Ch. 151..155
Chapter 151
Her unexpected move made Ryan freeze.
Meanwhile, Allison was unable to stop herself from tightening her hold on his torso.
While she cried into his chest, she was unable to utter a single word.
The fact that he did not hug her back left her in pieces, yet it did not make her release the hold.
She did not care if he hated her more because of what she had done. She was well aware that the moment she left the room, her life would return to its previous state of misery. But in that room, no one was there except them.
She wanted to tell him how she had been feeling without him all these days.
Even though he had decided on punishments for her, she would do her best to accept them in her heart.
She decided to leave everyone. She decided to break all the promises she made to her parents.
She decided to live alone since she would not get this man back into her life. He was not hers anymore. He was someone else's man. Thinking about it eating her alive.
She felt his hands grab her shoulders. He said,
"Move."
She shook her head. Her nose brushed against his chest. She sobbed hard, and her quivered lips touched his bare chest as she did so.
"I-I am sorry for everything. I should not have been such a weakling."
The hold that Ryan had on her shoulders began to loosen. He took his hands off of her shoulders and stood there in complete silence.
She was unaware of his response. His eyes turned glowing orange. His face became furious. But he remained silent.
"Believe me. I have never given your place to him for once. It was only a relationship of compromise. I tried my best to compose myself. I always thought about you every single day. I never took the necklace you gave me off my neck. It was your last trace for me. I could never forget you. You were always in my heart." She paused, and she sobbed.
She tried to inhale hard, as she could not take a breath. When she calmed herself. She began speaking once more as if it were her final opportunity to be free of her guilt, as if the only regret she would have in her life would be if she were unable to say what was on her mind right now.
"I know it's too late. I know you have moved on. I swear, I have no intention to break your relationship with Elora. She is a nice woman. She will make you happy in your life. And yes, you are right. She is better than me. I agree with you. You can live your life with her. But I beg you not to hate me. I can't see hatred for me in your eyes. I have been preparing myself to face you for a long time. But in front of you, I always lost myself.
I-I...."
She was at a complete loss for what to say. She had let out all that she had kept bottled up inside her for a very long time.
She inhaled deeply to get a better whiff of his scent. Inside of her, she could feel her wolf howling for him. His scent had calmed her so much that it seemed to her that she had not been alive for so long.
She remained there while hugging him for a long time. They were so close to each other that it mesmerized her mind. After a very long time, she got a chance to come this close to him.
She felt that she was dreaming. In her dream, she could tell him what her feelings were toward him. She did not want to wake up from this dream.
After what seemed like an eternity, she eventually raised her head to look at him while carefully removing her hands from his body.
His eyes were black. They were so dark that she swallowed her breath. He was not looking at her but rather in the direction of the door.
"Ryan?"
"Leave."
His chilly tone caused her heart to freeze. She slowly moved away while looking at him.
She nodded her head. "Y-Yeah. I s-should l-leave." She mumbled and turned around. She walked to the door.
This time, he did not stop her, and she left his room.
Though his response was clear that he would never forgive her, she felt light in her heart. The heaviness that had been in her chest completely vanished.
She was aware that he had moved on, and she promised herself that she would never interfere with his new relationship. But at least she could tell him all the truth. She did not want to betray him; it was only him who was always in her heart.
She wiped her eyes while looking at the empty hallway. She had no idea about the time.
She proceeded to the office room in order to retrieve her phone, which she had forgotten sitting on the coffee table.
She then headed downstairs. She met maids on the way.
"Young Mistress, Alpha had just returned to the pack house a few minutes ago." The maid informed her since she asked her about him when she entered the pack house today.
"Okay." Allison replied and left the pack house.
She was about to call her father's driver, but Ethan's driver was already outside. So he opened the back door for her, as he thought she would leave with Ethan's car.
Instead of wasting time by calling her father's driver, Allison went ahead and climbed into Ethan's car. It was all she could think about to go back to her home right now.
During the whole ride, she only thought about Ryan. He told her to leave.
He did not want to forgive her. She believed that he would never forget her.
'I will accept your every punishment, I promise. I deserve it. I gave you so much pain. I am sorry.' She thought and closed her eyes.
After the car came to a stop, she thanked Ethan's driver and exited the vehicle.
When she opened the main door of her house, she noticed that her parents were sitting on the couch.
Looking at her, they stood up.
"We were waiting for you." Joey, her mother said to her.
"Why?" She asked while clearing her throat, and her voice sounded creaky as a result of her having cried too much.
