ns, unsure of how to respond. Sl

ing, like a gentle spring breeze filled with warmth. H

ht, now that he was finally go

ile born from the sh

ll," she said before turnin

r face, the fresh wound mingling with old pain, o

nd started the car. Watching it speed away, Patrick's sm

e many fated mates in her life, and Patrick

med a space in Rhea's heart. He had lost count of the times he had barely

-that was too selfish. Even though sending her away made his

agged her suitcase

ook at Rhea's swollen eyes and the sui

what ha

slipping off her shoes

ve moved

t up from

arating fro

ex-girlfriend

ce reddened

, and you were the one who stayed by his side. You took him all over the world, searching for treatments, massaging his legs, helping him with his recove

heck Patrick had given her, and

his compe

g string of zeros on the check.

ion softene

nk they can treat people like this jus

her gaze, her

ated against. Some men even kill their wives to avoid s

you acc

ed a bitt

re's no point in holding on. I'm

" Amanda watched her with a heart

r room, sleeping through t

e finally mustered t

ing up, she c

orce agreem

s a brie

trip. Let's discuss

work-just call m

Where?" he asked, a hint

s restoration shop. They've be

power of the Moon Goddess, capable of enhancing both th

after by powerful Alphas. This demand has given rise to a thriving market where relics are bought, sold, a

y, let me know," he said, his voice so

and replied with

ne, tha

well-known restoration shop in New Y

a, who wore a light blue shirt and khaki pants,

John led her upstairs to meet the sh

of Sacred Werewolf Artifacts Restoration.' Rhea will be our new artifacts re

, she opened another. Every elf-werewolf has an innate a

lineage included a mix of werewolf and silver-elf blood. Silver-elf wer

in her twenties, a restorer? At her age, he was still an apprentice. Yet the you

but inside, he was

ked, "So, Rhea, how long ha

iled li

ten

ooked inc

ld are

ty-th

Young and boastful! She'

came to get them, sayin

to find a man in his thirties h

e restored?

painting; it was blackened, torn, and filled with wormholes. O

gly, he loo

ching you-don't

g the scroll intently before

mer's fac

t? How long

days," sh

an eyed her

he 'Four Sacred Werewolf Artifacts Masters'! I

nged dubious glances. Three

ked, strokin

overreach. Even top-level restorers take m

emaine

damaged, I'll pay dou

ll the relic at auction, w

let's put it

ree

gning the contract, Rhea took th

th an assortment of restoration tools like brus

the scroll. Each stroke was delicate; she needed to

tely, she had trained with her grandfather since childh

s far older and more

ere a blur, with Rhea

he worked, she could forget Patr

returned to pick up the scroll.

same scroll? You did

nished. The scroll now depicted vivid mountains and lush

ly, "You can test

her a thumbs-up, paid in full, and lef

the young, talented restorer at Timeless Treasures Antiques. Only in he

ed, Rhea received a

side your shop. Gran

's somethin

Rhea's heart race painfully, h

stablish a mind-link, her wolf still recognized