Chapter 183: 182

"Happy Birthday!" Mika's excited voice echoed in the quiet room when he kicked the door open, a cake with candles in his hands. Philip looked at him, a blank expression on his face as his eyes met with his best friend's.

Their room felt too quiet. Reina was gone, the day he had chosen him as his Beta she had stormed inside the room and gathered her stuff. No matter how many times Philip told her to stay, that did not mean he valued her less than a friend she wouldn't hear. Now there was just him and Mika, her bed empty, just a mattress there, undressed, looking utterly depressing. He hadn't managed to see her either during those days, it was as if she was hiding from him and that hurt him. Slowly he felt like the people around him were leaving him. Kai, Reina, one by one they disappeared as if they were never there.