"You were not picking up our calls. Where were you?" Glen, her father, asked her.
She gave him a bitter smile and replied, "I was in the pack house, just like where you wanted me to be. I really hope that the sight of myself in this state brings you a lot of joy. You made life extremely wonderful, and I am appreciating it to the fullest every single day, Dad." She responded with a sarcastic remark and then headed upstairs.
Both Joey and Glen gazed at her until she went to her room and slammed the door loudly.
Joey looked at her husband, whose pain was clearly visible in his eyes. She put her hand on his shoulder and said,
"How long will you let her think that you are her life destroyer?"
Glen looked away and shook his head. "If I had told her anything, she would have only listened to herself."
Joey hugged her husband as she wiped tears from her eyes.
"When are you going to tell her the real reason why you are doing this, Glen?
When will you tell her the truth?"
Chapter 152
Elora had just come back to the pack house with Teresa. She had no idea why Teresa suddenly wanted to go outside today. She took her to the shopping mall and bought so many things as if it were her wedding. When she told Teresa that she wanted to go back, Teresa told her that she desired to have dinner outside. She took her far away to a grand restaurant, and they had dinner there.
So Elora was super tired. She went to her bedroom and changed her clothes into a nightgown. The designers of this pack made quite an impression on her. They actually know what would look best on a woman like her.
She was dressed in a nightgown that was all black. She brushed her wrists together while applying perfume to them first. Then she rubbed them on the back of her neck. She gave herself a wry grin as she ob ved her reflection in the mirror.
an do it. Let’s try once again.” She told herself.
leaving her room, she discovered that the hallway was rather ent. She made her way to the last room around the corner. The place where she was staying was meant to be the room that she and Ryan shared. However, he elected to stay alone in the last room.
The nature of his relationship with her was not at all what other people believed it to be. Even though she tried more than a few times to lure him, he never ended up spending nights with her.
She stood in front of the door and reached for the doorknob. But she froze when the sound of breaking things came to her ears.
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not waste any time and opened the door right away. As soon as she saw the state the room was in, she was taken aback. Things that were broken were dispersed all over the floor in different places.
“Ryan!”
After spotting him grasping a vase with the intention of shattering it on the ground, she rushed to him.
She grabbed his arm and looked at him with shocked eyes.
“What happened to you?”
He turned his head toward her. When she looked up, she was met with a pair of the fiercest orange eyes. She gasped, and her hands loosened around his arm. She lowered her head in submission and
said,
“Alpha”
“Why are you here?” Ryan asked her, and he smashed the vase on the
floor.
Elora flinched, and her legs trembled as the color of her eyes changed
to green.
“I-I just came to-” She bit her lips while looking down at the floor.
eyes scrutinized her dress, and his eyes narrowed. “How many nes have I told you to stop doing all of this?”
She raised her head to gaze at him and questioned, “How long are you going to be like this?”
“Forever.” He replied, glaring at her.
“I also have some wishes. I also want you to be with me, standing by my side. Why is it that you can’t just be mine? You said you would make me your Luna. Then why can’t you just accept me and my body? It all yours.” She said while sobbing.
un drew forward toward her and placed his hand on her jaw. She. whimpered in pain but kept her gaze fixed on his.
“Don’t try to do what you don’t want to do. Your body is valuable, so take care to protect it. Don’t try to use it in the same way as the
women who sell their bodies on the market for the purpose of gaining money or powers.”
She closed her eyes and slowly removed his hand from her jaw.
She knew what he was talking about. But she had no choice but to accept what was happening.
“I am sorry. I was so lost in making you mine that I forgot I have a value.”
Ryan looked away from her and said,
“Get out. Leave me alone. Someone has already made me quite angry. I want to destroy the whole pack right now. I am coming to the edge of my patience.”
Elora stepped backward slowly. She felt something pierce her right foot, and as a response, she clenched her fists tightly. She exited the room without making a sound or letting Ryan know about the pain.
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out of his room, she looked at her legs, and she saw out of her leg. She could feel that there was a shard of edded in the skin there. To ease the pain, she would need move it as quickly as possible.
She wanted to go to Teresa’s room, but it was already late at night. She did not want to knock and disturb a couple at this hour.
She gradually moved out of the way and made an effort to head toward the staircase to ask the maid if they could help her.
F
sight of Ethan emerging from his bedroom caused her to make a momentary stop.
After tearing her gaze away from him, she resumed her stroll.
