Chasing His Scentless Mate (Caroline) novel Chapter 119

Chapter 119: Chapter 119 Moving Forward

Caroline’s POV

The next day, even after a bad night of crying and sadness, I didn’t feel as tired as before. Rose’s healing tea had helped my body a lot, even if it couldn’t fix my broken heart. As I got ready for work, I tried to accept the truth. Draven would marry Ella Howard. He would do his Alpha duty to his maybe pup and pack. And I... I needed to learn to live with that.

When I got to the office, Ava greeted me with a big smile and a warm hug.

"Girl, I’ve been waiting for you to have coffee with me. I went to that small bakery near my home and got chocolate chip muffins," she said, showing a small paper bag that smelled amazing.

"I love chocolate chip muffins," I said with a real smile. "Let me just put my purse down first."

I went to my office, put down my things, and turned on my computer. Ryan showed up at my door, his tall body filling the space as he took my hand with a worried look.

"How’s the prettiest assistant in Thorne Enterprises doing today?" he asked.

"I’m good, Ryan. Thank you! And I’m sorry for sleeping on your couch all night yesterday," I smiled sorry.

"Oh, don’t say sorry! It was nice working while watching such a pretty woman sleeping on my couch," he winked playfully. "You can do it again anytime. My office is your office."

"You’re terrible!" I laughed, my first real laugh in days. "I’m going to have a quick coffee with Ava and then I’ll be back to catch up on work."

"Carrie, relax. Everything’s done. You work too hard," he told me. "Take your time with your coffee. We don’t have any problems to fix today."

I thanked him and went to the break room where Ava was waiting. She told me everything that happened after I fell asleep yesterday, including what Kyle told her about why Draven set the wedding date and how sad he was about it.

"Carrie," Ava said, leaning closer with serious eyes, "if I were you, I’d tell everyone to go away and fight for him. You’re both hurting apart, it can’t be worse than facing it together."

I sighed deeply, feeling Rory move inside me. "Ava, yes it can. Draven couldn’t live without his pup, and I couldn’t do that to him." I stirred my coffee without thinking. "Also, Ella would never leave us alone. She would do anything to break us up. Trust me, it’s better this way."

"Oh, girl, you look a bit better today," Rose came into the break room and walked to me, giving me a warm hug that smelled like herbs.

"Rose, I don’t know what was in that tea, but I really needed that sleep. Thank you so much!"

"Anytime, sweetie. That’s what pack is for," Rose held my hand warmly before going to the kitchen area.

My phone buzzed on the table. I unlocked it to find a message,"Beautiful Caroline, I heard you’ve been having a hard time lately. Why don’t you have lunch with me today? We can eat good food, talk, and maybe I can make you feel better."

I found myself smiling at my phone, thinking how to answer Jax.

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