When he turned to her, I simply chose to leave
In a pack, your mate comes before everything else.
But my boyfriend Kyle always put Lina first.
When my fever hit 104°F and I needed him most, he was out patrolling with Lina.
He said, "You're still able to call me, aren't you? How sick can you be?"
Later, when my back injury flared up again, he was helping Lina move.
On my birthday, he was buying Lina a moonstone pendant.
But back when I asked him for a gift, he said, "I love you. You know that. I just don't like giving gifts. It feels too formal."
That was the moment I finally understood.
He never hated giving gifts. He just never wanted to give me one.
On the day I left, he chose Lina again, as always. I just quietly packed my things.
He didn't know that today was the day I would leave him for good.