Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Alpha Chose Her, So I Left Forever: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

By the time I returned to the hotel, my stomach hurt so badly that I could barely stand straight.A New Year’s Eve celebration was underway in the lobby.Staff members in red-and-gold uniforms moved through the crowd carrying star lanterns, while children chased one another with festive cookies in their hands.The receptionist saw how pale I was and hurried over to support me.“Miss Bennett, would you like me to contact your companions?”I shook my head.“No. I can manage.”Not long after I took my medicine, Ethan’s laughter came from outside the door.“That last picture was the best one. They could use it to advertise the New Year’s celebration.”The door opened.When Rowan saw me sitting on the edge of the bed, his steps faltered.Lily was wearing his coat and holding a glowing star lantern in her arms.Ethan tossed a paper bag onto the table.“We brought you dinner. Eat it while it’s hot.”The food inside had already gone cold. Frosting and cookie crumbs clung to the top of the bag.

At six that evening, Rowan knocked on my hotel room door.“Ethan made a reservation at a restaurant by the river. It’s the one you wrote about in your travel journal.”I did not want to go.But that restaurant was the final stop I had planned for this trip when I was eighteen.In the end, I changed for dinner.I was not going to keep our promise.I simply wanted to say goodbye to the version of myself who had waited for four years.When the server led us into the private dining room, there were only three chairs at the table.Ethan tapped his forehead.“When I made the reservation, I forgot Claire would be joining us.”The server had to add another chair beside the service door.Lily sat next to Rowan, facing the river outside the window.I was seated by the door and had to stand aside every time a dish was brought in.When Rowan noticed that I had not touched my food, he said quietly,“It’s just a chair. Does it really matter where you sit?”I nodded.“No. It doesn’t.”After dinner, t

Just after midnight, Rowan received a notification from the Pack Administration Office.[Claire Bennett has permanently transferred out of Shadow Pack.]He stared at the words, his expression growing darker by the second.Ethan leaned over to read the notification, then laughed.“She actually filed for a permanent transfer. Claire is making this as dramatic as possible to force you to go after her, isn’t she?”Lily asked quietly,“But she took her luggage with her. What if she really isn’t coming back?”“She’ll come back.”Rowan answered without the slightest hesitation.“She spent four years planning this trip. There’s no way she would just walk away.”For the past four years, whether he forgot one of our promises or abandoned me at the last minute to be with Lily, I was always the one who gave in first.Every time I did, it made him more certain that I always would.Rowan immediately called my number, but all he heard was a message saying that I could not be reached.Then he tried to

During my first week at Blood Moon Pack’s healing center, I left early every morning and returned late almost every night.During the day, I treated patients and tended to the patrol guards’ injuries. At night, I organized patient records and medication lists, often working until well past midnight.The work was exhausting, but no one treated my efforts as something they were entitled to.The treatment plans I proposed were discussed seriously, and my name was included on every patient file I organized. Even when lunch was being prepared, Mara would make a point of reminding everyone,“Claire’s stomach is still recovering. Save her something light.”These things should have felt ordinary, yet it took me several days to get used to them.On Friday afternoon, the healing center was scheduled to take its first full staff photo.Out of habit, I stepped aside.“I can take the picture for you.”Mara immediately grabbed my arm.“You’re part of the healing center too. Where do you think you’re

Rowan waited outside Blood Moon Pack’s healing center for three days.On the first day, he asked the front desk to pass along a message.[I’m outside. Come talk to me.]On the second day, his tone still sounded like a command.[Avoiding me won’t solve anything.]On the third day, he finally softened his approach.[I can explain the milk and the pass.]I did not reply to any of his messages.It was not that I did not want to hear his explanation.There was simply no reason to hear it anymore.On the fourth day, Shadow Pack’s current Alpha personally ordered Rowan to return.The new healing center could not open on schedule, and two healers who had agreed to join were beginning to reconsider.Rowan had no choice but to return to Shadow Pack that night.Before leaving, he asked the front desk to deliver one final message.[Once I’ve dealt with the healing center, I’ll come back for you.]He still refused to accept that I was not waiting for him.When Rowan returned to Shadow Pack, Lily wa