Not His Type Of Mate
Chapter 120

Lord Maddison's POV

"Yes, I'm letting you go, Nora." I tried my best to act as cold as possible so she would get my message, but the tears that ran down her face weakened me. "I want to set you free, Nora. It's obvious you don't love me but someone else, and this marriage, as you said, was based on lies. This is the best time to make a decision, and I think letting each other go is the best decision we can make right now," I added, still staring straight into her eyes. Her eyes flickered, and she took a step backward. "I... I..." It seemed she wanted to say something, but nothing was coming out of her mouth, and her tears kept rolling down. Without saying anything, she ran toward the door and left my office.

I grunted and ran my fingers through my hair. Every part of me wanted to rush after her, hug her, and tell her to forget everything I said, but I knew I shouldn't do that. "Why are you doing this? You should go and tell her you don't mean it!" My wolf, Darin, scolded me, but I shook my head. "That isn't something I should do. Remember what I went through with Gracie, too. Now, it's Nora..." I trailed off as I rested my head on my seat and closed my eyes. "I've always been the one loving too much, only to get heartbroken in the end. I'm tired, Darin. I'm tired of getting broken over and over again," I explained to Darin, and I let out a deep breath.

Making this decision wasn't easy for me, but no matter how I think about it, it seems to be the best choice for me. "I'm losing my mind," I grumbled. Lowering my head, I realized there were a lot of papers I needed to go through and sign. I sucked in a deep breath. "I should just work and take my mind off all this. I hope this will work."

I began reading and signing the contract, doing my best to divert my mind from other things besides my work. However, it wasn't as easy as I had thought, as my thoughts kept wandering to her now and then. My mind was consumed with thoughts of her, and nothing was going well with my work. Frustrated, I slammed the files I was holding on the table and grabbed my head, exclaiming, "What is she doing right now? Where is she? Is she alright? Ugh! There's so much I want to know!" I groaned and stood up from my seat, feeling like I was going crazy.

Realizing that I wouldn't be able to focus on anything until I cleared my mind of her, I dropped the files I was holding, organized them properly, and walked toward the door. "I'll just check on her and then return to continue my work," I said, trying to comfort myself, although I knew it wasn't helping in any way.

I had my hand on the doorknob for a few seconds before I managed to gather my thoughts, open the door, and leave the office. "She should be in our room," I thought, heading to our room to check if she was there, as that was the first place that came to my mind. Unfortunately, she wasn't there. I checked the bathroom and every other place in the room where I expected her to be, but she was nowhere to be found. "Nora?" I called out, but there was no response. "She isn't here. Where could she be?" I asked myself as I walked out of our room, searching for her.

I searched the guest room where I had slept the previous night, went to the kitchen, and checked every other place my mind led me to, but she wasn't there either. My heart started racing, and I became restless. "Where are you, Nora?" I uttered, my voice filled with worry. I continued searching for her, and that was when I spotted her in the garden.

She had her back turned to me, but I could see her shoulders moving. "What is she doing?" I wondered, and then it dawned on me. Was she crying? I moved closer to her without letting her know, and I realized that she was indeed crying. She had her hand covering her mouth, trying to muffle her tears as she wept bitterly in the garden.

Seeing her like that made my heart ache. My mind was shaken, and I blamed myself for causing her so much pain. "Should I just stop it here and..." I stopped in the middle of my sentence and shook my head. Clenching my fist, I turned my back to her as a single tear ran down my face. "I shouldn't follow my heart this time. I shouldn't go back on my word. This is the best for both of us, for me and her," I tried to advise myself as my veins throbbed, my body longing to comfort Nora.

I held myself back and watched her sob for a few minutes until I couldn't bear it any longer. I quietly left the garden, making sure she had no idea I had come for her. I returned to the sitting room and sat on one of the couches. "This is for the best," I said to myself again, rubbing my face with my hand.

It wasn't long after that when Nora entered and walked up to me. Her eyes were puffy and filled with sadness, but she was no longer crying. "Maddison..." she called, and I raised an eyebrow, replaceing it difficult to speak first.

She swallowed and took a deep breath. She stood in front of me for a while without saying a word, then cleared her throat. "Maddison," she called again. "It's unfortunate that you don't know how I feel about you, and you don't seem to care either. You don't know what I'm going through, having two different mates and experiencing conflicting emotions all the time. It's not easy for me at all, and I've been doing my best to not make it a problem for anyone, but I know I haven't done enough..." She paused and wiped the tears from her face. "I know you must have been through a lot, thinking that I don't love you or that I love someone else more than you, while I've been trying my best to show you that you're the only one I love. Well..." She raised her head to look into my eyes. "If a divorce is what you want and you believe it's best for us, then I have no choice but to agree with you. I will sign the divorce papers as you wish." She added, forcing a bitter smile, and turned to leave.

"What are you doing, Maddison? Go after her and stop her! Will you just let her go like that? Maddison!" Darin screamed at me, urging me to change my mind, but I was too broken to even move. "She's only like this because she's sad. She doesn't want to leave you, can't you see?" He added, but I shook my head.

"I don't want to go after her, Darin. I shouldn't do that. I've made the best decision I can make, and I shouldn't back down now. Letting her go is the best thing I can do for her." I uttered, pressing my hand against my forehead to ease the headache that was already making me sick. I checked the time and realized it was still very early. "I should continue with my work. That will help me get through this," I said to myself as I stood up. My eyes drifted in the direction Nora had left from, and I sighed. "I should go and work," I mumbled again before replaceing my way back to my office. "Work... Work is the only way I can survive this," I kept repeating to myself as I walked empty-heartedly to my office.

I was a few steps away from my office when I heard a voice in my head. "Leo?" I called out. The voice was familiar, and I knew it was Leo's, but I wondered why he suddenly reached out to me. "What's the matter, Leo?" I asked, trying my best to sound as calm as possible, as the last thing I wanted was to let Leo know when I hadn't even sorted out my own feelings yet.

"Maddison, what's wrong with Nora? Is she okay?" Leo asked me through our mind link, and my eyes twitched.

"Why... Why do you ask?" I inquired, and he remained silent for a while. "My wolf feels uneasy here, and the only reason could be that something is wrong with Nora. Is she alright?" Leo questioned, growing impatient this time, which made my heart race for some unknown reason. "This has been happening for a few hours now, and it doesn't seem like it's going to subside soon." Leo further lamented.

I let out a deep breath, ran my fingers roughly through my hair, and groaned. "Why don't you just ask her directly instead of asking me? Just go to her!" I yelled with frustration.

Having to go through all of this was harsh enough for me, but answering questions was tougher.

"Wait, does she already know about the rescuing stuff?" he asked, but I gave no reply, which gave him the answer he wanted, and he groaned. "Why would you do that? Can't you even keep that a secret from her?" he yelled angrily.

"I didn't... I didn't tell her anything." I sucked in a deep breath and controlled my emotions. "She found out herself, and I had no option but to tell her the truth," I replied with my head lowered.

Leo was quiet for a while before asking. "So, why is she in so much pain?"

"That's because I asked her for a divorce," I replied almost immediately.

"Are you mad?! Have you lost your mind? You promised to take care of her, Maddison." Leo hollered at me, and my head ached.