Chapter7 The restaurant doors swung open, and a line of Pack bodyguards poured in, sharp, disciplined, and radiating authority. The moment I caught sight of my father's silhouette, everything went black, and I collapsed. When I came to, I was lying in a hospital bed. My father sat beside me, sorrow etched into his face. He sighed, "The baby's gone... but you don't have to grieve forever. There will be more." His eyes flared with fury. "As for Victor, I won't let him get away with this." Instinctively, I touched my belly. I had planned to tell Victor today that I was pregnant. Maybe the child had some kind of instinct, refusing to let me be deceived any longer. Maybe it didn't want a father like him. I swallowed the lump in my throat and looked at my father with steel in my gaze. "Dad, I want to break the mate bond." "From now on, cut all ties with the Stormhowl Pack's businesses. Pull our investments completely." I wanted to see how Victor would manage his mistress and illegitimate child without the backing of the Whiteshadow Pack. Once I had regained some strength, I took two documents and went to visit my mother in law. Despite Victor's betrayal, she had been kind to me and had stood up for me when I was attacked. She had thick bandages on her hands. When she looked at me, her voice trembled with guilt. "Sophia, you've always been a good girl. It's the Stormhowl Pack that has failed you... I know that brat hurt you, but I truly like you as my daughter in law. Can you give him another chance?" I glanced at the bruises and cuts covering my body and shook my head. "It's over between us." She bowed her head and stopped trying to persuade me. "I will give you an explanation," she promised. I nodded, handed her one of the papers, and turned to leave. At the doorway, I ran straight into Victor and his little family. Victor immediately let go of Evelyn's hand, looking guilty. "Sophia..." I handed him the other document without a trace of emotion. "Since you're here, sign the mate bond dissolution papers." He slapped the papers away, eyes blazing red. "I won't agree!" I met his protest with cold calm. "Won't agree? What nerve you have to say that." Chapter7 70.00% "Do you even know I lost the baby? You and your people killed our child!" "We can never have a future together now. Besides, you've already tainted yourself with another woman." Victor froze for a fraction of a second. Then, as if trying to compensate, he produced a brand new jewel necklace and thrust it toward me. "Sophia, I had this remade. Don't be angry, okay? We'll have children again. I swear this necklace will only belong to our child." I glanced at it and scoffed. "No matter how much you copy it, it's not the same. And our relationship will never go back to what it was." "Stop the theatrics. Sign it." He wouldn't relent and grabbed my hand to stop me from leaving. My father rushed forward and placed himself between us. Pointing at Victor, veins bulging, he bellowed, "Victor! How dare you think you can do this to my daughter?" "You better sign if you know what's good for you, or you'll regret it!" He cast a cold glance at Evelyn and the boy; his voice sharpened like a blade. "When you begged to marry Sophia, what did you swear? You promised to protect her for life." "And what kind of man are you now? Letting your mistress and her illegitimate child torment my daughter. Have you lost all conscience?" Chapter7 70.00%