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"Marcus…""I'm not dreaming, am I? You're Avril, right? You're my Avril, aren't you?"Marcus suddenly cupped my face and held me so close that our breaths mingled in the tight space.There was a dazed look in his drunken, golden eyes. They held both disbelief and an unfathomable bitterness.I felt my heart ache in my chest, tingling slightly as I looked at him."You're not dreaming, Marcus. It's me. It's me, Avril—"Before I could finish speaking, he pressed a warm kiss to my lips. It was light and extremely tender.I hadn't even managed to snap back to my senses when Marcus suddenly let go of me. Perhaps it was because he'd caught sight of the surprise and uneasy bewilderment in my eyes during the kiss.He held my hand and helped me sit up properly. The car started up, and he rolled up the partition between the driver's seat and the backseat so nobody could see us.The enclosed space made me feel even more nervous and uneasy. However, he released me just then and said, "Don't

Eric's mind was filled with the last look that Avril gave him before she turned and left. It was calm, collected, and devoid of any emotion. It seemed like she saw him as nothing more than a stranger—an insignificant passerby in her life.The moment he recalled Avril's gaze, Eric suddenly stood up. But just as he was about to go out, Layla suddenly pushed the door open and entered."Eric?"She was still as beautiful and delicate as ever. Her pretty, almond-shaped eyes were always bright and glistening, and she looked like she could burst into tears at any moment. It was easy for anyone to think that she'd just been teased or bullied by someone."Why did you drink so much again? You're going to complain about a headache again tomorrow, aren't you?"She went over to him and hooked her arm around his while speaking in a soft, gentle tone.Eric was just about to speak when he suddenly caught a whiff of the familiar scent again. He felt his heart skip a beat. His hand, which he'd me

Sometime later, Avril's neighbor couldn't put up with all the noise Eric was making at the door and came out to see what was going on.He told Eric that Avril had long moved out of the unit next door.Then where could Avril have gone?Was she not in Northpine Woods anymore?Was she ever coming back?If yes, when?Eric didn't know a single answer to any of his own questions.He just had a single thought on his mind, and it was one that filled him with extreme terror.He'd lost Avril for good.He'd probably already lost her forever, completely and utterly.…All of the schemes and slanders that Velma and Layla made against Avril were finally exposed. Even the maids in the Alpha's castle all stood up and spoke well of her.It wasn't until then that Jason finally realized he'd wronged his own daughter the entire time.So, he wasted no time in asking the Alpha King for help to dissolve and break the mate bond he'd formed with Velma.Velma and Layla were a mess on the day they

Avril's POVMy marking ceremony with Marcus took place the following spring.Heather was my only bridesmaid, just as we promised back when we were still in college.I didn't inform any of my friends or relatives in Northpine Woods about my marking ceremony, but somehow, the news got out.Dad and Eric both arrived on the day of the ceremony.The makeup artist was putting my makeup on when they came, and Marcus came in to ask my opinion about them attending.I looked up instinctively and caught sight of myself and my to-be mate in the mirror.My makeup was heavier than usual today, and I looked a whole lot different from how I normally looked—just like the roses that Marcus had especially planted for me in the greenhouse—shy, bashful, and delicate, yet as captivating as ever.Meanwhile, Marcus looked even more handsome than ever in his black haute couture suit.We exchanged glances. And in that instant, we saw the smile in each other's eyes."I don't want to see them," I said.