The Breaking Point of Mate: Giving Up on My Alpha novel Chapter 6

Melanie's POV

I woke up the next day feeling terrible.

The pain from the tearing mating bond was still affecting me. Frost was curled up in my mind, sometimes letting out painful whimpers.

After the divorce from Archer, we would have to reject each other.

Since I would have to face the pain eventually, I chose to face it now.

After work that evening, I went to the supermarket, bought groceries, and a few potted plants for the apartment.

After dinner, I looked up information about a technology expo. Once I finished, I called a number. "Could you save me a ticket for next month's tech expo?" I asked the person on the other end.

"Are you serious?"

The voice on the phone was cold. "You asked me to save tickets the last two times, and you never showed up. Those tickets were wasted when so many people wanted them."

The annual tech expo was a major event in the industry. Tickets weren't easy to get.

Archer's company had a few spots for exhibitors. Many core team members wanted to go. Every spot was precious to everyone.

"If I don't go this time, I won't ever bring it up again," I said, my voice normal.

The person on the other end hung up without another word.

I knew that meant yes. I smiled.

What I hadn't told him was that I wanted to go back to my own company.

As a partner, I had chosen to step back when the company first started after I mated with Archer. I focused on taking care of him and our daughter, and helping him manage the Razor Pack.

However, my decision completely messed up the company's development plan and made them miss out on many opportunities.

The team back then was angry and frustrated with me. We've barely talked for years. I truly felt guilty about it.

But I'd been away from the industry for too long. I was worried that going back unprepared would make it hard to keep up.

So, I planned to spend some time deeply understanding the current state of the industry before making any concrete decisions.

For the next few days, I focused on work during the day and on my own affairs after hours.

It had been two weeks since I moved out.

I was slowly getting used to living alone, and I was starting to like this quiet, free life.

Not only that, but I noticed Frost and I were improving.

Although the damaged mating bond hadn't healed, I no longer had that obsessive urge to be near Archer when I thought of him.

And moving away from the Razor Pack hadn't made my condition worse.

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