All Chapters of When I’m Gone, You Love: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1:The Last Thirty Days

Elena‘s POV“Once the severing ritual begins,” the witch said, “everything that makes you Elena will disappear from this world. Are you sure?”She didn’t look surprised when I told her I wanted to disappear.She poured tea into a chipped cup and pushed it toward me across the table. I didn’t touch it. My hands were trembling too much, and I didn’t want her to see.“It’s permanent,” she continued. “Even the people who loved you will forget your face.”“I know.”She studied me for a long moment. I thought about the healer’s face when she told me my artificial heart was failing.“There’s nothing left for me here,” I said.The witch reached into a drawer and pulled out a slip of paper. Her pen scratched across it, the ink dark as old blood.She slid it toward me.Elena will completely disappear from this world in 30 days.“Someone will come for you when the time arrives,” she said.I folded the paper and tucked it into my coat. “Thank you.”Outside, I pulled it tighter and started walkin

Chapter 2: How Can His Heart Belong to Two People?

Elena‘s POVI woke before dawn and reached for the calendar on my nightstand.Day twenty-nine.The red marker felt heavy in my hand as I drew a line through yesterday. Blake was still asleep beside me, his breathing deep and even. I watched him for a moment, the curve of his jaw, the way his dark hair fell across his forehead. I slipped out of bed and padded down the hallway to the kitchen, where I made a phone call I'd been dreading.Sarah picked up on the second ring. "Elena? It's five in the morning.""I know, I'm sorry." I kept my voice low. "I need to ask you something.""Anything." She said without hesitation.That was Sarah, my oldest friend and the only one who'd stuck by me through everything. She didn't ask questions when I showed up at her door crying. She didn't judge me when I made excuses for Blake. She just loved me, quietly and completely."The severing ritual," I said. "The witch gave me the details. I need someone to handle the arrangements after I'm gone and make

Chapter 3 : I Gave My Heart to Blake

Elena‘s POVI'd been sitting in the same plastic chair for two hours, waiting for my test results. At some point, I must have fallen asleep, because the next thing I knew, someone was saying my name."Elena?"I blinked awake and a familiar face swam into focus,"Jacob?"He sat down in the chair beside me. "I thought that was you. What are you doing here? Are you okay?"Jacob. I hadn't seen him in almost four years. We'd dated briefly before I met Blake, nothing serious, just a few months of shy glances and awkward first kisses. He'd wanted more, but then I found my fate mate, and everything changed."I'm fine," I said automatically. "Just a routine checkup."He studied my face, and I knew he could see the lie. I'd lost weight since we last met. "I heard about Blake's campaign," he said, changing the subject. "Running for Alpha is such a big deal.""It is.""You must be proud of him."I smiled, but it felt hollow. "He's worked hard for it."Jacob nodded slowly. "Elena?" A nurse ap

Chapter 4: Once Unfaithful,Always Unfaithful

Chapter 4: Once Unfaithful,Always UnfaithfulElena’s povI couldn't take off the wedding dress fast enough.My hands trembled as I fumbled with the buttons, the zipper, the delicate lace that suddenly felt like it was strangling me. Sarah knocked on the dressing room door, asking if I was okay.Lydia's voice still echoed in my head. He'd given her everything he'd given me.When I finally emerged in my regular clothes, Blake was waiting by the door, scrolling through his phone. He looked up and smiled like nothing was wrong, "Ready to go?" he asked.I nodded, not trusting my voice.I stared out the window on the way home, feeling Ayla curl up small and wounded inside my chest. The seven-diamond necklace felt heavy around my throat. I wanted to rip it off and throw it into the woods.“He loves you,” Ayla whimpered. “He must still love you.”“Does he?” I thought back. “Or does he just love the idea of having a mate while he plays house with someone else?”She had no answer for that.Sin

Chapter 5: Here Comes Lydia – The Homewrecker

Blake’s povElena held me like I was the only thing keeping her from falling apart.We were standing in the cemetery, her mother's grave fresh in the earth beside us. She hadn't cried during the funeral or when her father announced he was leaving the pack. But now, alone with me, she finally broke."You're all I have left," she whispered against my chest. "You're my only family now."I held her tighter. "I'm not going anywhere."Later that night, after the marking ceremony, she lay in my arms and traced the fresh bite on her shoulder. "Promise me," she said. "Promise you'll never leave me.""Never," I swore. "Only death could separate us."She smiled then, and it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen.I woke with a start.Sunlight streamed through unfamiliar curtains and Lydia lay beside me, her dark hair spread across the pillow, a satisfied smile on her sleeping face.My stomach turned.I sat up slowly, careful not to wake her, and pressed my palms against my eyes. What am I

