“Alright.”
The way I agreed threw him off.
He’d been pushing it for days. I’d shot him down every time.
“You’re not upset?” he asked.
I gave him a small smile. “You’re right. She lost her parents, and she’s carrying a pup. Poor thing.”
Caden looked at me hard. “You really don’t care?”
Of course he didn’t buy it. Everyone knew how deep I used to be in love with him.
Back then, if a she-wolf even looked at him too long, I’d bare my claws. He was mine.
Now? I just pulled out a document, folded it so only the signature line showed—the mate bond severance clause—and handed it over.
“I found a house I want. Buy it for me, and I won’t care. I’ll even look after Lilith.”
He paused, then gave this smug little chuckle. “That’s it? No other conditions?”
Didn’t even read it—just signed.
The second I held that signed severance, my wolf howled inside me.
Freedom.
I slipped it into my bag and walked out without looking back.
Caden stepped in front of me, frowning. “Where are you going? Thought you said you weren’t upset. You leaving?”
I looked him in the eye. “Didn’t you ask me to take care of Lilith? I’m grabbing her a few things.”
His expression softened. “She likes rose-scented body wash, doesn’t drink milk, and her sleepwear’s gotta be silk. Don’t mess that up.”
My chest clenched.
He remembered everything about her. Every scent, every habit. But never once had he known those things about me, his mate.
Yeah. He really did care about her.
I nodded and walked out—straight to the city hall.
The clerk gave me a warm smile. “Ms. Brightfall, the severance is active. In seven days, your bond with Caden Fellhart will be fully dissolved.”
I nodded. Seven days.
Seven days, and he’d mean nothing to me.
