---- T'll take care of myself in a place without you. After Owen left, I got up and packed my things. Once I finished, I stood before the door of the study, that room that had once caused me so much heartache. Unlike before, the door was now wide open. Perhaps out of guilt for killing my pup with his own hands, Owen had replaced everything in the room with things related to me. But this act of remorse just made me sick. I gathered up everything in the study and carried it to the garden, then set it all on fire. With that fire, I burned away everything from the past three years. Owen's POV ---- I was still with poor Ashley when suddenly, a searing pain tore through my chest. My wolf howled in anguish. The sensation was the unmistakable sensation of the mate bond being broken. But how was that possible? I started to panic a little. At that moment, Ashley had just wrapped her arms around my neck. Her hands were exploring my body, but my mind was completely elsewhere. The unease inside me grew stronger and stronger, and I suddenly stood up. Ashley was startled. "What happened?" "I need to go check on your sister," I said. Ashley clung to my waist in protest. ''You promised to stay with me! Ivy pushed me earlier, and I'm still in pain. What's the point of going back anyway? It's not like Ivy will run away." ---- I paused for a moment, and my nerves relaxed a bit. Ashley was right-Ivy was just staying at home. Where could she possibly go? With that in mind, I wrapped my arms around Ashley again. ''You're right. She loves me so much. She would never leave me, no matter what happens. She wouldn't..." As I murmured to myself, the Beta suddenly burst into the room. "Alpha! The villa is on fire! Ivy's still inside!"