After Leaving the Alpha, He Went Mad

Alice POV

“Alice, have you really decided?” Beta Owen looked at me in disbelief.

I said calmly, surprising even myself, “Yes, I have decided to apply to join the Without Borders Organization this time.”

"The border is not like here. There are roaming werewolves there and the environment there is extremely harsh. It may even... threaten your life!" Owen said worriedly, "By staying in Green Track Falls, you'll be safer."

I knew Owen was saying that for my own good. But if I continue to stay there, my heart would die before my body.

I was tired.

"I'm ready. Owen, here's my application, please sign it. If I miss this time, I'll have to wait until next year."

I looked directly at Owen, who looked troubled, hoping he could help.

"You and Leander’s wedding will be next month. After becoming Luna, you only need to help him manage the wolf pack. You don't have to rely on military exploits to gain social status."

Owen’s expression was full of confusion because he could not understand how I felt.

After all, becoming Luna was what many female wolves dreamed of.

And three years ago, when I was just a wandering Omega, that was my dream too.

During that accident, I was attacked by other stray werewolves and nearly died.

It was Leander who appeared like a God and pulled me back from the brink of death.

Our eyes met in the moonlight and at that moment, I felt the bond of fate, that we were each other's partners.

After joining the Green Track Falls wolf pack, I established strict training standards with the help of Beta Owen.

I learned fighting, shooting, horsemanship and basic medicine, all in order to become a qualified partner for Leander.

However, even though I had trained to become a Gamma, the rest of the pack still mocked my lowly bloodline and questioned my abilities.

He even told me to leave the pack in front of me, telling me that Leander should marry the elder's daughter and produce an heir with a strong bloodline.

But as long as Leander loved me, I did not care what other people thought.

During these three years, I also hoped to marry Leander as soon as possible.

However, all that changed when his delicate childhood sweetheart, Rosalyn, returned to his life.

Leander began to ignore everything about me and only Rosalyn was in his eyes.

"As a Beta, I still cannot disobey the orders of Alpha Leander. Alice, you'd better ask Leander’s consent.” Owen finally rejected my request.

"Don't worry, Leander will definitely agree.” I pretended to be relaxed, but the clenched fists behind my back still revealed my uneasiness.

I had to get Leander to agree.

Maybe, before I even opened my mouth, he would scold me and put me in solitary confinement.

I walked out of the training camp with the application form for the Without Borders Organization, sighing as I walked.

The wedding was only a month away, but we were still arguing about it a few days ago. That was not the first time.

Leander said, “The wedding doesn't need to be too formal. We can just take the oath together under the moon. Rosalyn will be our witness."

It was Rosalyn again!

During the last wedding ceremony, she fainted and had a heart attack, which resulted in the wedding being cancelled before it even started.

I watched Leander carry her away, leaving me alone at the wedding and eventually being treated as a joke by the entire wolf pack.

Every time Leander and I were together, Rosalyn would use these tricks to keep us apart.

I had had enough of the drama between the two of them.

It was indeed me who was his mate, but I was sure everyone would even think that Rosalyn was Leander’s true partner if he continued acting like that.

“This is my only wedding in a lifetime and I hope it can at least be done the way I want it to be. Also, I don't want Rosalyn to be my witness!" I roared angrily.

"Alice, stop being unreasonable!"

Leander slammed the door and walked out.

Every time we had an argument, I was the one who took the initiative to admit my mistakes, even if the fault was not mine.

That night, I was about to apologize to him, but I heard Leander calling Rosalyn in the study, “Rosalyn, don't worry, I won't make you sad. The wedding won't take place. No one can disobey Alpha's orders."

Only then did I realize that Leander did not want to get married because of Rosalyn.

He did not want Rosalyn to be sad because of me, but he never cared that I would be heartbroken because of him.

So, escaping from the pack might be the best way to end a marriage that was over from the beginning.

Leander would surely thank me for the choice I made for them.

Alice POV

My brows were furrowed until I walked home.

In the kitchen, I started preparing dinner for Leander and me.

If I had the opportunity to serve as a warrior, I would help those who had been harmed by wandering werewolves.

