When He Realized What He Lost, He Fell Into Depression

Jade kept her eyes closed when she heard Felix enter the room, pretending to be asleep.

“Jade?” Felix called. She didn’t move. She did not want to talk to him.

“Jade, are you awake?” He called again. No response.

Felix scoffed. “She’s asleep.”

Jade realized that he was on the phone with someone.

“Can you get me a necklace from that cheap store? I need something to appease Jade. I think she’s feeling jealous about Bella.” He murmured so that she wouldn’t wake.

The person on the other line said something.

“No, she doesn’t know anything about the ceremony. She just heard that I and Bella were close during her time at the conference.” he replied.

Then he scoffed. “Don’t go to the other store. The necklaces there are expensive and have more quality. Bella loves that store, but I’m not wasting that kind of money on Jade,” Felix said with a short laugh. “Just get something shiny enough to distract her. She’ll fall in love with it like always.”

Jade clenched her jaw under the blankets. The urge to scream was overwhelming, but she held it back.

Felix chuckled again. “Honestly, I don’t even know why I kept her around this long. She’s convenient, loyal and a good healer, that’s great. But she’s just so damn boring.”

There was a pause.

“Yeah, Bella’s the one. She has a strong bloodline, and she makes me look like the powerful Alpha I’m supposed to be. Jade’s just… comfortable.”

Comfortable. That word burned like acid through Jade’s chest.

“She doesn’t even fight back,” Felix continued. “That’s what makes her perfect for now. No drama, no tantrums. She worships the ground I walk on.”

Tears filled Jade’s eyes, and she struggled to keep herself from crying.

Felix yawned. “Alright, get the necklace for me, and write up one of those heartfelt messages you normally help me write, so I’ll drop the necklace on her nightstand. She’ll probably wake up tomorrow thinking I’m the sweetest mate ever. I need her in her best mood so that she can represent me at the conference coming up next week.”

She sneered. It explained why he was trying to make an effort to ‘placate’ her. Previously, he never made much effort to placate her, but because he needed her for something, that was why he was trying to make an effort.

The other person said something that made Felix laugh.

“Well, that’s how it is done. Every once in a while, I make little heartfelt gestures to make her melt and forget about the past.” He released a mocking laugh.

Jade unconsciously took a deep breath. Felix went silent.

“Hold on.” His voice dropped, she almost didn’t hear him. “I think she moved.”

She froze, keeping her breaths slow and calm. She calmed her heart, and she kept her face blank to mimic sleep.

Felix ended the call, and approached her slowly. She could perceive his scent. It had once been a comforting scent, now it was sour in her nose.

She stayed still, even though she wanted to scream, to see his face when she revealed to his smug face that she knew every ugly truth. But she stayed still.

Felix chuckled in relief after a moment of silence. “Still asleep,” he muttered under his breath. “Perfect.”

He got into bed beside her, and soon after, he fell asleep.

Jade started breathing when she was sure that he was fast asleep.

Tears fell down her face, and on her pillow as she replayed his words over and over.

She made so many sacrifices for him, but he only saw her as a tool. The Healer's Sanctum had seen her potential and offered her a high position in the Sanctum, but because she wanted to be by her mate's side, and help him grow his pack, she had declined.

After the death of his father, Felix had been depressed, and the pack was falling apart. But Jade had pulled everything together, staying beside him through everything. He had promised to mark her as his Luna, but it was all a lie. He paid her back for everything by planning his mating ceremony with Bella behind her back, like she was nothing.

Her phone pinged, it was a message from Rowan. A small smile crossed her lips, and for a moment she forgot about her heartache.