Chapter 67\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nolan POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to talk,\u201d Ellie said as she walked into my office. She had a serious expression on her face and was fidgeting with the hem of her shirt. She almost looked like er old self-nervous, watery-eyed-before I\u2019d even said a word to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Part of me was relieved to see it, but considering the conversation I had just had with Felicity, I was in no mood to deal with her games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is it?\u201d I demanded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a doctor\u2019s appointment this morning,\u201d she said haltingly, \u201cand there\u2019s something that we need to discuss.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf this has something to do with your memory loss, I don\u2019t have the time for it today. I need to prepare.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPrepare for what?\u201d she asked, looking perplexed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFelicity is leaving the pack temporarily because of the rumors about us that your behavior has only amplified,\u201d I snapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stared at me silently for several long seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeechless?\u201d I asked. \u201cWhat, did you think that your behavior wouldn\u2019t have consequences?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy behavior? This isn\u2019t my fault. She\u2019s the one who went on TV talking about you like that,\u201d Ellie replied, shaking her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if you weren\u2019t moping around acting pathetic all the time, people wouldn\u2019t be reading into it. The Alpha\u2019s wife should be confident, not-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNolan, please, I don\u2019t want to argue right now. I really have to talk to you about something. It\u2019s very important,\u201d she interrupted, her voice pleading.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot as important as this,\u201d I snapped back. \u201cI don\u2019t even want to look at you right now. Get out of my sight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you being so cruel?\u201d she asked, her voice shaking \u201cI\u2019m trying to tell you that I-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t care what you\u2019re trying to say,\u201d I replied. \u201cYou\u2019ve taken up enough of my focus recently with your games and lies. I have work to do. Get out of my sight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her lower lip trembled and she bit it hard, and her eyes went cold as she looked at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine,\u201d she said firmly. \u201cForget I said anything. It doesn\u2019t involve you anyway.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, she turned and stormed out of the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I watched her go, a strange tightness in my chest. Maybe I was overreacting. It truly wasn\u2019t Ellie\u2019s fault that Felicity had made this decision-not directly, anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was a series of mistakes from both of them that had created the atmosphere that required such a drastic measure. But I just couldn\u2019t stand to look at Ellie right now\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just this morning I\u2019d learned that I was going to lose Felicity, if only for a short time, but it still hit me like a knife between the ribs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whatever Ellie had to say right now, I didn\u2019t want to hear it\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe\u2019s never going to change,\u201d I said with a sigh. \u201cI\u2019ve accepted that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t excuse the way he treats you,\u201d Cassian replied, his voice low but earnest. \u201cEllie, you shouldn\u2019t resign yourself to being neglected and abused for the rest of your life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t,\u201d I assured him, though the truth sat heavy in my chest. I couldn\u2019t tell him about the plans for the divorce- or any of the other details I\u2019d been keeping locked away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian\u2019s eyes narrowed in quiet skepticism. \u201cSpeaking up for yourself isn\u2019t the same thing as leaving a situation that\u2019s making you miserable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI appreciate that you care. I really do,\u201d I said, tilting my head slightly as I studied him. \u201cBut if I\u2019m honest, I don\u2019t understand it. Until a few weeks ago, we were complete strangers. Why are you so concerned about me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one deserves to be treated this way,\u201d he answered quickly, but something flickered in his gaze, something heavier, unspoken. He looked almost\u2026 torn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since the moment we\u2019d met, there\u2019d been a strange tension in the air around him. Maybe he was just an awkward person and I was overthinking it, but I couldn\u2019t shake the feeling there was more beneath the surface.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I picked up a pastry from the tray between us and took a bite. The sweet, strawberry filling was a nice distraction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should try these. The strawberries are grown here in the garden,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian looked at me strangely, his eyes widening slightly. Strawberry?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, they\u2019re delicious.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian stared for so long that I felt like I had somehow offended him. \u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing,\u201d he said quickly. \u201cFor some reason, I thought you were allergic to strawberries.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I shook my head, looking at him curiously. \u201cI don\u2019t have any allergies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI see,\u201d Cassian said. He picked up one of the pastries and stared at it with a far away look in his eyes before taking a bite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We let the conversation drift to safer, lighter topics, but even then, the weight of what hadn\u2019t been said lingered between us. Eventually, Cassian excused himself for some meeting, and I was left alone again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The rest of the day stretched out quietly until dinner. When I stepped into the dining room, Nolan was already seated at the long table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was all I could do not to turn right back around.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the argument we had in his office earlier today, I could hardly stand to look at him. I had been trying to come clean about the pregnancy, trying for once to trust him, and he pushed me away because of Felicity, just like always.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I should have expected it. She was always going to come first, and as much as I didn\u2019t care about him being in love with someone else, it still hurt in that moment. But it was a good reminder of why I had to leave, why I couldn\u2019t allow him to learn about the babies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nolan would never prioritize anyone over her-not even his own children-so I couldn\u2019t trust him. Felicity was so angry and jealous all the time; if I gave birth to Nolan\u2019s kids she would make their lives hell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even if Nolan himself wasn\u2019t so bad, she would be. Somehow in my panic this morning, I\u2019d forgotten about that. The way he snapped at me was a perfect reminder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you going to stand there or eat?\u201d he asked, interrupting my thoughts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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I reluctantly walked to the table and sat across from him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to put up with any pouting from you,\u201d he said sharply. \u201cI don\u2019t have the time or the patience for it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not pouting,\u201d I replied coldly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He scoffed. \u201cYou\u2019ve been scowling and lurking around the House all day, whining and complaining to Cassian in the courtyard.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was entertaining our guests, that\u2019s all,\u201d I replied angrily \u201cAnd if he was kind enough to ask how I am, then that\u2019s between us. Just because you think that I\u2019m worthless doesn\u2019t mean everyone does.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did your doctor say?\u201d he asked, carrying on as if I hadn\u2019t even spoken. \u201cWhat was it you were going to tell me this morning?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cForget it,\u201d I answered. \u201cLike I said, it has nothing to do with you. I\u2019ll figure it out on my own.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine,\u201d he replied coldly. \u201cSuit yourself. But if you\u2019re going to be wishy-washy like this, don\u2019t waste my time again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry,\u201d I replied, keeping my voice even despite the way my heart was racing. \u201cI\u2019m not going to take any more of your time than absolutely necessary from now on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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