That was also a dream I had when I was hurt in the same way.

But if Leander loved me, I would stay, right?

My heart ached when I thought of Leander’s indifference towards me.

In a trance, my hand was accidentally cut by the knife and bright red blood gushed out instantly.

"Hiss.” I took a breath.

At that moment, a pair of strong arms hugged me from behind and the familiar scent of pine wood instantly surrounded me.

It was Leander.

Three years later, his hug still made my heart beat faster.

I tried to pull out of his arms, but he held me tighter.

“Why are you so careless?” His voice was reproachful yet extremely gentle.

The burning body temperature was transmitted to me through the thin skirt and my body stiffened for a moment.

He turned my body around and picked me up.

Subconsciously, I put my arms around his neck.

Leander laid me gently on the sofa.

Watching him pick up my hand and carefully examine the wound with such a serious look, I was in a trance and realized how gentle he had always been.

The warm fingers touched my skin and made me shiver. It was the taste and irrepressible emotion between partners.

He took out the medicine box and treated my wound with skillful movements.

The disinfectant stung my wound and I felt a little guilty. I was just thinking about how to get Leander to agree to let me join the border warrior recruitment.

I did not expect that he was taking such careful care of me at that moment.

While applying the medicine, he scolded, “How many times have I told you to be careful with sharp knives?”

I looked at his serious expression and a warm feeling welled up in my heart.

“Okay, the servants are on leave today, so don't cook. Let's go out to eat.” He packed up the medicine box, his tone full of unquestionable dominance.

I protested, “But I….”

The ingredients were all ready and I did not want to waste them.

“Listen to me,” he interrupted me.

I opened my mouth, but eventually swallowed the rest of the words.

But there was a sweetness in my heart.

Leander wanted to take me out to dinner, which was a rare occasion.

Just as I was immersed in this brief happiness, Leander’s mobile phone rang.

He glanced at the screen and his eyes instantly became gentle.

“Hello, Rosalyn.”

“Leander, I'm feeling a little sick, can you come pick me up?"

“Okay, I'll be there right away.” There was a hint of urgency in his tone.

After hanging up the phone, his expression became cold.

I began to think silently in my heart that he would definitely not accompany me tonight.

But I did not expect it to really happen.

“I need to take care of some things. You can have dinner by yourself tonight.”

His expression was cold and there was no apology in his tone, as if the person who just said he wanted to take me out for dinner was not the same Leander.

He stood up and prepared to leave.

“Leander.”

He stopped and looked back at me; his face full of impatience.

“What's her business this time?”

I tried to keep my expression calm, but anger was boiling inside me and my wolf began to scratch.

"Rosalyn is not feeling well and needs my care.” His tone was so calm, as if all this was as it should be.

Rosalyn again and again. She would always be his top priority.

However, I did not want to argue about either of them anymore.

"Go ahead."

The little care and tenderness Leander showed me completely disappeared in that sentence.

It seemed that he was finally relieved. “I will take you to eat your favorite sushi and desserts next time.”

Leander kissed me on the lips and turned away.

Looking at his hurried back, my eyes gradually became moist.

I wiped the tears from my eyes and counted the number of times Leander had left me because of Rosalyn.

Every time, I watched him leave like that.

Two days ago, I replaced Beta Owen in training in the remote base.

After the training, I stayed until the end because I had to collect data.

The person in charge of the pickup left me behind and I could not get a taxi.

In the end, I had no choice but to call Leander.

“Leander, I've been left at the field training base. Can you come pick me up?"

At that time, he was drinking in the bar with Rosalyn.

“Rosalyn is drunk. It's not safe for her to go home alone. Wait for me for a while, or take a taxi back."

He really did not care about me enough, even though he knew that no cars passed by the remote wilderness base.

Leander was concerned about Rosalyn’s safety, but he did not consider that I was also a woman who needed protection.

I waited for a long time, but he did not come to pick me up.

It was not until I had been running for more than two hours that Leander showed up in the car.

“Alice, are you kidding me? I drove around the campground looking for you for a long time. Get in the car!” Leander yelled and without waiting for me to explain, he roughly pulled me into the car.

