Chapter 7
The next time I went to deliver lunch, Liora greeted me as warmly as always.
But just one glance, and I noticed the necklace she was wearing. It was identical to the one I had at home.
It was a gift from Thorne for our anniversary. I clearly remembered Liora once commenting, “This necklace is beautiful. Alpha has such great taste. Ophelia, you’re really lucky. Unlike me, I’ll probably never get to wear such a nice necklace.”
At that moment, I felt disgusted by her words.
When she saw me staring at the necklace, Liora smiled, showing no sign of guilt
“That necklace…” I started.
Without missing a beat, she calmly admitted, “It’s a gift from Alpha.”
That day, I argued with Thorne about it. He claimed it was just a reward for Liora’s great work, and that I was reading too much into it.
That was the day I went back for my bag In Thome’s office–only to find the lunch I’d made tossed in the trash,
And that’s when Liora finally dropped the insincere act and showed me who she really was.
She mocked me, saying, “Ophelia, I don’t eat carrols.
Is. Next tim
time, don’t put them in my lunch, or I’ll have to throw it away.”
That moment hit me like a thunderclap. There had been giving my food deliver to Liora all along
together.
I don’t even remember how I left that day. It was the biggest argument Thorne and I had since we got toget We didn’t speak for an entire month, but eventually, those old ties pulled at my heart, so I forgave him again. Thome used to be so wonderful, so I didn’t want to believe he would betray our relationship,
Thome and I were actually childhood sweethearts. I had always thought we would be together forever and never imagined we would one day separate. One summer, my parents had to travel to another pack for business. To avoid affecting my studies, they left me behind at the pack.
But since I was still underage, they couldn’t leave me alone, so they arranged for me to stay with my aunt.
My aunt had her own children, and since she was often busy with pack matters, I mostly stayed with my cousins. For them, I was just an intruder, My cousins didn’t like me, so they didn’t treat me well.
At school, when my cousin ganged up with others again
again and pushed me into the lake.
I stopped struggling. No one was coming to save me anyway. I let myself sink, down into the quiet depths, wondering if keeping my eyes shut tight might finally let me see my parents again.
Before long, I heard a splash. It was Thorne that had jumped into the lake to save me,
Though it was a cold winter, for me, his body seemed to be glowing and warm.
He said, “Why didn’t you say anything when they bullied you? I’m the future Alpha of our pack. From now on, no one will dare touch you.”
Thorne kept his word. After that day, no one at school or in the pack ever dared to bully me again.
When my cousin played a cruel prank, mixing nuts into a cake that caused me a severe allergic reaction, Thorne saved me again.
When I was trapped in a fire, barely escaping with my life, he fought his way through the smoke, carrying me step by step to safety.
And it was in that fire, Thome felt a scar that would remain with him for the rest of his life.
