He expected me to rush back as soon as I received his message, as I had done in the past.
I replied calmly, as if speaking to a stranger. “I was busy with something, so I was a little late.
“What was so important that you preferred that over eating with me?”
There was Henry; you are no longer my top priority, I thought in my heart.
I didn’t intend to tell Henry about my marking ceremony with Mateo because I had decided to cut off all communication with him.
I came here only to take away what was mine.
“That has nothing to do with you,” I told you. “I am going to the next tribe to discuss the contract with my father, and now I am here to pack my luggage.”
I didn’t care about his reaction and went straight to my bedroom.
When I opened the bedroom door, there was a garbage dump waiting for me.
I stood at the door, surprised to see that someone had dragged the sheets and quilts and dumped them on the ground; the wardrobe was wide open, and the clothes inside were piled randomly and wrinkled like rags.
Then my gaze shifted to the bedside table, where my first trophy, given by my grandmother, had been thrown to the ground, broken into two pieces and leaving a half footprint.
I couldn’t help but yell. “Henry!” Who the hell messed up my room like this? Who threw my stuff?!”
This trophy bone, which my grandmother retrieved from the battlefield, represents glory and power.
Henry approached to check, frowned, then quickly loosened his brows and said to me in a casual tone, “It’s just a toy. When the tribe makes another purchase, I’ll find someone to buy you another one.
My heart froze inch by inch as Henry’s demeanour implied that it was not the broken things that were unimportant, but me.
“It must be Elena who did it,” my inner wolf said with gritted teeth. “Henry will only be concerned when he has to defend Elena!
I affirmed my wolf, raised my head, and said coldly, “I know Elena is the source of these problems.”
This simple sentence immediately irritated Henry.
“Why do you say that? What evidence do you have? What if it fell by itself?”
“Ivy, even if you are the daughter of an alpha, you can’t slander others without reason. If you continue accusing Elena without any proofs, I will tell the law enforcement team about your bad behaviour!”
I trembled with anger.
I only said one sentence, and Henry expected the law enforcement team to judge me.
Elena was not present, but Henry was careful not to tarnish her reputation.
Henry’s attention had shifted from me to someone else. However, he was not like this half a year ago.
I fell deeply in love with him on the eve of a tribal war.
The enemy tribe sent people to sneak over, intending to kidnap me in order to threaten my father.
Henry offered to be on duty at night. He guarded the border of the territory closest to me, preventing danger from approaching.
This werewolf, who was always gentle, polite, and calm, decimated many enemies that night. At dawn, his face, hands, and body were covered in stinky blood, just so I could sleep soundly.
