SOPHIA’S POV
The hospital room felt too quiet after Zade left.
I sat against the bed with the blanket wrapped tightly around my body while the sound of the rain outside echoed softly against the glass windows.
My fever had gone down a little, but my body still felt weak and heavy. Every part of me ached from exhaustion, especially my chest.
It felt like too many emotions had been pressed into my heart at once, making it hard to breathe properly.
The room still carried Zade’s scent.
Even after he walked out, I could still feel his presence. My wolf still held on to his scent because it calmed her. I hated how comforting it felt. I hated how quickly I’d grown used to him staying beside me.
I slowly touched the blanket he had adjusted for me earlier.
My thoughts became messy again.
Zade had been so gentle tonight. He had carried me carefully, dried my hair, soaked my feet, and looked after me like I truly mattered. Nobody had ever taken care of me with that much patience before, not Damien. Not anyone.
Yet the more Zade cared for me, the more afraid I became. Because I knew what disappointment felt like.
I knew what betrayal felt like. I once believed Damien would protect me forever too.
I slowly pulled the blanket closer around myself before turning toward the window absentmindedly.
That was when my breathing suddenly stopped.
Downstairs in the hospital garden, near the fountain, I saw two familiar figures standing together.
Zade.....and Tiffany.
My fingers tightened instantly around the blanket.
From my angle near the hallway window, they looked extremely close. Tiffany stood directly in front of him while Zade leaned slightly toward her. The distance between them was almost nonexistent.
Then Tiffany suddenly lifted her hand and touched his arm softly.
My heart clenched painfully.
I stared at them without blinking.
The cold wind outside moved Tiffany’s hair gently while Zade stood there looking down at her. The shadows around them blurred their movements slightly, but from where I stood...it looked like they kissed.
I gasped in horror.
Everything inside me instantly went cold. The warmth that Zade had spent the entire night giving me disappeared completely in one second.
I froze beside the window while my chest tightened painfully.
So, this was it? This was reality.
I almost laughed at myself.
How stupid. How unbelievably stupid of me.
I had actually started believing him.
I had started believing that maybe Zade was different from Damien, that maybe he truly cared about me, maybe his feelings were real.
But now? I suddenly felt ridiculous.
Tiffany was beautiful, elegant, charming, and born from a respected wolf family. Men always chased after women like her. Even powerful Alphas and dominant wolves couldn’t resist someone like Tiffany.
So why would Zade be different?
Why would someone as powerful as him choose me completely?
I lowered my eyes slowly as pain spread through my chest.
Maybe I had misunderstood everything. Maybe I had only been another temporary interest to him. Maybe this was all just a game.
My wolf whimpered weakly inside me.
Tears slowly gathered in my eyes, but I quickly wiped them away angrily.
“No,” I whispered to myself shakily. “Don’t cry again.”
I was tired of crying. I was tired of feeling pathetic. I was tired of giving people the power to hurt me.
I stepped away from the window slowly and returned to the bed. My body suddenly felt colder than before, even with the blanket wrapped around me. The warmth Zade had left behind earlier now felt fake.
Every memory from tonight replayed painfully in my head.
I thought of him feeding me, him carrying me, him saying he wanted to stay beside me forever.
All of it suddenly felt meaningless.
I curled up under the blanket while trying to calm my breathing.
Maybe this was better. Maybe I should stop believing in people altogether.
A few minutes later, the door finally opened softly.
I didn’t look up immediately, but I could smell him. That familiar scent entered the room again instantly.
Only now.....there was another scent mixed with it - perfume. It was a sweet floral perfume that definitely didn’t belong to me. The scent was familiar. I’d smelled it too many times on Damien.
Tiffany’s perfume.
Zade walked toward the bed quietly.
“Why are you awake?” he asked softly.


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