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“B-boyfriend?” I inquire with a raised brow. Internally, my heart sank with the thought of another man in her life. I don’t blame her. I’d always hoped she had moved on and found her happiness in the mortal world. I didn’t know back then that the world of dragon shifters would open its doors to humans. “Don’t tell me she was in a relationship, and we have more damage control to do!”

Diego puts his hands up in a show of surrender. “No, weredragon. I can assure you there’s no one. There hasn’t been anyone for seven years.” He sighs and drops his arms to his sides.

“S-seven years?” The rage subsidies as I’m faced with the daunting truth. I was the boyfriend seven years ago. Did she not move on?

“She didn’t move on from that,” Diego goes on as if answering the question in my mind. “She deserves to have a family of her own. But I couldn’t tell her that. She wouldn’t listen.”

My ears start to pound, blood rushing to my racing heart as I realize the extent of what Diego has just told me. Sierra hadn’t moved on from me. Had I impacted her life so intensely that she couldn’t move on and be with another man?

“She really loved me…” I mutter under my breath, turning toward the castle despite being unable to see it from here. I can picture it clearly in my mind. I see Sierra’s face as she weeps behind that wall because she’s seen my face again.

If she loved me as dearly, it means she’s hurting right now. She must have thought she’d never see my face again—wished for it, even. Now she’s faced with the truth of who I am, as well as the memories buried, like mine.

I have to fix this. I’d been hanging onto the memory of her so passionately without realizing that she would do the same. Now that she’s here, thanks to fate, I have a second chance at making things right with her.

She’ll fall into my arms again. As soon as I explained everything to her.

Chapter 6 - Sierra

I haven’t cried so hard in years. The turmoil of emotions that once plagued me when Felix left unannounced returns now as I’m faced with reality.

I’d been peaceful up until now, able to get a good night’s rest every night for almost a year. Not being haunted by the memories of someone I fell deeply in love with, I’d finally found my peace.

Only for him to shake my world and pull the rug out from under me. Just by showing me his face again and revealing his true identity to me.

I haven’t quite wrapped my head around the fact that he’s a weredragon. In a matter of a day, the veil had been lifted, and I now see the world for what it truly is.

Maybe that’s why Felix was different. I always thought he stood out above the rest, an angel in a human meat suit sent to lead me toward my true purpose on Earth. Except, his meat suit can shape-shift into that of a dragon. Everything I knew before was a lie.

Even the part where I thought I was healed from him abandoning me. I didn’t count on ever seeing his face again, so it was easy to bury the pain. It had taken me years to get to the point of zen.

Now, my entire world is shaken, my heart tearing at the seams of the sutures I’d used to stitch the pieces back together.

Climbing out of bed, I take to the rug and cross my legs, placing my hands together as I close my eyes. I have little interest in looking around the bedroom, hoping I can somehow find a way to leave this place. One night here spent restlessly tossing and turning is enough for me.

I have a yoga studio to get back to and clients who wait for me to teach classes. I can’t be stuck here—

“Breathe, Sierra…” I remind myself gently. Right now, there’s nothing I can do to change my circumstances. I have no control over this, and when the time is right, I’ll deal with how to leave this island.

“Peace…. Peace… Peace…” I mantra in my mind, searching for the inner peace that’s been stripped away thanks to my father and Felix.

Pfft… Men!

Always spoiling everything when things are just starting to go well.

“Peace…”

Breathing into that peace, a lilting sigh escapes my lips as my shoulders finally relax. A speck of light enters my vision, and I’m just about to lose myself through it when a door crashes in.

My eyes snap open, brows furrowed from the rude interruption, when I turn my face to see Felix standing at the door.

Oh, no…

“I thought I told you to leave me alone,” I grate through gritted teeth, unfurling from the floor and crossing my arms over my chest. It’s a defense mechanism—one that barely works when he’s in the room right now. His presence is enough to set off the time bomb inside, ready to explode into a flood of tears again.

I gulp hard, trying to remain as unfazed as I can be on the outside. He doesn’t deserve to see how I truly feel inside.

He strolls into the room casually, shoving his hands into the loose pockets of his sweatpants. I try not to pay much attention to the fact that he’s bulked up now. The Felix I knew years ago was lankier.

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