One of the earphones he gave me was damaged because he forced the car door shut, but I did not dare tell him because he was furious.

If only he could treat me the same way he treated Rosalyn.

Leander’s preference for Rosalyn was like a poison that always made him obsessed.

It was obvious that I was his destined partner, but he abandoned me time and time again.

What kind of expression would he have after I left?

Maybe he would not care.

Thinking of that, my heart was once again filled with endless sadness.

Just then, my mobile phone rang.

I picked up the phone and it was Owen.

"Alice, thank you so much for helping me educate those kids at the training camp last time.”

Owen's voice came from the other end of the phone, with a hint of gratitude.

“Are you free tonight? I'd like to treat you to a meal to express my gratitude.”

I hesitated.

However, when I saw the empty house and Leander not being here, I did not feel like cooking for myself.

As a result, I accepted Owen's invitation. “Okay, then send me the address.”

After changing my clothes, I walked to the mirror.

The woman in the mirror has red hair and blue crystal eyes. Thick lips, soft contours and elegant facial lines.

Compared to sick Rosalyn, I was much healthier.

At that time, the timidity I felt when I first met Leander had also faded away.

But it was not the look Leander liked best.

I sighed, picked up my bag and walked out of the house.

Moonlight Restaurant was one of the most popular restaurants in Green Track Falls.

Before I opened the door, I saw Leander.

He sat by the window and Rosalyn snuggled up to him.

The two of them were talking and laughing, behaving intimately, like a loving couple.

Soon, a sour taste spread from my throat.

I pulled out my mobile phone and called Leander.

“Where are you?” I tried to sound calm.

“I'm processing some documents in the office.” His voice sounded relaxed and happy.

Office? The corners of my mouth curled up and I sneered unconsciously.

“Alice, he is deceiving us, we should expose them!" My wolf howled in my head, wanting to tear Rosalyn apart.

Alice POV

While Leander, not far away, was gently wiping the corners of Rosalyn's mouth.

My heart hurt as if it was being pricked by needles.

“Oh, I see. Sorry to disturb you.”

I hung up the phone and could not hold back my tears anymore.

I staggered out of the restaurant and walked around the corner. I quickly typed a text message to Owen, [Sorry, I have something urgent to do and can't make it tonight.]

I did not want anyone I knew to see my embarrassment at that moment, I just wanted to be alone.

Walking aimlessly on the street, the cold night wind blew on my face, cutting my skin like a knife.

The scene at the wedding kept appearing in my mind.

All the members of the wolf pack were present, except Leander.

I thought he would give me a surprise when he showed up, as usual.

Finally, Leander arrived late, looking flustered.

He said Rosalyn had a heart attack and he had to be with her, so he had to take care of her at that time.

Then, he left me and carried Rosalyn away from the wedding.

I stood there alone like an abandoned doll.

All the blessings turned into endless irony.

That day, I became the laughing stock of the entire Green Track Falls wolf pack.

Eventually, I walked to a bar alone and ordered the strongest whiskey I could find.

Drink after drink, I tried to numb myself with alcohol.

However, alcohol did not make me feel better. Instead, it made my thoughts even more confused.

I wanted to forget Leander, forget the bond of companionship, forget Rosalyn and everything.

My body was getting hotter and hotter and my head was getting more and more dizzy.

I took out my cell phone, stared blankly at the address book and finally dialed Leander’s number.

I wanted him to pick me up.

I wanted him to know that I was sad.

After the phone rang a few times, it was finally answered.

“Hello?” It was Rosalyn's sweet voice.

“Where's Leander?” I asked while suppressing my anger.

Rosalyn’s tone was calm and sweet as she answered, “He went to look at the documents.”

But then it changed into a cunning sly fox tone, "But Alice, it's so late, don't you have a man with you?”

She started to taunt me. “And you pretended to be drunk and called Leander to get his sympathy?”

My hands were clenched around the phone so tightly that my knuckles turned white.

I took a deep breath and hung up the phone.

I was stumbling on the way home. But the cold wind blowing on my face woke me up completely.

I looked at the night sky and began to think about the future.

‘Moon Goddess, how can I get Leander to agree to my application to join Werewolves Without Borders?’ I wondered in my heart.

