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A Bittersweet Goodbye
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2025-04-01 15:09:36
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Piper I stop halfway through my meal, my stomach twisting and nausea crawling up my throat. The food that had once looked so perfect now feels heavy, unbearable. I set the fork down with a quiet clink and push the plate away. I can't eat anymore. Not without feeling like I'll throw up.“I’m okay,” I say quickly, though I don’t feel it at all.Elijah doesn’t argue. He nods once, then he lifts a hand to signal someone. A quiet knock follows, and a staff member enters to clear the plate. I keep my eyes fixed on my lap as the food disappears. My hands feel clammy. My heart feels... heavy.When the room falls quiet again, I take a breath and swing my legs off the bed, the floor cold against my bare feet. I move carefully, testing him, waiting for his hand to shoot out and stop me. But it doesn’t come.He takes a step back, his face impassive, as if he’s giving me all the space in the world. As if he’s keeping his promise to let me go. For a second, I hesitate. My chest tightens with the
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I sit on the cold floor of my destroyed office, shards of glass crunching beneath my boots as I lean my head back against the wall. The air reeks of frustration—mine and my wolf’s. My hands hang limp at my sides, fingers curling into fists when I feel her.The bond tugs faintly, a whisper of her presence lingering like a ghost around me. She’s back... she's here.I don’t need anyone to tell me. I knew the second she stepped into the hotel. It’s like my wolf snapped out of his frenzy and froze, his ears perking up like he could hear her heartbeat from miles away.The door creaks open, and Calab steps inside. His eyes briefly scan the wreckage before they land on me. He doesn’t speak immediately, just whistles low under his breath as his boots crush glass on the way in.“Well,” he says, stopping to survey the damage. “I can see your redecorating plans are... ambitious.”I don’t respond, and he tilts his head, studying me.“She’s back,” he says, his voice low.“I know.” My voice comes ou
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Elijah“Elijah…”The way she whispers my name feels like a knife to the chest. How does she do this to me? How does she make my name sound so... perfect?I stare at her, every inch of me fighting to stay in control, but my wolf is clawing at me, begging to take her, to stop this madness. How the hell did I let her go in the first place? My wolf was right. I should’ve thrown her over my shoulder, locked her in my room, anything to keep her from leaving me.She moves to shut the door, her eyes hardening as if that will help her block me out. Like hell I’m letting her do that. I shove my foot against the door, stopping it before it can slam.“Why are you here, Elijah?” She snaps, her voice trembling despite the steel in her tone. “What do you want from me?”“Stop acting like you don’t know why I’m here,” I growl, my voice rough, filled with the ache that’s been tearing me apart since the moment I felt her presence again.Her lips press into a thin line, and she crosses her arms over her
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