Chapter 196: Chapter 196 A Fortune Telling
SOPHIA’S POV
The night still felt peaceful around
as we walked away from the riverside, but sothing inside
had changed.
I didn’t feel as calm as I did. I rembered everything that happened a few minutes ago - Damien’s cold words, the way he looked at , and the presence of Tiffany beside him. Everything had stirred sothing I thought I had already buried. I tried not to think about it, but it kept moving in my mind.
Zade walked beside
without speaking. He didn’t ask what I was thinking, and I was grateful for that. I didn’t even know how to explain what I was feeling. My mind felt crowded, but at the sa ti, strangely empty.
We moved deeper into the night market again, where the lights were warr. Here, the sounds of people returned around us. My wolf picked up sounds of laughter, soft conversations, and the occasional call of a vendor.
It felt alive, almost too alive compared to how heavy my chest felt.
“Are you tired?” Zade asked suddenly.
I shook my head “Not really,”.
He didn’t say anything else. Instead, he slowed down his steps, as if giving
more ti to take everything in. I appreciated that, even if I didn’t say it out loud.
We stopped at another stall. It displayed small pieces of jewelry. The owner had lovely things.
Rings, bracelets, and necklaces were laid out neatly under a lantern. I looked at them all until one piece caught my attention.
It was a necklace. It was so beautiful with a small pendant that reflected the light gently. It wasn’t flashy or overly detailed, but there was sothing about it that felt... right.
I didn’t realize I had been staring at it until Zade picked it up.
“You like this one,” he said.
It wasn’t a question.
I looked at him quickly, then back at the necklace.
“It’s just... nice,” I said, trying to sound casual.
“That ans you like it,” he replied calmly.
Before I could say anything else, he turned to the vendor. “We’ll take it.”
I frowned
“No, wait. Zade, you don’t have to buy it,” I said quickly.
He ignored . He didn’t say anything, even as I kept telling him not to bother. A mont later, he had paid for it and the necklace was already in his hand.
I looked at it in shock. Zade always seed to notice the things I liked. It showed he was paying attention.
“Turn around,” he said.
I blinked. “What?”
“Turn around,” he repeated.
I stared at him for a second, then shook my head.
“No,” I said firmly. “I’m not taking it.”
Zade didn’t argue. Instead, he looked at the necklace for a mont, then lifted it as if considering sothing.
“Fine,” he said.
Before I could react, he turned his hand and made a motion as if he was about to throw it away.
“Zade!” I exclaid, stepping forward “What are you doing?”
“If you don’t want it, then there’s no point keeping it,” he said calmly. His hand was still raised. mid-air.
My eyes went wide with shock “Are you serious right now?”
He didn’t respond.
My chest tightened slightly. I knew he could actually do it. There was no hesitation in him, no second thoughts. Besides, the money was nothing to him.
“Wait,” I said quickly. I reached out and grabbed his wrist before he could move “Don’t throw it.”
He looked at . “Then take it.”
I hesitated.
This felt like a trap, and I knew it. I didn’t want any more gifts from him. I’d made that perfectly clear a while ago. But the thought of him throwing it away bothered
more than I expected.
“...Fine,” I muttered quietly.
Zade’s hand lowered imdiately.
Without another word, he stepped closer and gently moved behind . I felt my body stiffen slightly as his presence ca closer. His fingers brushed against my neck as he placed the necklace around .
His touch made my breath catch. My heart rate got faster.
“There,” he said softly.
I didn’t turn around imdiately. I just stood there, feeling the necklace resting against my skin.
When I finally turned to face him, I avoided his eyes for a mont.
“You didn’t have to do that,” I said quietly.
“I wanted to,” he replied simply.
I didn’t argue again.
We started walking again but this ti, it felt different. There was sothing new in the air, sothing I didn’t understand.
As we moved through the market, an older woman suddenly stepped in front of us.
“Wait,” she said.
I paused, flinching in shock. Why did she stop us?
She was a fortune-teller, sitting beside a small table covered with cards, beads, and other objects I didn’t recognize. A lantern lit her face.
“I can see your future,” she said, looking directly at .
I almost smiled at that. Most of these fortune tellers were scam artists, I wouldn’t fall for this,
“No, thank you,” I replied politely, ready to walk past her.
But before I could move, Zade spoke.
“Let her try,” he said.
I turned to look at him, feeling confused. I didn’t take Zade for the type to listen to fortune tellers.
“You believe in this?” I asked.
He shrugged “It’s harmless.”
I hesitated.
Part of
wanted to refuse. It felt unnecessary, and I wasn’t in the mood for gas. But sothing in the woman’s eyes made
pause. She wasn’t smiling or trying to convince . She just watched
quietly.
“...Fine,” I said finally.
The fortune-teller gestured for
to sit. I did, though I still felt unsure.
She took my hand gently. Her eyes moved over my palm slowly, as if she was reading sothing written there.
For a mont, she said nothing. Then she spoke.
“You work in a field that requires precision,” she said calmly. “You are disciplined, and strong-minded. You’re.....a doctor.”
I froze in shock. That was... accurate.
I glanced at Zade briefly, then back at her.
“You carry responsibility for your family,” she continued. “Not because you have to, but because you choose to. You do it even when it becos heavy”
My chest tightened. She was right and it was scaring the hell out of . I thought this would just be a joke.
“How do you-” I started, but stopped myself.
She didn’t answer. She just continued.
“You have been hurt,” she said softly. “Not once, but more than that. And yet, you still stand.”
Her words felt too precise. They felt too close to ho.
I swallowed hard.
“You don’t trust easily anymore,” she added. “But your heart has not closed completely.”
I didn’t know what to say.
Everything she said felt too close, too real. It didn’t feel like guessing. It felt like she was looking directly into sothing I had tried to hide.
Then she paused. Her eyes moved from my hand to sowhere beside .
“To your future,” she said quietly.
I looked up. Her eyes were now focused on Zade, who was standing a few feet away from us.
“The person you are ant to be with,” she continued slowly, “is not far from you.”
My heart skipped. I didn’t move. I couldn’t even if I wanted to.
“He is already beside you,” she said. “This connection is not accidental. It is sothing that was ant to happen.”
The air felt heavier. I felt it. My wolf felt it too. She howled inside .
“This is not a simple eting,” the fortune-teller added. “It is destiny.”
I pulled my hand back slowly. My mind struggled to process everything she had just said.
“This is just coincidence,” I said quickly, though my voice didn’t sound as confident as I wanted it to.
The woman didn’t argue. She simply smiled.
“Sotis,” she said, “coincidence is just another word for fate.”
I stood up slowly. I just wanted to leave here before she could read
further.
Zade watched
from where he stood. I couldn’t look at him properly.
Sothing inside
had shifted, and I didn’t know what to do with it.
For the first ti, I felt unsure, not just about everything around , but about him.
And that uncertainty I felt... scared
more than anything else.
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