's mate? Then we could all stay in one room.Ethan frowned and glanced at Zoe, who was blushing furiously. He didn't pull his hand away. Yet, he lowered his head and looked at his son."Your mom is my only mate. Don't say things like that," he said solemnly. "And if we're going to the beach tomorrow, we

Chapter 5

All night, Ethan sat there, staring blankly at the Bond-Breaking Agreement. We'd been mates for eight years and hardly ever fought. I'd always been gentle and obedient, putting his wishes above everything else. I also poured all my heart and soul into raising our pups. It had never occurred to him that someone as soft and compliant as me would just leave behind a Bond-Breaking Agreement and leave. Ethan sat on the couch, desperately trying to figure out where things had gone wrong. But for some reason, ever since learning that I'd left, his mind felt muddled. He couldn't think of anything at all. He got up and walked over to the table for a glass of water. But when he picked up the flask, it was completely empty. A knot began to form between his brows. Whenever he used to reach for his cup, the water inside had always been at just the perfect temperature. Then it hit him—I wasn't there anymore. Just as he was about to call for Bill, Katrina's cries echoed from downstair

Chapter 6

Not long after, Bill hired a nanny to take care of Katrina and James. Ethan, on the other hand, finally pulled himself together after two days. He had no choice but to go to work.Without me around, every day felt like torture to him. Breakfast never tasted right. Each morning, he'd scramble around, struggling to put together a decent outfit. And every time he opened his eyes, all he heard was the commotion caused by the pups. Zoe had already moved out of the villa. She never came looking for Ethan anymore. That night, Ethan was so busy that he didn't get home until nearly midnight. As soon as he stepped inside, Bill brought the nanny to him. "I'm sorry, Alpha Ethan. I don't think I'm fit for this job," Maria Hobbs quavered, handing in her resignation letter. "The pups are too much to handle. They have endless demands, and even the shape of their food has to be exactly the way they want it. The worst part is—they're allergic to so much food, yet they refuse to listen and i

Chapter 7

At the same time, Katrina clung to Ethan's leg. After a long silence, she finally murmured, "Daddy, I don't want Zoe to be my mommy anymore. I want my real mommy!"James nodded vigorously and chimed in, "Zoe is nice, but she doesn't know how to cook delicious food. She also never remembers which foods I'm allergic to. She doesn't tell us bedtime stories either."Katrina glanced up, her eyes brimming with tears."Zoe doesn't play with us anymore," she sobbed. "All she does is lock us up in our rooms. She thinks we're too naughty and we'll ruin her furs and jewelry, so she doesn't allow us to go out. She even fought with Daddy when I got sick. She's so scary!"As our pups spoke, their voices began to crack. "Daddy, please bring Mommy back! I'll never say I want a different mommy again!"Ethan stared at them in silence, his hand gently stroking their heads. After a long pause, he finally said, "Alright."My absence had pushed him to the brink. He wanted to bring me back more tha

Chapter 8

I walked out of the flower shop and led Ethan to the cafe next door. He stayed silent for a long time before he finally spoke. "So you ran away from home just to open a flower shop here?" he asked, his tone tinged with disbelief. "You could've told me if you like flowers. All you had to do was say the word, and I'd open ten shops for you back in the Snowfang pack."Of course he was capable of doing that. But in the eight years we'd been together, he'd never once given me a single flower. Sometimes, when he noticed me lingering for an extra moment in front of the little girls selling flowers on the streets, he'd just say those things had no value. "If you like pretty things, I can give you a moonstone bracelet instead," was what he said. But for a she-wolf constantly occupied with housework, when would I ever have the chance to wear a bracelet?In the end, the moonstone bracelet caught Zoe's eye, and Ethan had handed it to her without a second thought. "You never wear it a

Chapter 9

Yet, Ethan was unwilling to give up. He came to my flower shop several more times, trying to persuade me. But when he saw how unyielding I was, he could only leave in frustration. A week later, he brought Katrina and James with him. The moment the pups saw me, they ran into my arms crying. "Mommy, we missed you so much!"Both of them had lost so much weight. All the healthy weight I'd worked so hard to help them gain was gone… and there were still traces of rashes on Katrina's skin from her allergic reactions. My chest tightened. Despite myself, I couldn't help but feel sorry for them. I bathed them, and it took two full basins of water to clean them. Then I dressed them in clothes that actually fit. "We're finally alive!" Katrina and James beamed at me, relieved. Then they rushed into my flower shop. "Mommy, we want to eat your nutritious meals!"I hesitated for a moment, but eventually agreed. When I'd finished cooking an entire table of dishes and invited Can

Chapter 10

As Katrina and James caused a scene, I completely ignored them and kicked them out of my shop. Ethan stayed outside with them for a long time, waiting in vain for me to relent. But I never did. In the end, he had no choice but to take them back to the Snowfang Pack. Life after that was far from easy for them. Because of my departure, Ethan was utterly lost. Every corner of the villa seemed to be filled with my traces, reminding him that I wasn't just someone dispensable. Without me, his life fell completely apart. No one would remind him to take his meals on time or to carefully coordinate his outfits every day. He had to handle all the tedious things on his own. All the furnishings arranged just so, the delicious meals, the perfectly managed staff—these were things that required a true she-wolf of the household to keep in order. Taking care of the pups turned out to be exhausting beyond belief. They had to be coaxed into doing everything—eating, bathing, and even sleep

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