Chapter 6: I'm Carrying His Puppy

Elena’s povLydia didn't wait to be invited in.She stepped past Blake like he wasn't even there, her heels clicking against our hardwood floors. "I'm here in my capacity as Chief Warrior," she announced, smoothing her dress as she surveyed our living room. "A formal visit."Blake moved to block her path. "Elena isn't feeling well. Whatever this is, it can wait.""Oh, it won't take long." Lydia's smile didn't reach her eyes. "I simply wanted to meet with the former strongest female warrior of Silver Creek Pack. Before her... unfortunate condition." Her gaze slid to me. "We have so much in common, Elena. I thought we might talk."Ayla growled weakly inside me. She recognized a threat when she saw one."I don't think we have anything to discuss," I said."No?" Lydia tilted her head, innocent as a viper. "That's a shame. I was hoping to share some good news. You see, I have a boyfriend who loves me very much just as much as your mate loves you, I imagine."Blake's jaw tightened. "Lydia.

Chapter 7: Only 20 Days Left

Elena’s pov"Elena!"Jacob's voice cut through my thoughts. He was rushing toward me from the other end of the hospital corridor."Where have you been?" He gripped my shoulders, his eyes searching my face. "I've been trying to reach you for a full day. I called Sarah, I called the house. No one knew where you were. I thought—" His voice cracked. "I thought something had happened.""I turned off my phone.""You can't just disappear like that, not with your condition." He pulled me into a hug, and I felt him trembling. "I was about to tell Blake everything. I was going to find him and drag him to the hospital myself—""No." I pushed back from his chest. "You can't tell Blake. Promise me, Jacob. He can't know.""Why? He's your mate. He has a right to know you're—""Promise me."Jacob stared at me for a long moment. Whatever he saw in my eyes made him step back."Fine," he said quietly. "I promise."The treatment was worse than the last one.They'd increased the dosage, trying to squeeze

Chapter 8: A Marriage of Convenience

Elena’s povHope is a cruel thing when you're dying.It makes you believe in second chances and makes you reach for people who've already let go. It also makes you do stupid things like stand in front of a mirror for two hours, painting color onto hollow cheeks, trying to look like the woman your mate fell in love with instead of the ghost you've become.I paused to take a look at the invitation that sat on my vanity, it was a cream cardstock with Blake's name embossed in gold. You are cordially invited.I slipped into a blue silk dress that used to make Blake's breath catch. If he wanted to make amends, I had to show up. I looked at my

Chapter 9: Father：You Can Always Come Home

Elena’s povThe first thing I felt was cold when I opened my eyes to a ceiling I recognized. But the last thing I remembered was walking out of the grand hall, Lydia's ring flashing under the chandeliers, the night air hitting my face like a slap.Three days. I'd lost three days to the darkness."She's awake." A voice I didn't expect. Blake's Gamma stood in the doorway, relief flooding his weathered face. "Thank the moon. I was starting to worry."I tried to sit up but my arms shook. "Easy," the Gamma said, moving to help me. "You collapsed outside the party. I found you on the stone steps. You weren't breathing right.""Where's Blake?"The question came out before I could stop it. "He's been busy with... arrangements. But he said he'd explain everything when he returned."Explain. As if there was anything left to explain, I'd seen Lydia in his arms. "You can go," I said. "Thank you for bringing me home."

Chapter 10: Who he loves the most

Elena’s povWerewolves don't have legends about what comes after death.No tales of golden meadows where our ancestors run free. We're born under the moon, we live under the moon, and when we die, we simply end. Our bodies return to the earth and whatever made us who we were just... stops.I used to find that terrifying. Now I found it almost comforting.I didn't know if the Moon Goddess would accept my soul when the severing ritual was complete. I didn't know if she even cared about wolves like me.But it didn't matter anymore.If this life was any indication, she'd already abandoned me. Already cast me into a hell I couldn't escape. What was death compared to watching your fated mate choose another woman? What was oblivion compared to dying slowly while he planned a wedding without you?At least in death, the pain would stop.I'd fallen asleep in the chair by my bedroom window, too exhausted to make it to the bed. One moment I was watching the moon rise over the trees. The next, I w

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