Chapter 5 Run Away

• Lucian's POV:
• In the early morning, after I had finished dealing with the pack matters, I returned home only to find an unsettling level of silence.
• Kathryn's scent seemed to have faded quite a bit.
• Usually at this time, she would be preparing breakfast, but today, she was nowhere to be found in the kitchen.
• I went upstairs and headed toward the bedroom, which turned out to be eerily empty as well.
• Did she go out?
• The last few years, she seldom left the house. Whenever I returned home, she would always have delicious food ready, waiting for my return.
• I felt a bit parched, so I poured myself a cup of coffee. As I sat down at the coffee table, I suddenly noticed a document and a bank card left on the table.
• The document was a divorce agreement.
• Divorce?
• Suddenly, I remembered the conversation I had with Kathryn last night.
• Lucian, let's get a divorce.
• At the time, I received a call from my beta, stating that there was an urgent matter within the pack that needed my attention. I left in a hurry, without truly contemplating the implications of those words.
• The concept of divorce among human partners seemed to imply the dissolution of a romantic relationship, right?
• She wanted to end our relationship?
• Why?
• My heart filled with rage as my wolf began to howl.
• No alpha could ever accept the sudden dissolution of a relationship with a luna they had marked for three years!
• None!
• My hand tightly clutched those few thin sheets of paper.
• Werewolves never married or divorced. Once they chose a mate, it was for life, until death.
• Divorce was merely an excuse that humans came up with to justify their fragile and wavering hearts. As long as I refused to accept it, my luna can only dream of separating from me!
• I picked up the divorce agreement and tore it up right away.
• Then, I unlocked my phone and reached out to my subordinates, instructing them to immediately find out where my luna had gone.
• I paced back and forth within the house I shared with Kathryn, feeling restless and uneasy due to my mate's absence.
• If Kathryn was a werewolf, I would have found her by following her scent long ago. But d*mn it, she was a human!
• This infuriating human woman, why did she suddenly leave me?
• I tried hard to remain composed, reflecting on her behavior before she uttered those words.
• She had mentioned we only had sex five times in a month.
• Was she dissatisfied with the frequency of our lovemaking?
• But that wasn't my fault!
• Every night, I yearned to make love to her, wildly and without any reservations!
• Yet, her passage was so narrow that no amount of lubricant I used seemed to make a difference. How could I bear to let the number of times she was injured increase?
• Five times a month was already the absolute limit.
• The Moon Goddess could be my witness to how I would numb myself with work every day, all to avoid ravishing her.
• My wealth was accumulating, yet my luna had run away!
• F*ck!
• I clutched my head in agony.
• Finally, my phone rang. My beta informed me that Kathryn had been found.
• She was at a fashion design studio called Lush Moon, located in the old streets of Bearscaster. Since she went there last night, she hadn't come out.
• What was she doing there?
• How could she have not returned home overnight!
• I was getting ready to head out and bring my luna back home, but just before I stepped out, Juliette called.
• I answered her call while making my way to the garage to get the car.
• “Alpha, would you accompany me to Lush Moon to buy a bag? The designs by Serenity are quite unique, so I'm worried that if I go by myself—”
• I didn't bother listening to what Juliette said after that as a crucial keyword caught my attention - Lush Moon. Wasn't that the place Kathryn had gone to?
• Since our destination was the same, I might as well pick up Juliette on the way.
• “Sure, I'll come pick you up.” In my haste to return home last night and then dealing with pack matters, I had forgotten that Juliette's body was still recovering from her injury. If she could stay with me for a few more hours, she should be able to fully recover.