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Axl
I stood hidden among the trees, watching Lianna and Aiden exchange vows. My chest tightened with every word Lianna uttered for him. Those words should’ve been for
- me.
Lianna looked radiantly beautiful in the moonlight, and love filled her eyes. But that love was now for Aiden, the Alpha she had chosen after I ruined everything.
I watched silently even though every part of me was screaming to stop it. But I couldn’t. I tried several times to convince Lianna, but nothing worked. She had made up her mind, and this was my punishment.
The pack surrounding them seemed happy and fully approved of their mating ceremony. My heart twisted, and my wolf wanted to take over and rip Aiden apart. He refused to give Lianna away, but she
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was no longer mine. I had thrown her away when I let Lia back into my life.
As Aiden slid a ring on Lianna’s finger, I felt something shattered inside. My wolf howled in agony, fighting to break free, but I held him back. He couldn’t make a scene now. It was already too late.
The cheers from the pack echoed through the clearing, but all I could hear was my heart breaking. I couldn’t take it anymore, and I ran away. I wiped my tears despite the tightness in my chest, causing my breathing to go ragged. I pushed through the underbrush until I reached the edge of the woods, where the hotel where Lia and I were staying came into view. I didn’t want to return to our room and face her smug face, but there was nowhere else to go.
As I walked inside, I found Lia sitting on the bed with her arms crossed and her eyes burning with anger.
“You went to the mating ceremony, didn’t you?” she spat, her voice sharp.
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I didn’t respond, but my silence was enough for confirmation. Lia stood with eyes narrowed on me, but I didn’t meet her
gaze.
“You‘ re pathetic, Axl. She doesn’t want you anymore. No one does. And so, why waste your time attending that ceremony?”
Her words were like a punch in the gut. Normally, I would lose my shit and yell, but I was just so exhausted. And she wasn’t wrong anyway. I am paying the price of what I did to Lianna.
“Lia, just stop,” I muttered, rubbing my temples.
I felt like my head would explode, and I didn’t want to hear her yelling. I had enough pain today. But she didn’t stop because Lia loved to nag and be in control.
“You think you can go crawling back to her? After everything you’ve done?” Lia sneered, stepping closer.
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“She’s with Aiden now, and you‘ re stuck with me.”
Being stuck with her felt like daggers stabbing me over and over again. I could feel my wolf stirring inside, restless, ready to snap. But I forced myself to stay calm.
“Lia, not once did I ever care about you. Not before and certainly not now,” I said quietly.
Her face twisted with rage.
“How dare you!”
“Enough!” I snapped, cutting her off.
“I’m done with this. I’m done with you.”
I grabbed my suitcase, went to the closet, and started shoving my clothes inside my suitcase. I couldn’t stand Lia anymore. Her eyes glared, and she gritted her teeth as she watched me pack.
“You think you can just walk away? Who’s going to want you, huh? Everyone knew
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you broke the bond with Lianna for me. Your heart could only allow for her and me. Now, you don’t have a choice but to stay with me.”
I kept packing, but my head was spinning with the thoughts of the life I lost and Lianna. I could have peace, love, and everything if I had been wiser. Lia’s voice became more frantic as she realized she couldn’t stop me.
“God, damn it, Axl! Could you please stop being pathetic? What are you going to do? Kidnap Lianna? You‘ ll never have her again! You’ll never have anyone!”
I zipped the suitcase and walked towards the door. But before I could reach it, I heard a loud shatter of a glass. Lia had grabbed a glass off the table and hurled it at the wall. It shattered into pieces like the remnants of my life.
“You‘ re not leaving me! You cannot! You‘ re nothing without me! You needed me, Axl!” she screamed.
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I paused as my hand reached for the door handle. For a moment, I felt pity for her, for both of us. But it was fleeting. I opened the door and walked out without a word.
The cold air slapped me and brought me back to the present. I dragged my suitcase into the quiet street. I needed to look for a hotel for the night until I could decide where I would go next. I couldn’t stay here if I didn’t want to bother Lianna anymore. She deserved to be happy, and I needed to heal and move forward.
I crossed the road, my mind clouded with thoughts of Lianna. What was she doing now? Was she happy? Did she even think about me?
I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t hear the car until it was too late. The screech of tires cut through the silence, and before I could react, the world exploded in pain. The impact sent me flying, and my body slammed against the cold and hard pavement. The suitcase flew
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out of my hand, and its contents scattered around.
I lay there and gasped for breath as my vision went blurry. Pain shot through my body, but it was nothing compared to the agony in my chest. I wanted to scream, to rage against the moon goddess for taking everything from me. But all I could do was lie there, broken and defeated.
As the darkness closed in around me, one thought echoed in my mind. I had lost everything. And there was no going back.
THE END
