Chapter 8

The maid hesitated for a moment before responding, “Luna?. She’s perhaps occupled with work?”

Half a month ago, when Nora left with her luggage, this maid wasn’t present. She had only heard from the other servants that Luna had left the villa. Naturally, she assumed Nora had gone on a business trip.

But what’s taking her so long this time?

Arnold’s brow furrowed as mild irritation simmered within. He didn’t recall assigning her anything that required an extended trip. His thoughts paused midstream as an unsettling realization struck him.

He knew absolutely nothing about Nora’s whereabouts.

Where she went, what she did… he had never cared enough to ask. The agitation bubbling in his chest was unwelcome, and he tamped it down with practiced indifference.

“Help Alex change his clothes,” he instructed the maid curtly before retreating to his study.

As he shut the door behind him, a low, gravelly voice echoed in his mind.

“Arnold, you

can’t go on like this,” his wolf, Enzo, growled.

Arnold sat at his desk, unmoving, as Enzo continued, “Haven’t you noticed? The bond with Nora is already fading. You’ve been unfaithful to her, shut her out completely, and severed your connection to her. If you keep this up, you’ll lose her for good.”

Arnold’s reply was as cold as the air around him. “And? I don’t care. It’s the Moon Goddess’s mistake we’re mates in the first place. The sooner this bond disappears, the better.”

“You’ll regret this, egotist,” Enzo sighed, his voice fading into the recesses of Arnold’s mind.

The silence that followed was oppressive. Arnold stared at the papers strewn across his desk, an inexplicable frustration building within him. He tried to focus, but the emptiness of the house gnawed at him. Nora’s scent, once omnipresent–a fresh, natural aroma of lily of the valley and freesia… was entirely

gone.

That scent, warm and light as spring, had always calmed him in ways he could never admit. Now, not matter how he strained to catch even a hint of it, it was as if it had never existed.

A nameless anger surged in his chest. With a growl, he swept the documents off his desk, sending them scattering to the floor.

Grabbing his phone, he dialed.

Chapter B

“Hello? Linda…”

The next day:

Silver Moon’s office building when he saw

Nora.

lighter as if she carried some invisible burden. She was delivering some documents, likely a task she didn’t anticipate would bring her

brief moment, she froze, clearly caught off

past her,

he couldn’t help but notice the change.

happened to her?

his arms, her face lighting up with joy. Later, when his indifference became too obvious to ignore, she had grown quieter,

But now?

met his gaze briefly, her expression unreadable, before lowering

one he resolutely chose to ignore. He stepped into the

his tall, composed figure disappear behind the closing elevator doors, could

he’s back, perhaps the divorce

in her chest, but it

Later

on the door to deliver her documents, when

You’re finally back!”

Chapter 8

was Evelyn, Arnold’s life assistant. A young, stylish woman. Evelyn was balancing two empty cups

shoved the cups into her hands

of evening primrose tea and bring them to Alpha’s office?” she begged. “He only likes the tea you

hurried word of thanks and disappeared as quickly as she’d

Nora felt an old weight settle in

no simple task. It required pristine mountain spring water, Misty Flowers, and Evening Primrose, among other ingredients. The process was painstaking, but the result was worth it–a crystal–clear silver brew

Arnold loved it.

hiring a professional tea brewer to teach her. It was her

time, it

At the time, she’d been overjoyed, believing it was a step toward earning a place

with practiced hands, a bitter realization settled over her.

valued.

opinion, she was no different from

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255