Darion had never once prepared breakfast for me.
I glanced at the table filled with bread,pastries,and fresh milk before quietly turning toward the bathroom.
My stomach had always been weak.Ever since childhood,I could not drink milk or eat foods that easily upset my body.
The day Darion and Briona left the kingdom,his hidden moon journal updated once again.
One final selfish wish.Let me love you one more time.
Looking at that single sentence made me feel sick to my stomach.I immediately blocked the account.
The lawyer Keegan introduced to me was extremely careful.From the mate bond separation agreement to the division of property and assets,everything was arranged clearly,saving me from unnecessary trouble.
I sent the magical document file directly to Darion through the communication crystal.
He never replied.
Over the next three days,I removed every trace of myself from the pack house.
The clothes and cosmetics I still needed were packed neatly into storage boxes.Everything else was donated through my assistant.
I tore apart every photograph of Darion and me together.The matching couple items I once begged him to buy were thrown directly into the trash.
After everything was packed,all my belongings fit into one single suitcase.
Suddenly,a memory surfaced inside my mind.
The first day we met.
Back then,after I boldly confessed my feelings to him,Darion became so nervous that his face turned red.His eyes wandered everywhere except toward mine before he finally stuttered awkwardly.
"Y...Yes."
"I mean...Isara,let's become mates."
A laugh escaped my lips before I could stop it.
The young man who once knew nothing about romance yet still treated me with sincerity and care was already gone.
No.
Maybe he had never changed at all.
The truth was simply that every beautiful image I created of him shattered completely the moment I saw how deeply he could love someone else.
Enough.
A clean ending was the best outcome for both of us.
I exhaled softly before calling Darion through the communication crystal.
The call rang twice before someone answered.
"Darion,check the file I sent you on..."
"Isara,Darion is busy right now.I'll tell him to contact you later."
Briona's voice no longer sounded gentle and harmless.There was now an obvious hint of provocation hidden beneath her tone.
I smiled faintly and answered calmly,"Fine.Then remember to tell him to check the file I sent.It's urgent.The sooner he reads it,the better."
"Isara,don't you understand yet?The woman inside his heart has always been me.Never you."
Her voice carried pity and mockery together.
"It must have been painful for you,spending three years beside a man who never truly loved you."
I answered immediately without hesitation,"Still better than becoming the woman who destroys another person's mate bond."
"Darion may not know the true reason you returned to the kingdom,but do you really think I know nothing?"
"I have no interest in interfering with whatever relationship exists between the two of you.But don't force me again."
I ended the call cleanly before summoning a carriage to the airport port.
Right before boarding the flight beast,a message from Darion finally arrived.
[Isara,what exactly did you say to Briona?]
[Fine.I admit I lied to you.Briona and I are together now.But if you are angry,direct it at me.What does this have to do with her?]
[When we return,you will apologize to Briona,and we'll forget this entire matter.]
The accusing tone and his shameless self righteousness made me laugh coldly.Every word only proved how unreasonable he had already become.
What right did he have to protect Briona like this?
And what gave him the authority to question me?
Then I sent him some replies.
[Darion,I want to end our mate bond.]
[The agreement is inside the file I sent you.Sign it and return the magical copy to me.]
I turned off my communication crystal,lifted my suitcase,and walked forward without turning back.
From this moment onward,our paths would never meet again.
There would no longer be an Alpha Darion Silverclaw in my world.
