---- Please come back." But photos couldn't answer. One night, after a particularly bad day of failed pack meetings and unanswered calls to my phone, Garrett was drinking heavily at home again. He'd called my number fifty times. Each time, straight to voicemail. The room door was pushed open. He didn't look up, assuming it was another servant coming to clean. A graceful figure walked in and gently embraced Garrett. Soft arms wrapped around his shoulders. A familiar perfume filled his senses. Smelling that familiar scent, Garrett's long- dormant heart began beating wildly. ---- For a moment, in his drunken haze, he forgot everything. He held the person tightly in his arms, constantly expressing his longing and love. "Aria, you finally came back. You don't know how much I've missed you." His words were slurred, desperate. "Grandfather is very sick, pack affairs are crushing me, and when I come home, I can't see you anywhere. I really don't know what to do anymore." "Please don't leave me again, okay? I'll change everything. I won't mess around anymore." Tears streamed down his face. "T'll stay by your side properly. We'll have another adorable child and live happily as a family of three. " ---- "T promise this time will be different. I'll be the mate you deserve." In his drunken haze, Garrett spent the night in passion with his visitor. He whispered my name. Apologized to empty air. Made promises to someone who wasn't there. Until the morning sun streamed across the bed. The harsh light hurt his eyes. His head pounded with hangover pain. Only then did he see clearly-last night's companion was Scarlett. The realization hit him like ice water. Scarlett leaned against Garrett's chest like she had no bones. Her makeup was smeared. Her hair tangled. She spoke coquettishly: "Garrett, I heard ---- everything you said last night." "You called my name so many times. It was romantic." But Garrett knew he hadn't called her name. Not once. "That woman Aria doesn't deserve your love. Let me be the one to stay with you instead, okay?" Rage built in his chest. How dare she twist his words? "I'm an omega-I'm better at bearing children. I won't be as useless as her." "Useless?" The word exploded from him. "Aria was never useless!" "T'll definitely give you a healthy, adorable baby." "Get out." His voice was deadly quiet. This time, Garrett didn't get lost in Scarlett's