Konstantin: The Heartless Beta novel Chapter 4

Lily

He didn’t even care…

Dismissing me with a final order instead of asking me who my mate is, if I am certain I want to leave or if I will be safe where I am headed to. Not that I had an answer to any of those questions anyway.

I tested Konstantin to see if he cared about me, and by his answers, I know now that he doesn’t. He never did in the first place, and now he’s letting me go.

Just like that.

I breathe out a sigh and make my way towards the bar, intending to drown my sorrows with a few glasses of vodka.

How could I have been so stupid? I didn’t think Konstantin would believe my lie, but he did. Of course, I haven’t found my mate; trash half-breeds like me aren’t that lucky. But he readily believed the lie. Has he been waiting to throw me aside all this time?

Four neat vodkas deep, and the anger is just surging inside of me. I fell in love with an idiot and expected him to return my feelings when he obviously couldn't care less. I’m glad I’m leaving; I’ve saved up enough to last me at least a year by myself.

Lone wolf or not, it will be better than living here knowing he would never feel the same way about me.

As if to rub salt in my wounds, I turn towards his office and notice the blonde bombshell from earlier walking inside. Knowing the reason hurt so much that it felt like my heart was being torn out of my chest.

My wolf lowers its head, letting out a pitiful howl at the knowledge of what he will be doing with that woman. I’ve made the right decision; I know I have.

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Konstantin

I look over at Lily in the passenger seat, then at the person in the rearview mirror; my newest assistant.

He is two years younger than her, almost my height, with tanned skin, piercing blue eyes, blonde hair shaved into a mohawk and piercings lining his lips and ears. It looks like he works out daily and could match me in a fist fight. It irks me to no end that she managed to find a replacement so quickly and makes me feel as if she has been training someone all along.

“You’re certain he will be adept enough to take your place, Lily?” I say, looking at the young face in the back seat, and Lily smiles while turning to him.

“I trust Zephyr more than anyone else; he’s strong and more than capable,” she says with an air of pride to her. I nod, knowing how strong this wolf is as he lives on the estate and has trained with Nikolai.