Chapter 2
Willow’s POVE
I stiffened at the sound of his voice!!
There was a time when just hearing Silas say my name made my heart flutter. Now? I felt sick.
I didn’t turn around. My eyes were probably red and swollen, and I didn’t want to give him the satisfaction of seeing me like that.
“Nothing important,” I said, wiping at my cheeks with my sleeve. My voice cracked, so I cleared my throat and added, “Just making a
Silas stepped farther into the room. I could feel his eyes o
A lump formed in my throat!
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me, studying me. “You look like a mess. Have you
been crying?
“Something got into my eyes,” I mumbled, rubbing my eyes. “Probably dust”
He didn’t believe me. I could tell by the way he stared, but he didn’t press, because he didn’t care.
His phone rang.
I didn’t need to look. I already knew who it was.!!
Anastasia.
Because of that stupid, soft ringtone he only used for her. It was a gentle tune, like a soft lullaby. He never had a special ringtone for me
Silas glanced at the screen and his whole face changed. The stiffness in his face melted into something warm.
He stepped into the hallway and answered with a very gentle and tender voice. It sounded like he had switched personalities.
“Hey, Ana.. yeah, I just got back.”
I turned away, pretending not to hear anything, pretending I didn’t care.
He laughed at something she said. The kind of laugh he never shared with me. I stood there, frozen in place, wondering how I never saw
The man I had spent six years loving blindly was already in love with someone, someone he claimed was his cousin.8
Silas glanced back at me briefly as he continued speaking to her. “Yeah, rll be there soon. I just need to take care of something here.”
He hung up and slid his phone into his pocket. “I need to head out for a bit. I want grilled lamb and mashed potatoes for dinner, with that rosemary sauce you make,” he said to me.!!
That was it. No ‘how are you?‘ No ‘what were you crying about?‘
He had only just come in, and he was already going?
As he turned to leave, I called him.
“Hold on, before I forget,” I called, pulling out divorce papers from the drawer beside me. “The council sent these over earlier. They’ve been asking for your signature all week.”
He groaned impatiently. “More damn paperwork?”
“Just a couple of pages,” I said, handing him a pen. “It won’t take time.”
Without even going through the document, he signed on the marked spots and handed it back in a hurry. “Tell the council I handled it“}
“I will,” I said quietly, placing the document back!
“Have dinner ready by the time I get back.“%
Silas didn’t wait for a response. He rushed to the door and left.!!
I clenched my fists tightly as I stared at the door. I couldn’t help it, a bitter laugh bubbled up in my throat.!!
How hadn’t I noticed all these while?!
As I tumed, my shoulder bumped the edge of the bookshelf, and a wooden box fell.8
I crouched and picked it up. I recognized that box.
Silas had warned me once, months ago, to never touch that box. He claimed it contained sensitive pack documents.!!
He had snapped at me the day I touched it like I had tried to steal from him.&
Back then, I had apologized and backed away, but now, I unlocked the box without hesitation using the key Silas thought he had cleverly hidden under a false bottom in his drawer.
Inside the box were documents and photos that were arranged neatly.
The first thing I noticed was a folded sheet with an official stamp I opened it, and my eyes widened
Mating Registration for Alpha Silas Pine and Luna Anastasia Dean
I frore.
Silas had already been planning a future with her, while he was still manied to me
My hands shook as I set the paper aside and picked up the next document K
My stomach twisted as i stared at the contents of the document !
It contained everything about the miscarriages./
The dates, the dosages, the samples, everything
d
My name was listed as the donor, and Ana as the recipient
ding to treatment.”
“Termination successful stem cells harvested… womb responding
My hand covered my mouth!
I felt sick.
This was evidence of everything Silas had done to me.
I clenched my fists tightly as I stared at the documents before me, and my eyes blurred with tears.
After staring at everything for several minutes, I calmly stood up and returned everything back exactly as I saw them. Then I walked to the closet, pulled out a suitcase, and I started packing.
er the years, the
I packed my clothes first. I folded them neatly and placed them in the bag. I picked up the things that we had collected over gifts, the decorations, the photos, and I tossed them all away.
The necklace he gave me on our first anniversary? Into the box.
The framed picture from our wedding ceremony? Gone.
The candle he once said smelled like me? Gone.!!
I lost track of time until I heard the door open again.!!
“What are you doing?”
Silas stood in the doorway looking at the room in surprise.
I didn’t even look up as I replied. “I’m reorganizing my closet.“}
He stepped inside, slowly. “What about these ones here?” He asked, pointing towards the box I was using to thrash things.
I shrugged casually. “I’m getting rid of old things.”)
“You’re throwing all this out?” He asked in surprise.
I nodded. “Yeah. I don’t need them anymore.”
He reached into the donation box and picked up a small stuffed wolf I used to keep by the bed. He had gifted this to me. “Even this?” I nodded. “It’s old. ”
He looked at it like he didn’t understand. “You loved this so much.”
He was right, I had cherished it so much, I shrugged. “Things change. People change. Love fades.”!
He frowned, like he wanted to say something else, but before he could, a voice called from the hallway.
“Silas? Where are you?“!
His body tensed.
A second later, Anastasia stepped into the room like she owned it. She rested a hand on Silas’s arm casually and possessively. Her lips curled into a smug smile as she stared at me.K
“Oh Am I interrupting something?”
Silas didn’t even hesitate.
“No,” he said smoothly, as if nothing about this was strange. “You’re not interrupting anything.”8
I didn’t react. I just turned away and continued folding a shirt, pressing it down into the suitcase like I couldn’t hear them
Silas cleared his throat, trying to get my attention. “Actually, Willow… I meant to talk to you about something.”
I continued folding, totally ignoring him.
He continued anyway
“Ana will be staying here with us for the time being.”