My mind was in a mess and my body was starting to get tired.

Alice POV

I hailed an Uber, opened the back door and jumped in.

The driver was a middleaged man. He saw my pale face in the rearview mirror and seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.

After the car started, he still spoke, “Luna, are you okay?”

“It's okay, I just drank too much.”

I shook my head feebly, my body leaning limply against the seat.

“Where's the Alpha? He shouldn't have let you go home alone in this condition.”

I forced a wry smile, my throat was tight and I could not speak.

He was probably at home with Rosalyn at that time, so he would never care about me.

I closed my sore eyes and Leander's cold face appeared in my mind.

Having been displaced since childhood, what I desire most in my heart was a warm home and a lovely baby.

He also told me that he wanted to have a child of our own.

However, ever since Rosalyn came back into his life, he stopped talking about the child and even began to avoid the subject with me.

I knew what he was thinking. He wanted a strong bloodline, an Alpha heir who could bring greater benefits to him and the wolf pack.

After returning to the wolf pack with Leander, he became my support and everything to me.

But what about that time?

My home, my support, had all become a bubble.

The car stopped in front of the mansion. I paid the fare and staggered out.

I reached into my pocket and discovered my keys were missing.

In desperation, I could only ring the doorbell.

After a long while, the door was opened.

Leander stood at the door, looking impatient.

“What's wrong with you? You don't even have your keys with you?” He frowned, his tone filled with anger.

I looked at him and bile rose up in my throat, a bitter taste.

“Isn't the key with Rosalyn? You gave it to her the last time she came.”

Alcohol makes me feel very aggrieved.

“Can't you make one yourself?”

Leander froze for a moment and although the anger had dissipated from his face, it still contained a hint of reproach.

I felt very wronged and tears were about to flow out the next moment, so I quickly raised my head.

Compared to Rosalyn, I was unimportant.

I smiled selfdeprecatingly, said nothing more and walked around him into the yard.

When I walked into the room, I found Rosalyn sitting on the sofa with a glass of red wine in her hand.

When she saw me, she immediately stood up, walked up to me and said sweetly, “Why are you back so late? Leander must have been worried sick.”

Her tone was as hypocritical as ever.

"She obviously knew it, since we called two hours ago. Now she's acting it out for Leander,” my wolf roared.

“Come, have a drink with us.” Rosalyn took my hand and her expression seemed to show off something.

I gently broke free from her hand and said, “Don't act so hypocritical in front of me!”

I turned and headed for the stairs.

Halfway through the walk, I could not help but look back.

Leander was squatting in front of Rosalyn, rubbing her hair gently.

My heart felt like it was being gripped by an invisible hand and I could hardly breathe.

The injured hand began to feel uncomfortable, as if it was being bitten by ants.

When I was looking for the medicine box, I noticed that the second bedroom had been cleaned.

It looked like Rosalyn would be staying there tonight.

At that moment, I did not even know I should be sad or upset?

I went back to the room, took out disinfectant and prepared to treat the wound.

At that time, Leander pushed the door and walked in.

He saw the disinfectant in my hand and frowned, “It's expired. Use this.”

He handed me a new bottle of disinfectant, then squatted down, held my hand and prepared to help me treat the wound.

“Be careful next time. You can't use expired items.”

His tone was gentle, unlike Leander’s usual tone.

But I still subconsciously wanted to stop him, “No, I can do it myself.”

One of Leander’s hands froze in midair and his blue eyes gradually became darker as he looked at me.

"Leander, Rosalyn is waiting for you downstairs,” I said this expressionlessly, as if I was reminding him, or as if I was driving him away.

Alice POV

Leander seemed to be hurt by those words and frowned slightly, but he did not get angry. He just looked at me deeply.

Then he stood up, turned and left the room without saying a word.

I looked at his back as he left and my fingers began to throb in pain.

I picked up the new disinfectant and applied it to the wound.

I thought he would at least give me an explanation, even if it was just a perfunctory one, which would make me feel better, but he did not.

He did not even ask me why I was drunk or why I came home so late, he just left.

“Alice, he doesn't care about us at all," my wolf whimpered in pain.

