However, I chose not to undergo surgery in the same clinic. I didn't want my work to get tangled with my personal life.
My Alpha accompanied me to my checkup, and as usual, he made an excuse and left in a hurry afterward. Unlike before, I didn't plead for his company. Watching him walk away, a strange detachment washed over me. His presence or absence no longer dictated my emotions.
As if the weaker Cassia became inside me, the more I could not connect to my emotions anymore.
When he mind linked me while I was deeply thinking, I was a bit startled. "Celeste, go home on your own. I'm quite busy today."
I simply replied, "Alright." In the past, I would have desperately needed him to pick me up. But things had changed. Not just me, but my affection towards him.