Reject My Alpha President (Iris and Arthur) novel Chapter 48

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Over the following few days, I launch myself into my preparations to leave Ordan.

Miles doesn’t speak during those days. Not a single word. It breaks my heart over every time I have to look at his

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sad little face, and I feel like a horrible mother.

But I know, someday, he’ll understand why I had to do this. I have to protect him from the onslaught of public attention he’ll get

if his identity is discovered, most of which will be negative. I can’t bear to see him being followed and harassed in public, just as I

have been, simply for being the product of a human and a wolf.

And so I get to work preparing to leave.

The landlady in Ordan is understanding, but puts her foot down when it comes to our lease–breaking fees and security deposit. I

have to pay a few hundred Ordan dollars in fees, and my security deposit will never be seen again.

Not that I can blame her, of course. I did sign a year lease, and I’m backing out of it less than a month in. So I don’t argue when

she regretfully tells me that she won’t be giving the deposit back.

Unfortunately, however, that–in conjunction with having to send a first month’s rent and a new security deposit to my old landlord in Ordan–puts me in more than a bit of a financial bind.

Brian offers to buy our plane tickets back to Bo’Arrocan, but I refuse, feeling that it’s necessary to face the consequences of this decision myself. He isn’t pleased with that, but doesn’t stop me from purchasing the tickets once he realizes I’m not going to

back down.

I do manage to sell our new furniture, though, which is a bit of a relief. But I don’t get back everything I initially paid for it, and

even when Brian and Liam stoutly refuse to take the money back on the furniture they purchased for me, it doesn’t feel like

nearly enough to make ends meet.

In a way, it feels like I’m starting all over again. But I keep telling myself that I’m making the right decision, that Miles‘ future

will be better for this.

After settling the apartment matter, I contact Arthur’s lawyer and set up a meeting to cancel the contract. I’ll have to fly back to

Ordan in a couple of months for the meeting, but I don’t think much of it. There isn’t anything stated in the contract that I’m not

The curator, Alice, however, doesn’t take it well at all.

“You’re leaving?” she asks, her brown eyes widening. “But you just got here! And the patronage-”

dinosaur suitcase bumping across the airport tiles.

Brian, Liam and I exchange sad glances as we make our way to the security line.

“He’ll be okay,” Liam whispers, giving my shoulder a squeeze. “Once you’re back in Bo’Arrocan, he’ll see all his old friends and forget all about this.”

I frown up at Liam, and there’s a moment in which we both realize how unlikely that is. Miles isn’t like most kids. He never

and he rarely forgives. And this… Going nonverbal for a whole week straight is concerning.

forgets,

“Brian touches my arm. “I know you’re going to say it, but don’t you dare. You’re not a bad mother.”

“Hey.”

Still, as I look over at my heartbroken son, twiddling his feet and staring at the floor, I certainly feel like one.

After that, Briam and Liam go through security with the twins, taking off their shoes and walking through the scanners without a

hitch. This is it.