“Yeah, he cares about other people."

There were footsteps.

Leander opened the door and came in with a BandAid in his hand.

His brows were still frowned and he pulled my hand roughly.

There was a sharp pain and I could not help but frown and make a sound.

“Sorry.” His voice was low, with an imperceptible tenderness.

My expression suddenly froze.

He stopped what he was doing, looked up at me and an apology flashed in his deep blue eyes.

That was the first time he said "sorry” to me.

In the past, as an Alpha, he was strong and domineering and never thought he was wrong.

The last time I was injured during training, he was on his way to the hospital, but after receiving a call from Rosalyn, he dropped me off on the way and asked me to take a taxi to the hospital by myself.

In the past, he never said “I'm sorry.”

But that moment, he apologized to me for hurting me.

A complex emotion suddenly surged in my heart, confusion, puzzlement and a hint of indescribable bitterness.

His sudden tenderness made me feel a little at a loss.

I could not help but want to test him, “What happened to you today?”

He leaned over, his warm breath spraying on my neck, with a faint smell of pine.

I could feel his eyelashes brushing against my skin, like feathers, itchy.

His lips were only a few centimeters away from my cheek.

I could even see the tiny lines on his lips.

I subconsciously held my breath and my heart beat so fast that it seemed like it was going to jump out of my chest.

Leander smelled the scent of my neck and frowned.

Just as I was daydreaming, Leander spoke, but in a reproachful tone. “Drink less alcohol. Rosalyn's house is being renovated recently, so let her stay for a few days.”

‘I see,’ I muttered in my heart.

He was worried that I would not agree, so he suddenly behaved so abnormally

As if it was premeditated, he gave the key to Rosalyn, cleaned the second bedroom and did not let her go home until late at night.

A wave of pain surged in my heart, drowning me like a tide.

“It's up to you.”

I suppressed the pain in my heart but put on a calm face.

Leander looked straight at me, his blue eyes becoming deeper and deeper, as if he had seen through my heart.

“Are you...jealous?” Leander suddenly asked, with a playful look on his face.

I laughed, but it was a forced laugh.

“She is your guest, why should I be jealous?” I asked him back. Actually, I wanted him to affirm my position in the family, but I did not get his answer.

Leander was silent and my agreement seemed to make him swallow back his series of excuses.

“Remember, you are Luna of Green Track Falls, don't be rude to Rosalyn.”

The tone was cold, with warnings and commands.

He was actually worried that I would hurt Rosalyn out of jealousy.

In his eyes, was I such a narrowminded woman?

"Rosalyn is downstairs alone now. I have to go and keep her company. You should go to bed first tonight.”

Leander left with those words before he left, completely shattering the last bit of fantasy in my heart.

I was the only one left in the room.

I curled up in bed, hugged my knees, tears streaming down my face.

Over the past three years, I have been carefully trying to please him.

I thought I had entered his heart, but then it seemed that it was all my wishful thinking.

His heart had always been with his childhood sweetheart, Rosalyn and had never been with me.

I loved him like a fool, fantasizing that one day he would fall in love with me.

But then, the dream was over.

Alice POV

The laughter of Leander and Rosalyn came from outside the door.

I covered my head tightly with the quilt, trying to block out the sounds, but to no avail.

In my mind, the images of Leander and Rosalyn together, their intimate behavior and their ambiguous eyes kept flashing.

And so, I fell into a deep sleep in pain.

The early morning sun shone through the gaps in the curtains.

Leander was no longer in the room.

However, the moment I opened the cloakroom, I was stunned.

Rosalyn was standing in front of the mirror, wearing my favorite red dress, a gift from Leander.

He said that the color of the skirt was as passionate and dazzling as my hair.

I had never been willing to wear it and had kept it carefully.

But then, it was worn by Rosalyn.

"Rosalyn, these are my clothes, take them off!” My wolf and I almost roared.

Rosalyn was still looking at the mirror, not even turning back to look at me, "Oh, Alice, are you awake? This dress is so beautiful, Leander gave it to me. I love it so much."

"He said you rarely wear it and it would be a waste to keep it in the closet, so he gave it to me."

