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I sniffled as I tucked some strands of hair behind my ear, my face red.
The maid came up to me with the steaming cup of tea.
“Thanks.,” I mumbled as I took it from her.
Father walked up to me. “Your room is ready.”
I nodded, taking a sip from my cup.
“Do you mind telling me what happened? And for how long will you be here?”
He’d been worried since I came in crying. But I couldn’t even bring myself to repeat all the treacherous things Jaris had said about me.
“I’m fine,” I sniffled. “I don’t know how long I’ll be here for now. I just–I just want to sleep for now.”
“Does Jaris know you’re here?”
“Trust me, he won’t be looking for me,” I scoffed. But the words made me feel immense pain.
He didn’t care that his words had hurt me. He didn’t care when I was leaving. He’s never cared for me at all. How did I even let myself get entangled with him?
I drank from my tea but had a hard time swallowing. Everything tasted bitter on my tongue.
I dropped the cup and stood up. “I’ll just be in my room.”
That night, I cried for a long time. Sleep was far from me, chased away by my pain.
‘You’re that desperate for sex, aren’t you? It isn’t just me!
He sounded like he knew I’d been lusting after him. I don’t even know how that’s possible, but he made me feel stupid about it.
‘If you’re so desperate for men, you fucking wait until we’re done!‘
I cried harder, remembering all the cruel things he said to me. My whole life, I’d never felt more ashamed. More ridiculed. There was no way I was getting over this.
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“There’s still no trace of her,” Nerion gave me the same report. The same disappointing one they’d been giving me since last night.
I stood up and ambled to the window in my office, loosening the stupid tie around my neck.
“Where the fuck is she?” I mumbled under my breath. But I knew Nerion didn’t have an answer.
It’s been twelve hours since she left the house. We’ve checked every hotel in the city, but she wasn’t in any of them. I even went as far as reaching Juan and Becky to know if she crashed with any of them since they were the only friends she had. But they didn’t know anything
about it either.
I asked Kael to reach out to the asshole, Jace. But he was even furious and worried when he
learned she was missing.
Even this morning, I called the hospital to know if she showed up to work, but they told me she sent en email, requesting an emergency leave.
Nobody knew where the hell she was, and it was getting on my nerves. Didn’t she want to be
found?
Now that I’ve had more time to think, I realized I needed to talk more with Zarek. There were some questioning statements about his revelation from last night.
Like how was Lyric lured to the garden? She must’ve been lured by someone she trusted, and
I damn well know she didn’t trust Zarek. So, who was it?
Or maybe, Lyric could have an answer to that..
First things first, I needed to find her.
As I paced the room, a thought suddenly settled in my mind. One I hadn’t thought of before.
I turned to Kael with furrowed brows. “Contact her father.”
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LYRIC
Nothing interested me today.
Not going to the hospital. Nothing.
I just stayed indoors in my room, managing to eat when the servants brought my meal.
But later in the day, I decided to take a walk around the Pack, just to clear my head.
My father’s pack had a fine walkway where you had a row of beautiful flowers on each side. It
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was very relaxing, and when I was little, I used to spend most of my time running around there.
As I walked down the beautiful path, I touched the necklace around me.
Since the last time Jaris seized it from me months ago, I’d learned to be more careful with it. I mostly keep it in my bag and wear it on rare occasions.
Like now, when I know there’s no sign of him, I have it on me.
I’ve always enjoyed having it on me. The last connection I had with my twins.
I was wrong for saying having sex with Jaris was the worst mistake of my life. I hated him for everything he’s done to me, but I don’t regret having those kids. I only regret that they died.
“What’re you doing here?”
I stopped in my tracks when I heard Nora’s voice.
Oh.
I’d been so lost staring at the floor while walking that I didn’t notice her in front of me.
My retort died in my throat when I noticed the state she was in. Her eye was swollen, her nose broken. There were other fading bruises on her face and neck.
“What happened to you?” The question was out before I could stop it.
Since they could still be seen, I could only assume they must’ve happened this morning.
She looked away, adjusting her sleeves to cover her wrists. “It’s none of your business. I asked what you were doing here.”
“Hold on, did Roderick do this to you?”
It’d only make sense. They were mated. And if he did beat her up, it’d explain why she was
here at home.
“I told you it’s none of your business,” she snapped, but I was already going closer to her.
I could spot the bruises on her wrists now. The ones she was trying so hard to cover.
“How could he?” I muttered under my breath.
How could he do this to her? What did she even do to deserve this?
“Were you kicked out of your pack?” She chuckled. “Is Jaris suddenly fed up with you?”
My heart hurt from thinking about him.
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“Nora, I think you should be more concerned about yourself. If Roderick has been hurting you-
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“I thought I told you to leave it alone?! Why won’t you mind your own business, Lyric?!” She shouted at me.
It was enough to bring me back to reality. Fine.
“You don’t even deserve my sympathy, anyway.” I stepped away from her. “Afterall, you wanted so badly to take Roderick from me. How does it feel getting a taste of my medicine?”
Her cheeks burned with both shame and rage. She looked like she was about to say something to me, but we were both interrupted by a guard.
“Ma’am Lyric, I need you to come with me, please.”
“Why? What’s happening?”
“Your father. And Alpha Jaris. They want to see you.”
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