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Kirby POV
I took a deep breath. My voice trembled. “Four years ago, in the Bloodfang Arena, I thought it was a hallucination. But now I know–it was you who saved me. You never brought it up,
but I let you suffer in my world all alone.”
Her gaze flickered ever so slightly, but she quickly masked it, as if hiding something.
My heart sank, but I couldn’t stop.
I let go of all Alpha pride, my voice low and pleading. “Leslie, I regret everything. Getting divorced was the dumbest thing I’ve ever done. I love you–so deeply it hurts. I know I’mte, but please… give me one more chance.”
Lance whimpered inside me. <i>“</i><i>We </i><i>don’t </i><i>deserve </i><i>her</i><i>, </i><i>but </i><i>we </i><i>can’t </i><i>lose </i><i>her</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>
I took a step forward, reaching for her hand, but she stepped back, eyes guarded like a wounded she–wolf.
My heart felt torn apart–so much I could barely stay standing.
But I pushed on. “I know you hate me. You have every reason to. But I can’t live without you, Leslie. You’re my life.”
Her silence was a wall that shut me out.
I could feel her coldness–like icy des slicing through me. Lance growled, <i>“</i>She doesn’t believe in us anymore<i>, </i>Kirby<i>! </i><i>We </i><i>hurt </i><i>her </i><i>too </i><i>deeply</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>
I stood there, waiting for her response. Time felt frozen.
She finally looked up and met my eyes–her expression as calm as a judge delivering a
sentence.
“You done talking?” she asked, her voice as cold as winter wind off the sea.
I nodded. My heart pounded like a war drum, terrified of what she’d say next.
Leslie POV
Kirby stood in front of me, his eyes full of pain and desperation, his voice so hoarse it sounded like it came from the bottom of a pit.
He said a lot about his regrets, his love, his pleading.
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But I just listened quietly, my heart frozen over,pletely still.
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Asphodel whispered in my mind, calm and unwavering. <i>“</i><i>The </i><i>version </i><i>of </i><i>you </i><i>that </i>loved him <i>died </i>after three <i>years </i><i>of </i>waiting<i>.</i>”
I took a deep breath and looked up into his eyes.
His gaze burned like fire–hot enough to make it hard to breathe.
But I had to stay calm. I had to make him understand.
“Kirby,” I said, my voice steady like I was stating a fact, “I admit–I used to love you.”
A flicker of hope lit up in his eyes, like a drowning man reaching for a lifeline.
I paused, then continued, “But that was a long time ago. I don’t love you anymore.”
His body stiffened. That faint hope vanished, like cold water poured over a dying me.
I clenched my jaw and forced myself to finish. “This isn’t anger. It’s not revenge. It took me three years to learn how to let you go. I’m the Alpha of Rogue Pack now. I’m not your Luna.”
Asphodel scoffed, <i>“</i><i>Well </i><i>said</i>, Leslie. <i>Let </i><i>him </i><i>know</i>–<i>you </i><i>don’t </i><i>need </i><i>him</i><i>.</i>‘
His face turned pale. His lips trembled, like he was holding something in with all his strength.
I knew my words had cut him deep–but they still didn’te close to the pain he gave me.
I remembered those three years–him standing on that high tform in Crimson Moon Pack, looking down at me like a stranger.
I remembered those long nights alone, waiting in an empty room for a hug that never came.
“Leslie…” he said quietly, voice ragged with sorrow, “I can change, I can-
“That’s enough,” I cut him off, my voice sharp with finality. “You saved me, and I’m grateful. But I’ll repay that debt some other way. As for love? There’s nothing left between us.”
His eyes dimmed. He looked like a wounded beast–silent and broken.
Kirby stood there a moment, then spoke again, his voice still gentle, but low and gravelly.
“Get some rest.”
He turned to leave. At the door, he paused. His voice was heavy.
“Everything I said… I meant it. Maybe you can’t ept it now, but Leslie, I really do regret
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With that, he walked out of the room.
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I lowered my eyes, hiding the tight ache in my chest.
Asphodel murmured, “<i>You did </i><i>the </i><i>right </i><i>thing</i><i>, </i><i>Leslie</i>. <i>He’s </i><i>not </i><i>worth </i><i>hurting </i><i>over </i><i>again</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
But why… why did it still feel like something sharp was lodged in my heart?
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I was so tired. My wounds hadn’t healed. My whole body ached, and it felt like the strength I’d been pretending to have had finally given out. The pain kepting in waves.
Kirby’s words echoed in my ears like a curse I couldn’t escape.
I tried to shove them out, to run from them–but I couldn’t truly forget.
In my dreams, the images from the ind and the Bloodfang Arena ovepped–blending into one endless nightmare.
When I woke, Carl was sitting beside me, eyes filled with worry.
“Carl, get me a therapist,” I said.
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