“What happened to you? Why are you limping?” He asked as he observed her bare legs stepping slowly.
“Nothing.” She replied.
When he noticed that she had blood on her leg, his eyes widened in
surprise.
“Hey! What exactly happened with your leg? It’s bleeding.” He said and hurriedly came to her.
She tried to ignore his presence and stepped forward.
Ethan grabbed her arm, and she mistakenly put all of her weight on her injured leg.
“Aaahh!”
She moaned in pain and shut her eyes.
Ethan was stunned. “I think your wound is not a simple one. Let me check.” He remarked this while bending his head to cast a glimpse at
her leg.
But
oned him and said,
on’t have to care about me. Just take care of your fiancee.”
nan’s anger was stoked by her statements. He took a rigid stance and looked at her.
“Don’t include her in our conversation.”
“Why shouldn’t I? I am sure that she said or did something to my fiance that caused him to become so angry and destroy things.”
Towned when he heard her. “You are so arrogant about your lance, right? But he is no saint.” He retorted back.
“At least he is not like you, who always lets his mate get in the middle
of the way, who doesn’t have the ability to accept his mate in any way.
Ethan froze at her reply. His brows shot up when he saw her hostile
look toward him.
“You know about it?”
“About what? About how you rejected your ex-mate?” She asked.
“No. Don’t change the topic. You know what I am saying. You know about it, don’t you? But how? You are-”
“A hybrid?” She interrupted and chuckled while shaking her head.
Y “You thought I was a hybrid. So since I am a witch, I won’t feel nanything. Therefore, because I am a witch, I won’t feel a thing. But you se seem to have forgotten, Alpha Ethan, that I am a wolf as well.”
“That means you can also feel that?” He could not help but let out a wi whisper.
Sh She smirked at him bitterly and replied,
Of course I can feel the bond, Mate.”
Chapter 153
Ethan was shocked when he heard Elora. He could not believe his ears.
The fact that hybrids had witch blood, which was distinct from werewolf blood, typically prevented them from experiencing any kind of mate bond. They were unable to experience anything that may be regarded as a connection to their mates. In point of fact, hybrids did not have a mate the vast majority of the time. It was because of this that no member of the Black Moon Pack ever questioned it in any way. Because they thought Alpha Ryan made his choice by himself since a hybrid could not have a mate.
"I thought..." He paused and stared at her.
She laughed as if mocking him while saying,
"You thought you could ignore your mate this time as well. Exactly the same as you did it the first time. You were even happy that I could not feel anything, so you would not have to face rejection once again. You were happy to get your ex-mate back, and after marrying her, you would mark her so that the new mate bond would be removed."
Something moved inside Ethan after hearing her words. He was fixated on her. He was completely oblivious to her feelings about it.
However, when he realized that she could also feel, his wolf was somehow angry at him.
He felt that he had never heard his wolf. He never once bothered to find out what it was that he desired. He always did what he wanted.
In front of him stood a woman who was his second chance mate.
From the moment she entered the pack house, he knew that she was his mate.
That day, when Allison was shocked to look at Ryan as the head Alpha, he was no less surprised. But what shocked him more was the woman beside him.
During the past two years, he put a lot of effort into becoming calm so that he could be with Allison. He even felt that he loved her daringly.
But looking at this woman, he felt strange. Something like that had never occurred to him in regard to Allison. He was well aware that the mate bond was the sole thing responsible for his current state of mind.
Was his fate making fun of him?
Why could his mate not find anyone but his brother?
Why did she come into his life one month before his long-awaited marriage with Allison?
Why did his life not allow him to live peacefully for once?
Elora could see how lost he was. She averted her gaze and started to walk ahead.
"Where are you going?" Ethan asked her.
"None of your business."
He held her hand to stop her. "There is blood coming from your leg. You can't get down that way,"
She jerked her hand free from his grasp and replied angrily,
"Stay away from me."
When she was about to take the first step up the staircase, he wrapped his arms around her waist and thighs and lifted her up.
"WHAT THE HELL!"
"Stop shouting. I am just trying to help you." He said that and turned around. He walked to his room while holding her in his arms.
"Put me down. I don't want your help."
He did not listen to her and opened his room's door. After stepping inside, he used his leg to hold the door shut behind him.
"I will call Ryan here by using the mind link. He will kill you if he gets to know what you are doing with me. It won't take him more than a few moments to put an end to you."