Had he forgotten what the dress meant to me?

"Besides, I look much better in this dress than you do. Alice, you only deserve to wear cheap clothes that match your inferior bloodline!"

She swayed her waist and walked towards me, no longer hiding her hypocrisy and purity. “Alice, you really have the nerve to live here. You have occupied Luna's place for three years. Isn't that enough? Go back to your stinking ditch."

"I am the partner chosen by the Moon Goddess for Leander, Rosalyn. You have no right to tell me what to do!"

"Do you think anyone in the pack really cares? Only my noble bloodline is worthy of being an alpha!" she roared. "Besides, Leander doesn't care about you at all. He takes me home today and tomorrow he can drive you away for me!"

In my eyes, Rosalyn was a poisonous snake and every word she said was filled with deep malice.

"Rosalyn, get out of here! I need to change my clothes."

Rosalyn passed by me and looked at me with deliberate contempt with her golden eyes.

She lowered her voice in my ear, "Alice, be smart and leave on your own. Don't wait until Leander asks you to do it. If you do, you won't even have the last bit of your dignity left."

After she left, I could not control my emotions anymore and my tears kept flowing.

"Alice, we should teach her a lesson!” My wolf was very angry.

"I can't be impulsive. I have to tolerate Rosalyn as usual before she leaves."

Finally, Leander had taken Rosalyn back home.

However, I was aware that the place was no longer a place for me. Every second I spent there made me feel suffocated.

Suddenly, the phone rang, it was Beta Owen.

"Alice, the application form is due in one day. Has Alpha Leander agreed?"

"Owen, he has agreed. I will go to the office to talk to you later."

After hanging up the phone, my wolf gave me a good idea and asked me to get Leander's consent.

Alice POV

After putting on my training clothes, I went downstairs and saw Leander sitting on the sofa in the living room.

I walked up to him, my heart filled with disappointment, while deliberately stomping my shoes angrily, making loud noises.

He did not look up at me, still working on the Wolf Pack's paperwork as he asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"I am angry.”

“Rosalyn said she just wore your clothes for a moment, are you so stingy?" he asked in a calm tone.

“How can you give it to someone else?” I questioned him loudly.

Leander started to become annoyed by my temperament and said, "It's just a piece of clothing, what's the big deal? If you want, I can buy you another one."

It turned out that in his eyes, everything I cherish was just a piece of clothing.

I suddenly realized that there was an insurmountable gap between him and me.

"I recently heard that the benefits for applying for Border Warriors are very good. I know a lot of orphans who are werewolves with this intention. Do you have any inside information?"

Cautiously testing Leander, I observed his reaction.

Leander's face suddenly darkened. “Nonsense! Why are you, a warrior from Green Track Falls, joining in the fun?

“Everything is just a gimmick, many of them didn’t come back alive. I advise you not to target them!"

Leander's voice rose a few notches and it was clear that he had misunderstood me.

"Isn't it good to stay in the wolf pack and live a stable life?"

Leander’s misunderstanding and accusations completely chilled me to the bone.

His socalled “stability” was such a cage to me. I was bullied by Rosalyn, looked down upon by the wolf pack and even could not get Leander’s love.

“That's not what I meant." I tried to explain, “I just thought this might be a way out for those orphans who have no parents. They can rely on their own strength to fight for a better life.”

“You don’t need to depend on anyone.”

Leander stood up, walked in front of me and looked down at me.

Such quarrels and misunderstandings happened between us again and again.

Last time on my birthday, I just stopped him from going to see Rosalyn, but Rosalyn sprained her ankle for unknown reasons.

When Leander came back, he slapped me in the face without asking any questions.

He roared and asked me why I could not be as gentle and sensible as Rosalyn.

That was the first time he hit me. His blue eyes were as cold as the water in the Green Track Falls’ lake in winter.

In the cold war of the next few days, it was Leander who bowed his head first. He signed a pledge not to hit me again.

It seemed that as long as the signature was given, all the harm could be treated as if it never happened.

“Alice, you can't rely on him anymore. Let him sign a letter of commitment.” My wolf gave me a good way to leave.

