《Ex-Mate Wants Me Back》全部章節：第 21 章 - 第 30 章

Seraphina's POVJust then, a few healer assistants walked by. When they saw Mortimer, their eyes lit up with instant attraction.They looked at me, grinning and nudging each other. "Seraphina, is this your boyfriend? He's gorgeous. Aren't you going to introduce us?"I felt a jolt of awkwardness and instinctively cut my eyes toward Mortimer.Our mating was a well-kept secret.Outside of a tiny inner circle, no one knew we were mated.And I knew Mortimer—an arrogant Alpha like him wouldn't want our private arrangement turned into workplace gossip. He hated being pried into.To keep him from feeling offended—and to stop him from dropping a lethal aura in the middle of the cafeteria—I shut it down fast. "No. Not my boyfriend."I denied it so cleanly it was clinical.The second the words left my mouth, the air pressure around the table plummeted.Mortimer's deep eyes darkened instantly. That top-tier Alpha aura bled out, cordoning off the table like it was his private territory.The two as

Mortimer's POVWatching Seraphina standing there, her voice as flat as a goddamn sidewalk, I felt a surge of pure powerlessness. It was like throwing a haymaker and hitting nothing but air. My absolute authority as an Alpha was being systematically dismantled by her flawless, unbreakable indifference.She didn't fight. She didn't explain.I tried a quiet move—releasing a subtle wave of mate pheromones. I nudged Barton, my wolf, to force a connection and crash into Lily's mind-link, trying to regain control through our primal bond.But Barton let out a frustrated growl in my head. It was a sound of defeat I'd never heard from him before. "She's locked her mind-link down. Lily... she's refusing to answer. She's actively repelling our touch."The fear of being completely "disconnected" from my fated mate made my heart skip a beat. I shoved the panic down and handed the ID badge back to her."Fine. Since you're so busy... how about dinner tonight?"I could hear the tension in my own voice

Seraphina's POV"It's okay. We're just talking, like we did on the plane. You can tell me whatever's on your mind."Tabitha's voice was soft, like a warm spring breeze wrapping around me.Combined with her harmless, friendly face, I found myself finally starting to untension.I told her everything about the avalanche.I tried to keep my voice clinical, but a slight tremor betrayed me as I walked her through the moments the snow swallowed me.For a soul healer like Tabitha, dealing with PTSD was standard procedure.But I realized my problem had a much darker layer."So, you're saying that since the incident, every time you see your mate, you feel this instinctive repulsion? Even irritability?"I didn't hide anything. I gave her a heavy nod."I know something is wrong with my reaction, so...""No, it's actually perfectly normal."Tabitha cut me off. "Maybe you didn't notice, but your emotional spikes are relatively low when you talk about the actual avalanche. The thing triggering your

Seraphina's POVI walked past him, opened my office door, and stepped inside.Mortimer followed close behind, his face a mask of cold fury.As he got closer, a thick, cloying wave of omega pheromones hit my nose. It was Vivian's scent—fresh and lingering. He'd obviously come straight from her. My wolf recoiled instantly, and I reflexively put some distance between us.He fixed those dark eyes on me, his voice low and heavy. "Why didn't you pick up your phone?"I gave him a look of genuine surprise. Honestly, I was confused. What was he even doing here? Hadn't he left to take Vivian home?"I called you half a dozen times. I even tried to reach you through the mind-link. You actually blocked the connection?"There was a trace of something in his voice—something that sounded almost like a bruised ego."Huh? Was there some kind of emergency?"I asked the question casually as I pulled my phone out of the desk drawer. "Sorry. I didn't have my phone on me. As for the mind-link? Yeah, I turne

Third Person's POVThe doors to the emergency OR shut quickly.Mortimer only caught a glimpse of Seraphina as she swapped into her surgical scrubs. Her face, devoid of any makeup, was set in a professional, expressionless mask. Before he could steal another look, the doors sealed shut."Morty!" Vivian's voice hitched with a sob, and a second later, she threw herself into his arms."Morty, I'm so scared. What am I going to do if something happens to Rolf?"Mortimer's body went rigid as she clung to him.The first thing that flashed through his mind wasn't comfort for Vivian, but Seraphina's detached face. Almost instinctively, he reached out and pushed Vivian away."Don't worry," he said, his voice stiff. "Sera is in there saving him. He'll be fine."Sera...Vivian's sobbing hit a snag.This was the first time she'd ever heard Morty use such an intimate nickname for Seraphina.Her eyes darkened for a fraction of a second, a sudden, sharp sense of crisis clawing at her heart."Morty, I'