His steps halted as he looked at her. His piercing gaze fixed on her, giving her a feeling of nervousness for some reason. However, she was not a weak woman; she glared at him back.
He then positioned her on the bed. She sat up straight and looked at him. He got down on one knee and lowered his head to speak to her at eye level.
"I am more familiar with him than you are. So stop teasing me by talking about him all the time."
Her stomach churned as she realized how near they were. With the exception of Ryan, she had never been this close to any other man. Though it was always her who tried to get close to Ryan.
She wondered why Ryan never touched her. Two years ago, people used to talk about him using new women every night, but he did not touch her when she tried it so many times.
Perhaps she was not charming enough for him. Before she came here, she had a constant feeling of jealousy toward Allison. Because she was the only woman Ryan wanted to get close with. After breaking up with her, he never touched another woman.
Elora always thought that Allison might have a more formidable witch as she attempted to win Ryan's attention. But then again, who could move Alpha Ryan? No magic could be used on him. No one had the ability to cast any spells on him.
He was the one who gave all the witches his shadow.
When Ethan noticed that she was not replying, he moved away and walked to his closet.
Her eyes followed his every movement. He took out a transparent box and came to the bed. She was able to make out a variety of ointments, creams, tweezers, and scissors within the box. Everything was present.
When she knew what he would do, a sigh escaped her mouth. When she noticed that he was sitting next to her, she said to him,
"Give it to me."
He did not listen to her and grabbed her ankle. He pulled her leg and placed it on his lap.
She gasped at his sudden pull. It made her nightgown a little mess. Her thighs became visible to him.
She tried to adjust her dress while saying,
"How dare you pull my leg like that? You are such a shameless man! Do you even know that you are touching a woman who belongs to someone else?"
His focus shifted to the nightgown she was wearing. The robe was the only thing that was concealing her flawless body and cleavage from his eyes.
"Where did you get hurt from?" He inquired as he turned his gaze away from her body. After opening the box, he immediately began cleaning her blood off of a cotton ball.
She hissed and tried to move her leg while replying,
"Ryan's bedroom."
His hand froze, and he lifted his head to look at her.
"Why on earth did you go to his room at this hour while wearing these clothes?" He asked and looked at her gown again.
She frowned at him. "Excuse me? He is my man. I can go to him anytime I want. And dress? Dress doesn't matter. I can wear any dress he wants. He can see me in any attire he loves. I am ready for hi- Aaahh!"
When the cotton ball was put against her wound, she let out a painful groan.
"A few pieces are still half inside. Stop talking nonsense, or I will push them completely inside."
Her eyes widened as soon as she heard his warning. She did not speak up and instead allowed him to continue with what he was doing.
He used tweezers to remove the shattered bits of glass from her foot. After that, he took his time and gently spread an ointment on the wound using his fingertips.
It gave her a titillating feeling. She attempted to move her leg, but he had a firm grip on her ankle and prevented her from doing so.
He looked at her and said,
"If you don't feel good with the wound, you can have another option to heal it.'
"What?" She asked with confusion.
He smirked at her perplexed reaction. He looked at her leg and bandaged it slowly, then said,
"You know mates can heal their mate's wound if he is an Alpha." He took a moment to pause and stare at her before continuing, "But you know the process of healing. So if you want, I ca_"
"No!"
Almost instantly, she removed her leg from his lap and set it down on the ground below. She jumped to her feet and yelled in a hurried voice,
"Don't even think of these types of things. Heal your Allison, not me. I have my Ryan. He has the power to cure me at any time."
Saying that she rushed out of the room, though she was in pain.
Ethan did not know what had happened to him so suddenly that he was even ready to heal her.
He stared at the door and sighed.
"Why is every woman after Ryan? He always says that I took over his possessions. What about the women in my life? He holds my ex-mate's heart at the same time he is going to marry my second mate."
Chapter 154
“Why is every woman after Ryan's possessions?” Allison muttered as she stared at the bits of glass from her shattered vase.
Ethan gently spread an ointment on her leg. “You should rest and avoid moving your leg for now.”
Allison wanted to move her leg, but Ethan’s firm touch prevented her from doing so. “Do we have another option to monitor the wound without involving the pack doctor?” she asked.
Ethan smirked at her, perplexed. “You know what, Allison? I’m not the one you should be asking about your mate’s wound if he is an Alpha.” He paused, looking at her intently before continuing. “But if you want, I can help.”