"Leander, I want you to sign a letter of commitment.”

I took out a piece of paper from my bag and handed it to him.

“Letter of commitment?”

“Write that I, Leander Adams, promise to no longer interfere with Alice Santoro's decisions from now on and that she will take full responsibility for everything she does.”

"Alice, do you think you are capable of living on your own? Don't be silly, you can't survive without me.”

Leander laughed; his expression full of sarcasm.

“This is my business. You don't need to worry about it.”

I would never stay living in his and Rosalyn’s shadow for the rest of my life anymore.

I did not want to live like that anymore!

"Leander, will you write?”

"Alice, you really have to play it this way, don't you?”

He seemed to think that I was playing hard to get and looked at me teasingly, not noticing my true thoughts.

“Of course,” I answered firmly.

“Okay, I'll write it.”

He finally compromised.

I took the letter of commitment, held it tightly in my hand, held my breath and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

That was my amulet and also my freedom contract.

"Alice, don't end up asking me to clean up your mess for you.”

"I will take responsibility for the decisions I make,” I directly said.

Finally, I was free.

Finally, I could leave that mutually tortuous relationship that had happened for three years.

After eating the sandwich I made for breakfast, I went downstairs to get ready for work.

The sunshine shone on my face and my mood became brighter.

I walked toward Leander’s car

In the past, he would always send me to training camp first.

When I approached, Rosalyn was sitting in the passenger seat, touching up her makeup in front of the vanity mirror.

She looked up in surprise. “Oh, Alice, you're here. I feel carsick. Let me sit in the front.”

Rosalyn was lying. She did not get carsick at all. It was me who got carsick, so Leander always told me to sit in the passenger seat.

Rosalyn was just trying to take up her place next to Leander and embarrass me.

Leander walked out of the mansion, frowning impatiently, “Why are you still here? Get in the car!”

He glanced at Rosalyn in the passenger seat and chided me, as if I were still being unreasonable.

I suppressed the sadness in my heart and said, “No, I'll go by myself.”

Alice POV

I got on my motorcycle and maybe because the wind blowing into my helmet was too cold, I suddenly cried.

Only after arriving at the training camp did my tears stop.

Owen saw me and asked with concern, "Alice, why are your eyes red?”

“I'm really sorry for not being able to keep your date last night.”

I avoided the subject, not wanting him to know what had happened to me.

“It's okay.” Owen smiled and shook his head. “I understand.”

I directly took out the letter of commitment signed by Leander from my bag and handed it to Owen.

“This is Leander’s letter of commitment. He agrees to let me do whatever I want to do. From now on, he will not interfere with my decisions.”

Owen looked at the letter of commitment carefully, then looked at me with a complicated look in his eyes.

“With this, your application will be fine.”

"Alice, congratulations, you can finally realize your dream. Help those who are in need, just like those orphans without parents and strive for a better life with your own strength.”

He took out the ink pad and stamped my application form.

“Thank you, Owen.”

As soon as I left the office, I took action.

I contacted the affairs officer of the Without Borders Organization and he booked a flight for me for the day after tomorrow.

Then I went back to where I was living with Leander and started packing.

Actually, I did not have much to bring, just a few training clothes and some necessities.

In the past three years, I felt as if I had never truly owned anything, but it turned out my relationship with Leander was like this empty suitcase.

I zipped up my suitcase and looked around at that home that I had once longed to be.

The door suddenly opened and Rosalyn came in with bags of shopping in her hands and a smug smile on her face.

The shopping bags were emblazoned with the Addams Family logo.

Leander followed closely behind, also carrying a few bags.

"Alice, you...you are at home.”

Rosalyn’s smile froze on her face, breaking the silence and Leander’s brows furrowed slightly.

“Um,” I responded calmly, watching them calmly.

“These... are the clothes Leander bought for me," Rosalyn said loudly, still showing off.

"Alice, I'll take you clothes shopping tomorrow. You can buy whatever you want.”

As if to hide his guilt, Leander’s expression began to become strange.

“No need,” I replied coldly and turned to go upstairs.

I was leaving the day after tomorrow, but I should not be discovered by Leander.

“Look at her, Leander. She dared to disobey you."

