Chapter 89: Open or Closed?
**Rosalie‘s POV
“Do you know Soren?” I asked Ethan.
I should‘ve asked this question much sooner, but I was very used to seeing Soren, so their similarity no longer bothered me. And the past few days, I‘d been so distracted that this question never came to mind… until just now.
Ethan and Soren looked alike… was there any relationship between them, or was this purely coincidence?
He looked at me, and his eyes filled with a mix of emotions.
Ethan finally replied, “I know him now.”
I looked at him in confusion, not quite understanding what he meant.
He smiled bitterly, and looked at me with a heartbroken expression on his face. “He‘s my rival in love.”
Thad not expected that to be the answer, and was struck dumb for a moment.
Then, I felt my face beginning to heat up, and I heard myself trying to explain, “He… he‘s a good friend of mine!”
Why did I feel the need to explain myself to him?!
Ethan visibly relaxed a bit, and the corner of his lips turned up slightly.
“I’m glad he was here to help you when you needed him,” he said.
I let out a deep breath, feeling relieved.
Soren never mentioned anything about his family, and I didn‘t remember hearing about Ethan having brothers when I was back in the Drogomor pack. It was just that I had a strange feeling that I was missing something, so wanted to be sure.
“What sort of trouble did you have when you got here?” Ethan asked. It was obvious that he didn‘t want to talk about Soren any more.
Was he… jealous?
“I was robbed. It was awful.”
Ethan was immediately nervous. “Were you hurt? Are you okay now? And the baby?”
“Yes, we‘re fine now,” I smiled. “Thanks to Sor.. my friend, and the doctor he provided us with.”
Feeling uncomfortable talking about Soren after what Ethan had said, I stood up from the swing. “Really, Ethan, / need to go,” I said, walking towards my cottage.
“Rosalie!” His voice stopped me in my tracks.
I turned and looked over my shoulder.
“The necklace,” he asked. “Was it stolen from you when you were attacked?”
Was Ethan trying to confirm whether I actually did sell the necklace?
I thought for a moment, and decided to be honest.
“No, it wasn‘t taken,” I answered. “At first, I held onto that necklace because I wanted a piece of you with me, Ethan. But the longer I was away from you, the more I realized I could do this on my own. So.. I sold it, so that I could move on.”
He stared at me for a moment, looking like he was trying to stop his emotions from showing on his face.
I felt I was justified in every word that I had said, but seeing him suffer still broke my heart, even after everything that happened.
I sighed and softened my tone. “I need to get back inside and get to.bed. I‘m tired. Goodbye, Ethan.” “All right,” he replied with a sigh. “I‘ll come back tomorrow. If the window‘s open, I’ll wait for you to come out.”
“But if it‘s closed… you should leave,” I said. My hands were on my abdomen, like they usually were.
He nodded. “Good night, Rosalie.”
I didn‘t respond–only waved and went back into the house.
Once I was alone, I tried to process everything that had happened recently.
I didn‘t know if I should be happy that Ethan had finally shown up outside of my cottage again or if I should be furious at him for waiting three days to come back.
In those three days, I‘d come to a decision. I was going to stay here and live my new life.
Why would he suddenly decide he had time for me again and start giving me reasons to change that decision?
SO
It shouldn‘t have been that way. I should have just stayed secure in the decision I had made earlier that day.
After I got ready for bed, I lay there, uncomfortable because of the baby anyway. I stared at the ceiling with pillows shoved under my back and under my belly, trying to find a way to fall asleep… but thinking about Ethan.
Had he really apologized?
Alpha Ethan had said he was sorry, to me– twice?
What kind of a world was I living in now?
Maybe he really had changed, and he deserved me giving him a second chance.
Letting out a deep sigh, I closed my eyes and reminded myself of how kind Soren had been to me. How in the world could I tell him that I was going back to the life I had left, the one that I had fled to come here? He‘d be so disappointed in me.
Seraphine and Lola were already there. We went about our morning routine, and then I went over to Soren‘s house to check on things, like I always did, because that was my job.
After I popped the chicken into the oven, I found myself going back into the living room and opening the window, the smell of food was getting a bit strong, even though it smelt good.
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Yeah sorry full of crap clichés skipping chapters...
Really oh fn....off another weak heroine roll, her pack hated her, she was abused, why would she do this .... pfghhj off at another cliche novel. .... Nope...