SOPHIA’S POV
I went straight to Damien’s villa after my shift ended.
Franca opened the door before I even knocked. As soon as she saw me, her face broke into a wide, warm smile. "Luna Sophia! Come in, come in. Are you hungry? Let me make something."
"I’m fine, Franca. Thank you." I stepped inside and looked around the familiar hallway. Everything was exactly where it had always been. "Is he here?"
Franca’s smile faded a bit. "Alpha Damien said he’d be back soon."
I nodded and settled on the sofa to wait.
An hour passed. Another hour passed after that.
He didn’t come.
I called him. The line rang three times and then cut off - rejected. I stared at the phone in my hand in anger then set it on the cushion beside me and looked at the ceiling.
Of course.
Typical Damien. What else did I expect?
A few minutes later, his number flashed across my screen. I answered immediately.
It wasn’t Damien. It was his Beta, Will, that answered "Luna Sophia. I apologize for the inconvenience. There’s been an emergency at Stone Group. A major project has fallen through, and Alpha Damien had to attend an emergency board meeting. He asks that you reschedule the signing to tomorrow."
I let out a deep breath "The Harrington contract?"
A pause. "Yes."
Stone Group had been working on that deal for months. That was a significant loss. I understood business enough to know that when your pack’s company bled, everything else waited. Hearing this, my anger faded. I felt sorry for Damien.
I knew how important this deal was to him and the company.
"Tell him tomorrow is fine," I said. "Goodnight, Will"
I ended the call, stood, and walked out of the villa without eating a single thing.
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The next day, Damien called me during my lunch break.
"Come outside," he said.
There was no greeting, no explanation. Just that.
I finished writing my patient notes, grabbed my coat, and walked out of the hospital to find his black car idling at the curb. I got in.
He pulled away from the hospital before I had even buckled my seatbelt.
I read every clause twice.
When I set the document down, Damien was watching me. "Any objections?"
"None."
Something shifted in his expression. I saw it in his eyes.
He studied my face, like he was searching for something. I knew Damien well enough to know what he was thinking. I could see the thought forming behind his eyes: Is this an act? Is she doing this to make me chase her?
And then I watched him realize it wasn’t.
For the first time in years, he actually looked at me. Not through me, not past me - at me. He looked at me from head to toe. I saw the way his eyes scanned every part of my body. Something moved across his face that I couldn’t name and didn’t want to.
He picked up the pen and signed.
Then he held it out to me.
I took it. My hand was steady as I added my name beneath his. The ink dried fast. That was how quickly seven years ended.
Damien leaned back in his chair, quiet for a moment. "We’ll meat at the courthouse, early tomorrow morning."
I nodded, "I’ll be there,"

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