(Author’s POV)
"I will be returning to my room now," Myra spoke softly.
Elio, hearing her words, turned around and said in a hurry, "Wait~, wh~ why are you leaving so suddenly?" He didn’t wanted Myra to go, rather he wanted to talk to her and apologize to her properly about his secret identity.
Intentionally or unintentionally, Elio was a part of breaking Myra’s trust and betraying her alongside his family. So, he felt obliged to show that he was sorry to conceal his werewolf identity.
Looking at Brave’s face, Myra answered, "Uhhhh ...... I just came to check up on him. Now, that I know he is fine and doing well, I should be taking my leave. And didn’t you say only family members are allowed here, in this room. So, I don’t want to impose on you any further. I will just go." She said it quite subtly.
She was about to turn around and walk out when Elio spoke again, his words pregnant with sincerity, "I~ I didn’t mean it like that. That statement wasn’t meant for you. You are an exception in that rule. You can stay as long as you want, Myra."
Myra was caught off guard by his meaningful words. She raised her head, matching his penetrating gaze which were already boring at her.
For a moment, neither of them spoke anything. They just stayed glued at their respective spots, staring in each other eyes intently. Elio’s greenish blues were intense while Myra’s hazel ones widened and dilated, in shock. She was left speechless by his words.
The room was filled with tension as Ethan could also feel it. He looked at Elio and then at Myra, trying to decipher the situation. He didn’t dare to utter a single word, he didn’t dare to breathe. Holding his breath, he tried to leave but somehow stumbled backwards, staggering a bit.
From Myra’s line of sight, Ethan was standing a few paces behind Elio. So, when he stumbled, her state of trance broke as she resumed her sanity in that instance. She tilted her head to the side, blinked her eyes several times to compose herself. Out of all the Everests brothers, Elio had a way to make her flustered in any situation. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Ethan managed to leave the premises hurriedly, leaving both of them with a comatose Brave.
"It~ s" as she started her voice sounded small and scratchy. Clearing her throat, she started again, "It’s okay ... I need to pack up some stuff of mine."
Elio didn’t like the sound of it. He asked with a despairing expression, "You are truly leaving?"
Myra didn’t answer his question. Then, she remembered something and pulled out a tiny box from her pocket. She walked towards Elio, her steps decisive and steady.
Elio’s heart raced when he saw Myra coming towards him. His Adam’s apple wobbled as he felt parched and dry in his throat. He clutched his hands and felt his palms were damp and sweaty from nervousness.
Myra stood in front of him with a familiar looking tiny gift box. She extended her hand as she said, "Please, give this to your brother. I brought it for him." She looked at Brave, pulling her gaze away, then looked back at Elio again.
She handed Elio the gift she had bought for Brave, black and brown cufflinks. Elio didn’t take it. Instead, he grabbed her wrist softly, carefully as he asked, his voice hoarse, "Are you seriously leaving today?" His voice was desperate and heavy as was his body language.
His eyes turned slightly red as he and his wolf, Leo both felt a profound sorrow.
Myra hadn’t decided on anything yet. Her mind was muddled up with various impromptu thoughts. She looked at her wrist where Elio was holding her, pulled her hand away gently. Sighing resignedly, she looked at Elio, asking, "You will give it to him, hmm~?"
Saying this, she didn’t wait for his answer, turned back and walked towards the door.
Her hand was on the doorknob, about to open it. Elio looked at her receding figure, couldn’t help himself and said, "Myra, I am sorry for hurting you. I really and deeply am sorry. I know my actions must have pained you a lot. You must be feeling betrayed by not just Nora or my parents but also by me. I won’t be making any excuses or complaints or ask for your forgiveness. That is your right to give or not. I just want to tell you, it is that, whatever happened between you and me, between us, it was sincere. Every damn thing. Nothing of that was pretense. What I said to you, inside my car that day, I mean it. I mean everything I said. I really like~" His heartfelt apology and confession was disturbed by a grunting voice.
They both turned their heads towards the source and found it was Brave who was murmuring and grunting in his sleeping state. Elio adjourned his words and walked towards Brave, to check up on him. Myra too stepped back from the door and looked at Brave and Elio simultaneously.
Complicated thoughts arose in her mind. She didn’t know whether to leave or to stay. She stood their awkwardly.

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