“Yes,” he said, his tone colder than I’d ever heard it. “Just as you wanted.”
I blinked, my throat dry. This is what I wanted, isn’t it? Freedom. A chance to live my life again without being Alpha Nathan’s slave. So why did his words feel like a dagger piercing through me?
“But…” I started, but the words faltered. “Why now?” My voice trembled, betraying the confusion and hurt I didn’t want to show.
Nathan’s jaw tightened, and for the briefest moment, something flickered in his eyes, pain, regret, or perhaps anger. “You saved my life,” he said stiffly. “You deserve more than what I’ve put you through. I’m releasing you from all obligations to me. You’re leaving.”
“Leaving?” I repeated, my heart sinking. “Where… where am I going?”
His gaze flickered briefly to Alpha Cain before settling
