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As tears roll down my face, I hug my arms, letting the destruction of my heart take its course again. My unwillingness to part with the past is why I’m back in the apartment I shared with Felix, the human.

I could be sharing private quarters in the castle on Aurora Island with Felix, the weredragon, if I hadn’t been so adamant about making him suffer for the past. If I hadn’t been so vengeful, I would have realized that Felix truly loves me.

“I love you, Felix,” I say to the air, my heart breaking all over again.

This time, I only have myself to blame. All because I realized too late that I could trust him again.

Chapter 19 - Felix

Two Weeks Later

Stroking my chin, I watch the screen through narrowed eyes as Sierra makes her way inside her yoga studio. She’s safe, and that’s all that matters.

It’s like I can breathe again, a wave of relief washing over me.

“What’s Diego Alvarez doing?” I ask Aidan, the warrior dragon shifter on duty in the surveillance room. Despite my best efforts, I can’t drag my eyes off Sierra as I watch her prepare for her day instructing a yoga class.

She goes about the room, setting a fresh tray of baked goods she picked up at the bakery on her way to the studio. She remains oblivious as she waltzes around the room, swaying to a beat I can’t hear.

I often imagine it’s the likes of Ed Sheeran or Taylor Swift playing in her ears. Those are her favorite artists, and I mull over the regret of not setting up a sound system in the guest bedroom while she was around.

It might have appeased her.

“He’s attending to a client,” Aidan informs me, prompting me to finally remove my gaze from the camera screen and throw him a contemptuous look.

“He agreed to stop his antics,” I say, curling my fists at my sides. “He should have stopped his private investigator shenanigans and—”

Aidan lifts a wary hand in the air. “It’s a crypto client,” he assures me. “I did a background check on the man; his only interest is making more money.”

“Diego’s too…” I muse sarcastically, turning back to the screen that watches Sierra. Despite my wariness to let Diego go, he’s been placed on constant surveillance with the promise to shift careers so he doesn’t get into trouble.

Of course, the change of business involves laundering more money out of unsuspecting clients.

That’s why I’ve taken the time to ensure Sierra’s safety. Even if it’s just an excuse to see her every day.

“Felix?” Aidan calls from behind me. “You don’t have to stay here again. I’ll watch them both.”

I shake my head, continuing to stare at Sierra as she greets her clients for their morning session. She stretches her arms above her head, lifting my lips into a smile. It brings me great joy watching her in her element, teaching the art of yoga while maintaining her own business.

She’s always been inclined to independence, unable to work for someone else. She’d turned her passion into a thriving business; now she’s where she’s meant to be.

At least, I hope so. I’d watched her cry herself to sleep those first few nights back in the mortal world. Of course, she missed the island and my sister, so having to detach must have been hard.

Sadness washes over me when I realize that it wasn’t me she was missing. She must be glad to be away from me.

Still, I can’t seem to get away from watching her. With every free moment I have, I meet her in the surveillance room even though she doesn’t greet me back. She doesn’t even know I watch her, but it’s better this way.

I don’t have to face her rejection like this. I spent seven years away from her, willing myself not to watch her at every given moment, staying strong enough to stay completely out of her life. When she returned to me, it weakened me to the point of no return.

“Felix?” I hear my name in the distance but remain where I am, watching Sierra as she crosses her legs on her mat.

“Felix!”

This time, the voice is louder, prompting me to turn around and grunt in frustration.

“What?!” I groan, irritable, when I find Aragon behind me.

He sighs and shakes his head. “Did you forget? We have training tonight.”

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