---- 10 Kieran immediately contacted his assistant and learned the package had been placed in his office. He floored the accelerator all the way to the pack headquarters. His dark aura made every employee working late catch their breath. His assistant had worked for him for years-one look was all it took to know what the Alpha needed. The assistant opened the package, and a recording crystal tumbled out. A spark of life flickered in Kieran's lifeless eyes. Understanding immediately, the assistant activated the crystal. The images showed him and Scarlett entangled in my hospital room the night I had my fever. Then Scarlett injecting me with an unknown substance, whispering that Luna shouldn't have a child at such an inconvenient time. Kieran trembled violently, covering his ears with both hands. He couldn't bear to hear any more. His assistant's mouth fell open, hand frozen over ---- the crystal. Witnessing his Alpha's affair firsthand, he even forgot to pause the playback. Kieran furiously snatched the crystal and smashed it on the floor, desperate to wake from this nightmare. But the scattered fragments and the suffocating pain in his chest reminded him this was no dream. He grabbed the package, searching through its contents. Aria loved him so much-she couldn't bear to leave him, especially with their expected baby. She must have left him some message. Opening the document folder, image after image appeared before his eyes. Scarlett's social media post from her nurse costume day. Scarlett flaunting the ruby necklace he'd given her to Aria. Scarlett's provocative text messages. Videos of him and Scarlett in the car... At the bottom lay two copies of the mate bond dissolution agreement, both signed by Aria. ---- She knew everything. She had known all along... Kieran's heart was torn apart by sharp blades, the pain making it impossible to breathe. In that moment, he wanted to strangle Scarlett with his bare hands. He'd only been temporarily attracted to Scarlett's passionate boldness, but his heart had always belonged to Aria alone. Yes, he was wrong. But compared to his friends in their social circle, he'd been incredibly cautious. His devotion to Aria hadn't diminished one bit because of Scarlett. Yet because of Scarlett's shameless provocations, Aria had discovered everything anyway! She was leaving. She'd left so decisively, taking nothing with her, not even their baby. Kieran remembered how he'd once mocked Aria about those TV dramas and novels where the male lead loses his true love forever. If it was real love, how could such a plot ever happen?