Chapter 7
At my words, her pupils slowly contracted, and then she spat out, “Harper, are you out of your mind?”
“I’m your rival,” she said with disbeliet.
“I don’t like Sebastian anymore,” I said seriously.
“I came here today to tell you that you don’t need to worry about me. I won’t fight you for him. I’ll reject Sebastian and end our engagement. Then, you and he can hold your mating ceremony openly”
“What did you say?”
Suddenly, Sebastian entered, his voice filled with surprise.
I turned to look at him, smiling gently.
ently. “I’ve let you go. I just came to tell you I’m going to end our engagement, so you and Luna can be together without hiding ”
Sebastian froze, and after a long pause, he said, “I’m happy that y
you can think like this.”
V mate ”
“I, Harper Mia Donnelly, reject you, Sebastian Ben Lennox, the Alpha of the bluemoon pack, to be my
“I accept your rejection.”
In that moment, both my wolf and I felt a sharp, painful jolt, and Sebastian frowned in pain, though he quickly masked it and returned to his usual composure.
I thought Sebastian would be happy to hear me break the mate bond, but he didn’t seem as happy as I had expected.
I stood up to leave, but he got up as well, offering to walk me out.
Downstairs the hospital, there was a 24–hour convenience store, and 1
I remembered how, in the past, Sebastian and I would go there for hot cocoa every winter.
“Do you want some hot cocoa?” Sebastian suddenly asked.
I looked into his eyes and nodded slowly.
He quickly went to buy me a cup of hot cocoa, and we sat by the glass door, watching the snow falling outside.
The cocoa steamed in the cup. I blew on it and suddenly heard him whisper in my ear, “Wasn’t that slap painful?”
I turned to look at him, noticing his eyes were a bit red.
I laughed softly. “It didn’t hurt. The pain I went through in the Northern Border was much worse than this.”
“Harper, you’ve really grown up.”
“Isn’t that a good thing? Now, you and Alpha Zane won’t have to worry.”
“By the way, Sebastian, let’s go ahead and call off the engagement tomorrow. After that, I’ll continue being a healer.”
“Are you still leaving?”
He looked at me with surprise.
I remembered his words from the garden earlier, and something about his expression now felt insincere.
“Yes, I feel like those three years in the Northern Border really helped me grow. I liked that kind of life.”
He lowered his
“I’m sorry, Harper. I lied to you. I was just afraid you would cause a scene, so L…”
“Sebastian, it’s all in the past now, I hope you and Luna are happy from now on.” Chapter 7
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“Will you come to our mating ceremony?”
“No.”
After finishing my hot cocoa, I stood up, ready to leave.
Suddenly, Sebastian asked, “Have you stopped liking me this quickly?”
I found his question strange, but still, I answered him. “Sebastian, you always said you liked stability. I’ve become mature, and along with that, my tastes have changed.”
“I don’t like you anymore.
I couldn’t tell if it was just my imagination, but I thought I saw a flash of sorrow in his eyes.
I turned and walked away.
The next day, Sebastian and I agreed to go to his parents‘ house to call off the engagement.
I hadn’t been there in three years,
I remembered how I used to live there, how every weekend Sebastian would take me to the golf course, and sometimes we’d have barbecues.
Those days had made me really happy.
When Sebastian arrived, he brought Emery and their son, Archer.
I noticed Archer was wearing the necklace I had given Sebastian, the one I once cherished.
Alpha Zane looked at Sebastian and Emery with a surprised expression.
Chapter 7
