Chapter 39

Leo's POV:

Watching Elizabeth walk away, a pang of regret twisted in

my

chest.

I had spent years convincing myself that our union was nothing more than a pragmatic

rangement.

But now, as she retreated from me, I felt an unfamiliar ache, something gnawing at the edges of my hardened heart.

Aria's suffering was my responsibility, and I couldn't abandon her, especially since many of her wounds were from the war for me.

When I returned to the Silvermoon Pack, the atmosphere was tense.

Aria was in the house, her anger from earlier still palpable.

The servants were cleaning up the mess she had made, remnants of her rage scattered across the floor.

As soon as I walked in, Aria rushed over to me, her arms winding around my neck.

Her eyes were red, her makeup smeared from crying.

"Leo," she said, her voice a mix of distress and seductive charm.

"You have no idea how much I missed you. Everything hurts when you're not around."

I stiffened, caught between guilt and irritation.

She was always so adept at manipulating my emotions.

"You've been making a scene, Aria," I said, trying to keep my voice steady.

servants are cleaning up your mess. Can't

Chapter 39

pouted, her

want more luxuries, more flowers. I need to

every time Aria talks about her wounds and

I find her simple yet a stupid

be easily dispatched with

that but sometimes it kinds of

again 'Oh Leo honey,

Her words struck a

her duties, always putting the pack

had given

herself, a

that everything Elizabeth

raced with

dismissed her care as mere duty, never considering

closer was almost too

see through her act, her every move designed to tug

on my shoulder, I felt a mix

I said, pulling away slightly.

Aria's face hardened.

think? After everything I've done

respond, my Beta, Panther entered,

was a

opportunity to escape from

envelope and found a divorce

already signed on

werewolf council meeting to sever our bond

laughed bitterly, a harsh sound that echoed in the empty

that desperate to be rid of me?" I muttered to myself, staring at the

in a fit of

my mind.

phone and instructed Panther, "Go and get that wedding

heart was pounding. Elizabeth's departure had stirred something within

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