Chapter 13
Leah’s POV
“Do I really have to wear this to the Derby?” I looked at my reflection in the mirror and asked.
The girl in the mirror was wearing an elegant but extravagant silky white dress. The gown was covered with 800 diamonds and Swarovski crystals weighing over 1,900 carats and included an 80–carat teardrop diamond in front of my chest.
“I look like a wedding cake decorated with diamond sprinkles,” I added.
“It’s called Nightingale of Beverleyhill, Leah. It’s worth 50 million dollars. and you look absolutely stunning in it.” Lucian said, holding a diamond. necklace in his hand.
“Are you sure you want to add more stuff on me? I could barely move
ve in this dress.” I looked at that giant diamond on that necklace and covered. my forehead.
“This is your first début in public. Father insists on showing the best side of you to the crowd.” Lucian put that necklace on my neck.
“By giving me spondylopathy?” I held up my hair to let my brother fix the necklace on me.
“Ah, this looks much better than some cheap necklace called Desert Rose.” Lucian looked at the mirror, adjusting the necklace for me.
I put down my hair and sighed silently.
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It had been a whole month since Lucas rejected me.
I was pampered and spoiled by my father and my elder brother alternatively.
I put on some weight and regained my confident sweet smile.
Even my shiny wavy long hazel–nut–colored hair grew back.
The girl in the mirror looked like a crowned queen, but deep down in my heart, I was still a shy little girl who sat quietly in the dark, holding her knees while waiting for her mate to come back.
Lucian detected my sadness, so he tried to cheer me up by putting my hands on his shoulder and waist, holding me in his arms, and dancing with me to a silent Waltz.
He looked amazingly handsome and neat in his well–fit silk tuxedo.
“I… I really can’t move in this dress…” I couldn’t catch my breath. The waistline of the corset was so tight. The designer of this dress must hate
Women.
“And I can’t really walk in this pair of heels,” I added.
“What talking about? I’m not letting my precious sister walk on
are Vo her own.” He tilted his head while looking at me.
Then, he lifted me up, carrying me in his arms and striding out of the
room.
I giggled and wrapped my hands around his neck.
Snuggling against my elder brother’s chest, I felt so safe and warm. But at the same time, I felt lost.
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“Lucian,” I asked in a muffled voice. “Is he going to be there tonight?”
“Who?” Lucian asked with a grudge even though he knew exactly what I was talking about.
I didn’t reply.
I hadn’t mentioned my ex–husband’s name for a whole month and I wasn’t planning to mention it in front of Lucian.
“Every Alpha has been asked to come to the Derby. It’s a national gathering. They are invited to pay their respects to the Lycan King, our father. But I don’t think Lucas will have the courage to show up at the Derby, though. He’s such a coward.”
“Brother, he is my ex–husband,” I mumbled.
Lucian looked down at me with disbelief.
“Do you still have feelings for him, Leah?” he asked. “Is that why you asked Gean Lee to pull some strings to bail out Lucas‘ sister from jail in Macau?”
“You’re not supposed to know about it, brother. And no, I do not have any feelings for him, brother.”
I blushed and buried my face in his chest.
“You’re literally repeating my words. That’s a sign of lying.” His voice sounded unhappy.
“I used to be his wife, Lucian,” I whispered.
“The bond between you two is supposed to be suspended after he rejected you. You shouldn’t feel anything toward him,” Lucian said.
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“Not even sympathy?” I looked up at him and asked.
“Leah, when I picked you up a month ago outside his house, you were covered in blood stains. I couldn’t imagine what that bastard had done to you. Father had to lock me up in the basement because I had planned to rip the head off that son of bitch. So I guess you’ll understand I don’t have any sympathy for him. What you feel about him, on the other hand, is totally another thing.”
“But you miss Mona all the time,” I said with tears circulating in my eyes.
Mona used to be Lucian’s mate. She passed away when we were still
young.
Lucian flinched as I mentioned Mona’s name.
It wasn’t fair. I shouldn’t have mentioned Mona. All these years, Lucian never stopped mourning her.
He shook his head and said, “That’s not the same thing, Leah. I love
Mona…”
“But I loved Lucas as well…”
“And Mona loved me back in the same way,” Lucian finished his
sentence.
I was left speechless.
As always, my brother was right.
Love is supposed to be a mutual thing.
As much as I didn’t want to admit it, what I had with Lucas wasn’t love.
But why am I so disturbed whenever I think about him?
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Lucian stared at me and sighed. Then, he walked toward a convoy of
limos.
Apparently, my father was determined to make this one big.
He sent out his Royal Convoy for me..
“You’ll find someone who loves and cherishes you, Leah. And then you’ll get the love that you’ve always wanted. You’re in your 20s heading to your 40s, I know. But there’s still a lot of time for you. Be patient.” Lucian said as he took the seat next to me, holding my hand.
I nodded. But somehow, deep in my heart, I knew there wasn’t a closure. between me and Lucas.
I closed my eyes, leaning against my brother’s broad shoulder, trying to take a nap during the ride.
I needed a power nap before meeting with my ex–mate slash ex–husband again.
I knew he was looking for me after I was gone.
I had a feeling that he wouldn’t take it easy when he saw me again.
Marriage is hard.
Divorce is hard.
Choose your hard.
