Aged
Three years ago, my Alpha mate, Grayson Blackthorn, has a dream in which he falls for an Omega who works at a flower shop and does countless things to hurt me for her sake.
When I hear about it, I don't take it seriously. Instead, I laugh and tease him, "And then what?"
Grayson pins me beneath him and kisses me fiercely.
"Then, you got me drunk and tricked me into breaking our mate bond. By the time I woke up, you were gone, and I couldn't find you anywhere."
He claims it's just a ridiculous dream, yet he starts avoiding alcohol, steering clear of every flower shop, and keeping his distance from every Omega.
He even develops severe separation anxiety. It got so bad that our pack's healer, Ravenna Nocturne, has to intervene regularly.
To put Grayson's mind at ease, I do everything I can to show him that I love him and depend on him more.
Gradually, we forget all about that dream.
On our fourth wedding anniversary, a seemingly pure and fragile Omega named Avery Darkcrest appears before me with a bouquet of white lilies in her hands. The flowers nearly send me into anaphylactic shock because of my severe lily allergy.
The council demands that Avery be expelled from the pack, but Grayson steps in front of me to protect her.
"Avery didn't do it on purpose. Don't make things difficult for her."
As I watch him shield her with his body, I know that nightmare is beginning to come true.
In the dream, Grayson leaves me utterly broken, and it takes me a long time to finally walk away.
But this time, I need only five days.