Almost instantly, she removed her leg from his lap and set it down on the ground below. She jumped to her feet and yelled in a hurried voice, “Don’t even think of these things, Ethan. I belong to Ryan. He has the power to heal me at any time.”
Saying that, she rushed out of the room even though she was in pain.
Ethan did not know what had happened to her suddenly that she was even ready to heal her wound on her own. He stared at the door and sighed. “Why is every woman after Ryan?” He lamented as he took over his possessions. “What about the woman who truly holds my heart at the same time he is going to marry his second mate.”
Allison decided to go to the pack house. Last night, she had made the decision to talk with Alpha Neil. Only he had the power to stop the wedding. She was aware that their reputation would be at stake in the eyes of other Alphas because it was too late to do anything about it now.
Allison exited her room. When she got downstairs, she saw her mother.
“My dear, don’t behave rudely with your dad. You know how much he loves you. Your behavior is hurting him. We never raised you like that.”
Allison maintained her gaze on her for a while. She struggled within herself about whether or not she should argue with her.
“Mom, you two have already ruined my life. I know you are my parents. But this does not imply that the two of you bought me. I am aware of the loving and attentive way in which both of you raised me. I tried to amend things by choosing you. But I feel like I can’t repay you at all. I am worn out. I just can’t carry on like this any longer.”
Her mother’s eyes widened. “What do you mean?”
“Mom, I don’t want to talk about it anymore. I will talk to the man among us who holds the position of authority.”
Her mother sprinted to her and seized hold of her hand. “Don’t do anything childish. Let your father come back home. We will talk about it, okay?”
Allison removed her mother’s hand from hers and replied, “Mom, please. We can’t talk about it anymore.”
She exited the house and began walking in the direction of the street. Because her father had left earlier with his car, she would need to take a cab.
When she arrived at the pack house, she realized that Alpha Neil and Ella were not there. She saw Teresa and Beta Max sitting on the couch. They were having a good time. When Teresa noticed her, she stood up and rushed to her. She hugged her and said, “Good morning.”
Allison patted her on the back before greeting her. “Good morning.”
“What did you want to say?” Teresa asked nervously.
Allison smiled at her expression. “He is not a fool. He knew that from the start. He hates me because I don’t deserve him. I betrayed him by being so weak. I should have stood up on my feet and chosen him.”
Teresa let out a heavy sigh. She tried her best to resolve their matter, but she failed. “I don’t know what to say.” Teresa muttered.
“What you did was enough. I am grateful to you, Tess.” Allison said and hugged her.
Allison’s attention was caught by the sight of the staircase. She noticed that Elora was stepping on the first step. Her movements were quite shaky. She was on the verge of falling when someone grabbed her around the waist and prevented her from falling down.
Allison and Teresa broke the hug and stood up in surprise. They were worried for Elora and ignored the man who was holding her waist. “Be careful,” the man said while he had a firm grip on Elora. Elora gave him a look before pushing his hands away.
“I will be careful. You don’t have to be concerned for me, Alpha Ethan.”
Elora’s response was delivered through clenched teeth.
“Okay, as you wish,” Ethan said and immediately released her.
Elora’s eyes widened as she almost fell; however, once again, Ethan held her. This time, he grasped her wrist and pulled her closer. He drew her close to him and said, “It appears that you have made a practice of accepting my help. But you are an ungrateful woman. You don’t know how to thank others.”
Allison stared at them from downstairs. She furrowed her brows as she observed Ethan’s behavior towards Elora. For a few days, she could see his changing behavior, which she tried to understand.
Elora did not argue with him and allowed him to assist her in descending the steps. When they reached the bottom of the steps, Ethan took his hand off of hers. He glanced at Allison and asked, “When did you come?”
“A few minutes ago,” Allison replied and looked at Elora. She was about to ask her if she was okay when her attention was drawn to the bandage that was covering her foot.
Before Allison could say more, Elora was interrupted by a phone call. She gave her phone a quick peek. Her facial expression started to show signs of nervousness.
“Excuse me,” she said to them and walked slowly to the garden. Allison stared at her back and thought, “Whose call made her so nervous? Why does she need to go outside to talk with the person?”
Chapter 155
"I was just helping her."
Ethan's voice reached Allison's ears. She turned to him and nodded at him.
"Yeah, I saw that."
She glanced at Teresa, who was staring at Ethan. She did not know what the reason behind her deep gaze was.
Ethan held Allison's hand and said,
"Let's go to the office. I want to know the problem you were talking about yesterday on the phone."
