Alice POV
After putting on my training clothes, I went downstairs and saw Leander sitting on the sofa in the living room.
I walked up to him, my heart filled with disappointment, while deliberately stomping my shoes angrily, making loud noises.
He did not look up at me, still working on the Wolf Pack's paperwork as he asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"I am angry.”
“Rosalyn said she just wore your clothes for a moment, are you so stingy?" he asked in a calm tone.
“How can you give it to someone else?” I questioned him loudly.
Leander started to become annoyed by my temperament and said, "It's just a piece of clothing, what's the big deal? If you want, I can buy you another one."
It turned out that in his eyes, everything I cherish was just a piece of clothing.
I suddenly realized that there was an insurmountable gap between him and me.
"I recently heard that the benefits for applying for Border Warriors are very good. I know a lot of orphans who are werewolves with this intention. Do you have any inside information?"
Cautiously testing Leander, I observed his reaction.
Leander's face suddenly darkened. “Nonsense! Why are you, a warrior from Green Track Falls, joining in the fun?
“Everything is just a gimmick, many of them didn’t come back alive. I advise you not to target them!"
Leander's voice rose a few notches and it was clear that he had misunderstood me.
"Isn't it good to stay in the wolf pack and live a stable life?"
Leander’s misunderstanding and accusations completely chilled me to the bone.
His so-called “stability” was such a cage to me. I was bullied by Rosalyn, looked down upon by the wolf pack and even could not get Leander’s love.
“That's not what I meant." I tried to explain, “I just thought this might be a way out for those orphans who have no parents. They can rely on their own strength to fight for a better life.”
“You don’t need to depend on anyone.”
Leander stood up, walked in front of me and looked down at me.
Such quarrels and misunderstandings happened between us again and again.
Last time on my birthday, I just stopped him from going to see Rosalyn, but Rosalyn sprained her ankle for unknown reasons.
When Leander came back, he slapped me in the face without asking any questions.
He roared and asked me why I could not be as gentle and sensible as Rosalyn.
That was the first time he hit me. His blue eyes were as cold as the water in the Green Track Falls’ lake in winter.
In the cold war of the next few days, it was Leander who bowed his head first. He signed a pledge not to hit me again.
It seemed that as long as the signature was given, all the harm could be treated as if it never happened.
“Alice, you can't rely on him anymore. Let him sign a letter of commitment.” My wolf gave me a good way to leave.
"Leander, I want you to sign a letter of commitment.”
I took out a piece of paper from my bag and handed it to him.
“Letter of commitment?”
“Write that I, Leander Adams, promise to no longer interfere with Alice Santoro's decisions from now on and that she will take full responsibility for everything she does.”
"Alice, do you think you are capable of living on your own? Don't be silly, you can't survive without me.”
Leander laughed; his expression full of sarcasm.
“This is my business. You don't need to worry about it.”
I would never stay living in his and Rosalyn’s shadow for the rest of my life anymore.
I did not want to live like that anymore!
"Leander, will you write?”
"Alice, you really have to play it this way, don't you?”
He seemed to think that I was playing hard to get and looked at me teasingly, not noticing my true thoughts.
“Of course,” I answered firmly.
“Okay, I'll write it.”
He finally compromised.
I took the letter of commitment, held it tightly in my hand, held my breath and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
That was my amulet and also my freedom contract.
"Alice, don't end up asking me to clean up your mess for you.”
"I will take responsibility for the decisions I make,” I directly said.
Finally, I was free.
Finally, I could leave that mutually tortuous relationship that had happened for three years.
After eating the sandwich I made for breakfast, I went downstairs to get ready for work.
The sunshine shone on my face and my mood became brighter.
I walked toward Leander’s car
In the past, he would always send me to training camp first.
When I approached, Rosalyn was sitting in the passenger seat, touching up her makeup in front of the vanity mirror.
She looked up in surprise. “Oh, Alice, you're here. I feel carsick. Let me sit in the front.”
Rosalyn was lying. She did not get carsick at all. It was me who got carsick, so Leander always told me to sit in the passenger seat.
Rosalyn was just trying to take up her place next to Leander and embarrass me.
Leander walked out of the mansion, frowning impatiently, “Why are you still here? Get in the car!”
He glanced at Rosalyn in the passenger seat and chided me, as if I were still being unreasonable.
I suppressed the sadness in my heart and said, “No, I'll go by myself.”