“This family is not something that a woman like Alice who doesn't know the rules can run!"

Rosalyn jumped up and down to defend him, like the hostess of the place.

Leander seemed angry and did not ask me why I was carrying the suitcase, which was exactly the effect I wanted.

So, I went back to the room and closed the door.

Leander never returned to his room.

He probably thought that I would cry and make a fuss like I did before and then apologize to him obediently.

He was wrong.

That time, I would never compromise.

I would never give up my life for a man who did not love me.

At bedtime, Leander finally entered the room and took away his pillow.

“Are you giving me the cold shoulder? Or is it because of Rosalyn?”

I did not want to answer any of his questions and pretended that I was still angry with him.

“You are becoming more and more unreasonable!”

The cold attitude seemed to irritate him and he slammed the door and walked out.

I had been busy dealing with procedures and work handover these two days.

Even when I returned home at night, I still did not make any eye contact or communicate with Leander.

Fortunately, Leander really seemed to be unaware that I was leaving, or even if he knew he had no intention of trying to keep me.

At that moment, I was sitting on the grass in the orphanage, playing with the children. I’d bought the children their favorite snacks.

Looking at their happy smiling faces, I also smiled for the first time in a long time.

"Luna Alice, when will you come to see us next time?” The little girl named Lisa pulled the corner of my clothes and asked, blinking her big amber eyes.

“I...” I hesitated, “Maybe it will be a long, long time later.”

Leander's indifferent face and Rosalyn's smug smile appeared in my mind.

Once I left that time, I might never come back.

I touched the little girl's head, took one last look at the children, then turned and left the orphanage.

I called a car and headed straight to the airport.

In the waiting room, when I took out my mobile phone, there were more than 20 missed calls and more than a dozen text messages, all from Leander.

[Alice, where are you? I'm going to take you home now.]

Even though I knew that Leander wanted to pursue me, it was too late.

I had made up my mind and just wanted to leave that Pack.

I also placed the divorce agreement and wedding ring on the table in the living room.

I imagined Leander’s look after seeing the divorce agreement. He must be happy and relieved, after all, I made him and Rosalyn together.

That way, he would not have to choose between his destined partner and his childhood sweetheart.

The boarding reminder sounded over the radio.

“Goodbye, Leander, my love,” I said silently in my heart.

——

On the afternoon of the day I left, Beta Owen came to the Leander’s office and asked, "Alpha, did not you go see Alice off?"

Leander POV

I was talking to Rosalyn on the phone and my happy conversation was interrupted by my assistant, Beta Owen, which made me frown.

But Alice’s name still made me want to know what Owen had to say.

“Isn't Alice on a business trip?"

My tone was unkind.

"Let her be. She doesn't let me control her anyway."

I added that she always had a cold face towards me those past two days, maybe I spoiled her too much, it would be good to let her suffer a little.

“Alpha, you don't know?” Owen looked at me with a puzzled expression, "Alice is not on a business trip, she is going to join Werewolves Without Borders.”

“What?!”

I stood up suddenly and walked towards Owen, my wolf and I in disbelief.

“Why are you telling me now? Doesn't she know how dangerous it is there?”

I felt a surge of anger burning in my chest and I grabbed Owen by the collar, “Why didn't you stop her? Why did you allow her to go?!”

Owen's face turned pale. He looked at me with guilt in his eyes, “Alpha, I….”

I pushed Owen away, clenching my fists tightly and resisting the urge to hit him.

Owen retreated silently. I felt my heart beating wildly and an inexplicable sense of uneasiness surged in my heart.

Rosalyn’s voice sounded again on the other end of the phone, with a cautious tone, "Leander, are you still listening? Alice, she might be angry because of my moving in.

“She might want you to drive me away and deliberately want to get your attention.

“Don't worry about Alice. She will be like before in two days. She is not a dignified person."

“Shut up!” I interrupted her rudely. I did not want to listen to her nonsense anymore.

At that moment, I just wanted to know what Alice wanted to do.

After hanging up the phone, I immediately called Alice, but the voice I heard was a mechanical female voice.

“Sorry, the number you dialed is currently unavailable.”