I approached him and said calmly, “You’ve changed so much.”

“Have I frightened you?”

Alpha Derick’s lips were dry as he forced a smile.

I shook my head and said nothing.

“You must be tired. Please, sit.”

He patted the bed, indicating that I should sit beside him.

I sat down and looked at this man who had evoked both love and hate within me.

The atmosphere grew heavy, and Alpha Derick said wistfully, “Eileen, I truly wish we could go back to the past.”

“How far back?”

I asked with curiosity.

He gazed at me with deep affection and said, “Back to when you were still that sweet, obedient...