No More Waiting for a Borrowed Father의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 9

My father replied almost immediately.[Sweetheart, you will always be welcome home. But you need to think this through. Once the bond is severed, there will be no going back.]I confirmed my decision almost without hesitation.Almost at the same moment, Edward came home.He was still wearing the light blue matching shirt from the interview, with a smear of cream on his cuff.Monica followed close behind him, holding Andrew’s hand.“Is there anything to eat? Andrew said he was hungry as soon as the event ended.”Edward draped his coat over the back of a chair and gave me his usual casual instructions.“Make some pasta. Extra meat sauce. He likes it that way.”I didn’t move.Clutching the torn picture, Angela peeked out from behind me.“Daddy, why didn’t you come to Family Day with me?”Only then did Edward seem to remember that I had reminded him more than once that Angela’s Family Day was today.He paused for two seconds before bending down to pat her head.“Daddy had something come up

With the teacher standing right there, Edward gave his answer.“I’ll accompany Andrew to tomorrow’s parent-child hunting class.”I asked him, “You promised Angela that you’d teach her how to make her own bow and arrows during the hunting class.”“There’ll be other opportunities.”His tone was indifferent. “Andrew has already been teased by his classmates over Daddy. If I don’t go, he’ll be even more embarrassed.”“So you’re going to spare him the embarrassment by making your own daughter suffer instead?”Edward glanced around at the people nearby.“Don’t argue with me at school. You’re making a scene.”Monica’s eyes reddened as she tried to explain.“Catherine, I can ask the Alpha not to go, but Andrew’s therapist said he needs a father figure by his side right now.”I stared at her.“My daughter had three nightmares last night.”“Angela has you to comfort her.”As soon as the words left her mouth, Monica seemed to realize how inappropriate they sounded. She quickly softened her tone.

I struck the door again and again, until the claws throbbed with excruciating pain. The door finally opened.I rushed inside and pulled away the fallen curtains. Angela was curled up in a corner, her little face already pale.“Angela, look at Mommy.”She couldn’t open her eyes. She could only manage to grasp one of my fingers.A healer hurried over and rushed her to the healing lodge.Edward tried to follow, but I raised a hand to stop him.“Don’t touch her.”“Catherine, this isn’t the time to throw a tantrum.”“When you deleted the security footage, did you ever consider that she might die in the room?”All the color drained from his face.Monica came running after us, carrying Andrew in her arms.“Alpha, please don’t leave yet. The teacher said she’s going to report this to The Elders. Andrew is so young. We can’t let this incident go on his record.”Edward glanced at the ambulance, then turned to look at her.That one glance was all it took.I shut the ambulance door.By the time w

On the third day after I returned to the Radiant Pack, Edward showed up with a box of belongings.The moment I opened the door, he pushed the box toward me.“I brought Angela’s picture books, clothes, and the little night-light from her bedside.”I looked through the contents but didn’t invite him inside.“Thank you.”The polite response made his expression stiffen.“Do we really have to talk to each other like this?”“How else should I address you, Alpha?”He stared at me for a long time.“I’ve already told Monica not to contact me anymore.”“That’s your business.”“You used to care about this.”“That was before.”Angela’s voice came from inside the house.Edward instinctively looked past me.“How is she doing today?”“Her follow-up examination went well.”“Can I see her?”“I asked her. She doesn’t want to see you.”His fingers rubbed against the edge of the box, and his voice grew hoarse.“I made her a new little wolf figurine and a new bow and arrows. The Spring Hunt is a month away

When Angela walked in holding my mother’s hand, Edward instinctively got to his feet.She saw him and paused.This time, she didn’t tremble or shrink away.She simply looked at him in silence.Edward crouched down, his eyes reddening.“Angela, Daddy wants to make it up to you.”Her gaze fell on the mate bond dissolution agreement lying on the table.“Does that mean you won’t be my daddy anymore?”“I still will.”His Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed.“If you want me to, I’ll always be your daddy.”Angela thought about it for a while.“Will someone borrow you again?”Tears spilled down Edward’s cheeks.“No. Never again.”But she shook her head.“But I don’t want to wait for you anymore.”“Daddy can wait for you.”“How long?”“As long as it takes.”Angela didn’t answer. Instead, she pushed the damaged drawing she’d made earlier toward Edward.“You can have this.”Edward’s hands trembled violently.“You don’t want it anymore?”“My teacher told me to draw a new one.”Her voice was soft.