Alpha Mate Chose Half-Sister, I Changed Groom Novel

Chapter 14 By Saturday, the day of Selene's follow-up examination. Though Ethan physically accompanied Selene to the healer's office, most of his mind was elsewhere. He sat in the waiting room beside her, but his leg bounced restlessly. His eyes kept drifting to his phone. Selene was talking. He could hear her voice, soft and continuous, but the words didn't register. "Ethan? Are you listening?" He jerked his attention back to her. "What? Sorry, what did you say?" She smiled, but it looked strained. "I was asking if you think the healer will clear me today." "Oh. Yes.

Probably." His phone buzzed. He grabbed it instantly. Just a spam message. He was terrified I'd still be stubborn and obstinate enough to run to the Alpha Council to make a scene. The thought consumed him. So he'd specifically sent his most capable assistant to stand guard at the office entrance early that morning, on high alert. He'd ordered that the moment they spotted me, they should report immediately and find a way to stop me. "Detain her if you have to. Just keep her from causing a scene." "How exactly should I-" "Figure it out.

That's what I pay you for." However, from early morning until noon, his phone stayed silent. 1/5 By the time he'd accompanied Selene through all her examinations and even completed her discharge procedures, his assistant's end remained completely quiet. No news about me whatsoever. Ethan checked his phone for the hundredth time as they walked out of the healer's office. Still nothing. "Is everything okay?" Selene asked, noticing his distraction. "Fine. Everything's fine." He pulled up his assistant's contact and fired off a text. "Status report?" The response came immediately.

"All quiet, Alpha. No sign of Miss Aria. Office closes in an hour." The Alpha Council entrance was peaceful and calm, according to his assistant's follow-up message that included a photo of the quiet street. As if the woman who'd once cried and begged to be marked as his mate before her twenty-fifth birthday had never existed. Ethan completely relaxed. His shoulders dropped. He took his first deep breath in hours. And immediately, an indescribable sense of triumph and control arose within him. See, he knew it. How could I truly bear to leave him?

The abnormal silence of the past few days, that ridiculous breakup text-it had all just been throwing a tantrum. Using an extreme method to get his attention and force his compromise, nothing more. 2/5 เม A manipulation tactic. And not even a good one. Now seeing that he'd gotten serious-cleared out my things, canceled the appointment-I'd obviously gotten scared. Compromised. Didn't dare make trouble anymore. He thought smugly that without him, Ethan Stormwind, who else could I possibly be with? Who else would put up with my moods? My demands? My constant need for attention?

In this world, he was the person I loved most. He'd never doubted this. Not for a second. As for my stubborn attitude during that previous period, it must have been because he'd been too busy and had slightly neglected me. So I'd thrown a tantrum, used that kind of cold violence and extreme methods to get his attention, trying to make him compromise. Women did that. They tested boundaries. Pushed to see how far they could go. Now that I'd calmed down, wouldn't I still obediently return to his side? Of course I would. Where else would I go?

Thinking of this, Ethan smiled with some self-satisfaction. He actually felt good. Generous, even. "Let's get lunch," he said to Selene. "Celebrate your clean bill of health." He'd been with me for so many years. Nine years, if he counted from when we first met. The mate he'd decided on in his heart had long been destined to be me. It wasn't that he didn't want to mark me-it was just that I'd been too stubborn lately. Too unreasonable. Repeatedly targeting Selene. Even doing something as vicious as hiring rogue wolves. He'd had to dampen my sharp edges. Teach me to be obedient.

Teach me to submit. 3/5 +25 Bonus Now, the result satisfied him greatly. I'd indeed become obedient. Properly staying away from the Alpha Council. Not causing him any trouble. Not embarrassing him publicly. In his view, this was undoubtedly me taking the initiative to lower my head and show weakness. A display of compromise and admission of fault. "That's more like it," he muttered. "What?" Selene looked up from her menu. "Nothing. Just thinking out loud." Ethan was in excellent spirits. The gloom of recent days swept away completely. He ordered an expensive bottle of wine with lunch.

Toasted to Selene's health. Since that was the case, he wasn't unwilling to fulfill his promise. مجھ کو After all, today was originally the planned day for the marking ceremony. Though there'd been some complications, the result was still as he'd predicted. I'd backed down. He'd won. He was willing to be magnanimous. He'd go complete the ceremony with me today. Give me a way to gracefully back down. Give me a surprise. Maybe he'd even apologize for locking me in the warehouse. He could almost imagine how happy I'd be when I heard this news.

Maybe I'd fly straight into his arms, crying and admitting my mistakes. "I'm sorry, Ethan. I was wrong. So wrong. Thank you for forgiving me." Ethan smugly pulled out his phone and found my number. My profile picture stared back at him. A photo from two years ago, smiling and carefree. He even cleared his throat in advance. Prepared to accept my choked-up response with appropriate seriousness. He'd let me grovel a little first. Then he'd relent. 4/5 +20 Bonus However, after dialing, what came through the receiver wasn't the familiar ringing tone. Instead, a mechanical female voice spoke.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently busy. Please try again later..." The smug smile on Ethan's face instantly froze. Refusing to believe it, he redialed immediately. His thumb jabbed at the screen. The result was the same. "Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently busy..." He tried again. And again. Same message. Same cold, mechanical voice. He stood stunned for a few seconds, his lunch forgotten. The wine turned sour in his stomach. Before it suddenly hit him like a truck. I'd actually blocked his phone number! Support +2 Share 5/5