Chapter 9
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Ethan didn’t even look at me.
He pulled off his suit jacket, crouched down, and covered Chole’s naked body like | wasn’t even there. She whim-
pered against his shoulder. He brushed her hair back gently.
“Get out,” he said without glancing up.
| stood frozen, lips slightly parted.
“Get out, Olivia.”
My chest tightened.
Reed hurried over and grabbed my arm just as my knees buckled. “Luna, are you okay?”
| didn’t answer right away. My jaw clenched so tight it ached. My eyes were burning, but | wasn’t going to cry.
Not in front of them.
“You makesick, Ethan” | finally muttered, shaking Reed off.
“Wait-at least let me-"
“No.”
| pushed his hand away. Every step out of that room felt like my spine was being snapped from the inside. |
didn’t care. I'd rather crawl than let Ethan think | needed help.
| didn’t look back, but I could feel Ethan watching. | captured a slight guilt in his eyes, but | didn’t care.
| drove to my new home. When the elevator was already open. | stepped inside and leaned back against the
wall, the cold surface helping a little. | sucked in a sharp breath.
Yve stirred inside me. ‘You don’t have to hold it in.”
“I don’t want to see his face ever again,” | mumbled under my breath. “I really want this to be over now.”
“We are over him already,” Yve said firmly.
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Being so overwhelmed by everything, | finally decided to call Ava.
“Hey,” | said, trying to sound normal.
There was a pause. “Where are you?” Her voice was sharp. She knew something was off.
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“New home, I'll text you the address.”
| hung up and let the phone slide out of my hand, leaning back against the elevator wall. My eyes closed on their
own.
| wasn’t crying. | wasn’t. | just... couldn't think straight. Like my head was floating somewhere and my body was
stuck here.
Ava knowstoo well. She’s a well-known werewolf matrimonial attorney, but to me, she’s my childhood friend.
The one person who always sees through me.
Since the day | found out about Ethan and Chole, I've been miserable. Quietly miserable. But steady. | was
focused. | had been preparing for the divorce, staying calm, acting like | had it together.
I never cried. Not once.
But this... today... this was different.
| wouldn't be like this if | wasn’t pushed to my limit.
It felt like something insidehad finally snapped. Like my thoughts were being pulled into sdeep, dark
hole and | couldn't stop the fall.
| didn’t know how long | stood like that.
Then a voice broke the silence.
“You okay?” | jerked up. A tall man stood beside me. Broad shoulders. Sharp jawline. His black suit looked expen-
sive and fit too well. His pale skin made the dark fabric stand out even more.
My eyes moved up, and then stopped on his face.
That face. Cold eyes. Familiar eyes. My mouth opened before | could stop it. “Mr. Suit... ”
He raised an eyebrow. Then he leaned closer.
| flinched. “What are you-?"
Then he reached pastand pressed the fingerprint scanner.
| blinked. The elevator hadn’t moved because | forgot to scan. And | was standing in front of the panel the whole
time.
God it was awkward.
Yve started laughing. | told her to shut up.
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| glanced over and saw him standing calmly, checking his watch. | saw his floor, 66, the top floor. We were neigh-
bors.
His phone buzzed. | couldn't help it
- my werewolf hearing picked it up.
“Boss,” Mike said on the other end, “Could you letknow your body measurements?”
He looked atand then replied. “Is it Ms. Whitmore asking about my measurements?”
My spine straightened like a stick. My neck turned slowly, painfully.
Lukily, the elevator doors opened. | walked out fast, holding my lower back with one hand.
Damn it.
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By the t| got home, my whole body was sore, and the pain in my back wasn’t letting up. | barely made it to
the bedroom and dropped straight onto the bed. Face up. Still in my clothes.
A few minutes later, Ava cin.
She didn’t knock. Just walked straight into the room, and sawsprawled across the bed.
She crouched beside me. “What the hell happened?” Her voice was low, but | could hear the edge in it.
| told her eyerything. Ava’s mouth dropped open. “Wait-hold on. You're telling me... that slut walked into Ethan's
office in a bathrobe and during work hours-they were screwing around, and you walked in?”
| nodded slowly. “Yep.”
She crossed her arms. “They’re provoking you. You sure you still just want the divorce and not burn their entire
pack to the ground?”
| turned my head slightly and winced.
“Don’t move,” she said, walking around to the other side. “Where does it hurt?”
“Lower back,” | muttered. “Corner of the table. Hithard.”
She pressed gently. “This spot?”
| sucked in air through my teeth. “That one.”
She sighed and started massaging the area softly. “You don’t have to prove anything to him, Liv. You don’t have
to go out like this.”
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been strong. How'd it cto this?”
| laughed bitterly. “Impulse. And | was fine. Honestly, I've been holding it together. But today... today just hit a
nerve.”
She looked at me, frowning. “You've got two weeks left. Don’t let them break you.”
“They won't. But if | see them again, | might just throw up.”
Ava chuckled. “Don’t. Bad for your stomach.”
| smiled, relaxing a little. Her hands worked on my back and the pain started to dull.
By the tit got dark, | felt like | could finally breathe.
That's when Ava’s phone buzzed again.
She glanced at the screen. “It’s Ethan. Tenth call.”
She walked to the balcony to answer.
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Then | heard Ethan's voice on the line through my senses. Quiet. Raspy. “Put her on. | need to talk to her.”
Ava snorted. “Can’t. Don’t know where she is. Maybe she was too upset and jumped in a river. Maybe you should
too.”
She hung up. A second later, her phone rang again.
“I'll get it,” | said. | answered.
Silence at first, then a slow breath. “Olivia... where are you? I'll cpick you up. Is your back okay? Does it still
hurt?”
| didn’t answer. | just stared ahead, the phone still pressed to my ear.
What a hypocrite. Now he pretends to care.
It madesick.