Allison headed upstairs with him. She turned to Teresa and said,
"I will talk to you later."
"Sure."
Ethan pulled her with him to the way of his office. But when they were heading there, they met Ryan, who was coming out of the hallway.
They paused while looking at him.
Ryan glanced at Ethan's hand that was grabbing Allison's wrist.
Allison tried to break free when she noticed Ryan looking at her hand.
However, Ethan did not release her hand.
"Alpha Ryan, Good morning," Ethan said to him.
Ryan looked at him, ignoring Allison totally.
"Morning." He responded and passed them.
Allison turned her head toward him. He did not look back at her for once.
She lowered her head as she recalled last night. She remembered how much he hated her.
When Ryan was nowhere in their sight, Ethan released her wrist and grabbed her shoulder. It caused her to turn her attention to him.
"How long?" He asked.
"What?"
"How long will you keep loving him like this?"
Allison looked away from him, avoided the question, and asked,
"Why don't you just step back from the marriage?"
"And then what? Will you go to him?"
She shook her head. "No way. I won't disturb his life. Elora loves him."
"And him? Does he love her?"
His question froze her. But she knew the answer. She heard how much he
cared about Elora. She had even seen it in the art gallery.
"Yeah. He also loves her. They are made for each other."
"Rubbish." He muttered and let go of her shoulder.
She frowned at him. "What do you mean by it? They look so good together.
No one can make Elora happier than him. And I think Elora is perfect for him. She will make him happy as well."
Ethan glared at her as if he did not like her words at all.
"Stop overthinking." He said and turned to head to his office.
"What's wrong with him?" She whispered to herself while following him behind.
Ethan reached his office and opened his drawers to take out important files.
Allison sat in the opposite chair and showed him a few problems in management.
Ethan stared at the problems on the papers.
"Do you think they have bad intentions for our pack?"
"It's okay. We don't have to recall everything again."
"I think the East flow pack is creating some problems. They don't look like they are entering into any alliances. Have you seen their pack business?
They are avoiding our every deal and going for our rival packs." Allison stood up and pointed her finger at a few red circles that she had marked yesterday.
"I don't know. But wasn't it the head Alpha of the East Flow pack who attacked you? You almost died to save m-"
She paused when she recalled that accident. He actually saved her that day.
Because of her, he did not shift or tried to fight back.
Allison took a deep breath and sat on the chair. She did not forget his help.
He saved her a few years ago as well, when she was just a teenager.
Her father had told her once that he and Alpha Neil had decided to tie the knot that night.
"Though I know I am always being rude to you, I never forgot how you saved me." She mumbled.
Ethan smiled at her. She glanced at him and could see regret reflected in his eyes once again.
"If I get the chance again, I will save you no matter who is in front of me."
She lowered her head and shook her head.
"I don't deserve your love, Ethan. I don't deserve your brother either. I should live alone. I am a weak and cowardly woman. I should have settled everything from the beginning. I should not have come into the two brother's lives."
Ethan stood up from his chair and walked toward her. He bent down and cupped her cheeks.
"Even if I have to leave my happiness, I will protect you from every danger.
You deserve everything. I should say sorry to you. Everything that is happening is not your fault. It's just.." He paused and let go of her cheeks.
"It's just what?" She asked and looked at him.
"Nothing. Just think that it was our fate that tangled all of us together. We are just pawns of fate."
Allison got on her feet and replied,
"I can't let my fate play with me anymore. I will break the wedding and let myself free from all kinds of complicated relationships."
Ethan's eyebrows shot up. He narrowed his eyes.
"What are you saying?"
"Please, Ethan. This time, don't stop me. You said you loved me. If you ever loved me for once, then support me and let me go."
Ethan was caught off guard. He shook his head.
"You can't go to him."
"I won't. He has his woman. I will leave this pack and go abroad. Maybe there I will start a new life. Just please support me this one last time."
Ethan stared at her for a while, as if he had no words left.
Allison felt mad at him. She yelled,
"Why can't you understand? We can't be happy with each other. If you won't help me, then don't. I will talk to your father when he returns. He will surely help me."
Ethan did not respond to her. He lowered his head, which made Allison realize that he would never let her break the marriage.
She left his office angrily while slamming the door behind her.
Ethan walked to his chair and sat down. He pressed his hands on his forehead and muttered,
"You said that if I ever loved you, I would support you. But because I loved you, I made this choice even though I knew it would hurt you. I can't let you go, Allison."