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‘Mine, a deep, resonant voice echoed through my mind.
Roxanne arched one perfectly shaped eyebrow, her expression turning cold. “So you still desire her?”
Seraphina.
She remained seated. Instead, she leaned forward, her voice dropping to a threatening, manipulative whisper that she probably believed sounded concerned.
“Roxanne, I believe I have made myself crystal clear that I don’t justify my actions to you or anyone,” I said, my tone cold and measured. “If you want to discuss your adopted sister’s return, go confront her directly. I have nothing to share about that matter.”
“However, if you want to discuss my emotions or my connection with Seraphina, then I’m afraid I won’t accommodate you, because it’s not your concern.”
‘She nearly destroyed us. We spent years shattered because of her decision! Do you believe I can simply forget because of some supernatural connection?’
“Look,” I said, pressing my palm against my tired eyes. “I’m exhausted. I’ve had an incredibly difficult night, and I don’t want to engage in whatever game this is today. You need to leave my office immediately.”
I had tried everything.
The worst part? My wolf had returned.
She shot me one final glare, resentment simmering beneath the surface, before opening the door and storming out.
‘Mate, my wolf insisted, his presence filling my consciousness with warmth and desperate euphoria. ‘She has returned. She is our destined one. She belongs here.’
“Congratulations on your powers of deduction,” I muttered, letting the documents I had been pretending to review fall onto my desk. I had no idea how to get rid of her quickly.
“I don’t know what delusion you’re operating under, but you better retract that statement,” I growled, staring into her eyes. My pupils contracted to narrow slits, my
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inner beast pushing toward the surface. “You will never separate me from my daughter. And I challenge you to attempt it, Roxanne. I absolutely challenge you.”
Her presumptuous question, as if I owed her explanations, made my teeth grind together.
“I don’t know what scheme you’re considering, Julian, but if you bring that woman back into our world, if you try to replace me, I apologize, but it will be the final time you see our daughter.” Her stare was icy, calculating. “It will destroy Elena’s heart to watch you choose another woman, and I refuse to allow that. For her protection, you must make Seraphina leave.”
As Roxanne’s presence faded, I dropped back into my chair, suddenly struggling to
breathe.
Roxanne’s arrival was inevitable. She always showed up when I was most vulnerable, ready to twist the knife or pursue whatever sick agenda drove her.
Julian’s POV
Calculating witch.
I let the silence stretch between us.
How could I handle this situation? My rational mind screamed for self-protection, demanding I keep her distant to avoid being destroyed again. My wolf demanded I rush to her, claim her, and heal the wounds we both carried.
I could sense much of what she experienced right now, lying in the detention area somewhere beneath this building. She was suffering, and feeling her anguish in my own chest made me physically sick.
‘No, not yours. Don’t begin this, I silently argued with my wolf.
Roxanne stood to depart, collecting her fake dignity, but I wasn’t done. Something needed to be said, something I wanted burned into her memory permanently.
am this pack’s Alpha. The most powerful individual here, responsible for safeguarding every life within our territory. Yet here I sat, frozen in my battered leather chair, having a silent breakdown because of one woman. The woman who had abandoned me and left me in ruins.
That was probably more than I had spoken about Seraphina since she left years ago. Just voicing her name felt like tearing open an old, barely mended wound.
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You have spent years attempting to bury your love for her. Stop deceiving yourself. We cannot lose her again.
Then the mate bond, which had blazed back to life when she entered our territory, hit me with emotions that weren’t my own.
The raw force of my awakened wolf, the authority of my Alpha nature struck her powerfully. Her perfect posture crumbled slightly, her head tilting just enough. She had no option but to submit, a small, involuntary surrender to my dominance, even though her pride despised it.
Then she appeared, not just within our borders but standing there radiating power like some divine wolf spirit, transformed into that breathtaking, enormous white wolf.
“Will you speak with me?” she asked, entering uninvited and settling into the chair across from me with practiced ease.
I slammed the door closed again, not violently enough to frighten her, but forcefully enough to make her stiffen. I turned, releasing my Alpha presence into the confined
space.
I couldn’t argue with him. That was the most infuriating part. Time had done nothing to diminish the love I carried for Seraphina. It remained there, a massive, glowing
anchor I couldn’t sever.
My brain refused to accept what my eyes had witnessed. She was my destined mate. But no amount of destiny or supernatural connection could heal the jagged wound that felt like a permanent cavity carved through my ribs.
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