And as I closed my eyes, I remember the old me: the Anastasia who was so dedicated to Jonathan, the soon-to-be Alpha, during her college days. I always worry when he doesn’t eat well. I even prepare his meals and cook dinner for him sometimes.
Well, I can see why Alpha Jonathan was beloved by the pack: he loved to socialize and entertain people. He loves to drink—especially with Emilia.
I am not so into drinking that’s why I thought at first that Emilia was only his drinking buddy.
But she became more than that.
In fact, I never wanted to be a nurse. During that time in college when there’s an extra slot for having a paid trip to the neighboring pack for educational purposes, I begged Jonathan to let me have it.
Instead, he gave it to Emilia.
“You already have me,” he once said. “But Emilia is independent. That’s why I think she’s perfect for it.”
That’s the charm of Emilia. And I realized since then...I could never compete with her in anything. In everything.
As I opened my eyes, I didn’t think twice about deleting Emilia from my contacts and blocking her from all of my social media.
Back then, I was afraid Jonathan would cheat that’s why I added Emilia to keep an eye on her—on both of them. But until now, with posts like this and photos from the previous day...it seems like they’re no longer afraid to let the world know what’s between them.
And I’m between them.
And sure enough, after deleting her, my world felt much more peaceful.
I wasn’t shocked when Jonathan did not really come home. I told him to not come back if he didn’t want to, so he did.
I turned off my phone since I knew no Alpha would no longer bother me with texts and missed calls.
The next day, Dr. Alex sent me briefly on the Dawn Thorn Pack, our neighbor pack, and where his father is the Alpha. “The hospital there had some accident so they need extra staff.”
And since I’m one of Alex’s trusted nurses, I didn’t think twice to rush there and do my job as a pack healer.
I returned to my apartment with no one to wait for me. Unfortunately, Jon called me all of a sudden. “Where did you go, Anastasia? I’ve been looking for you.”
