He followed Evangeline onto the airship. Only then did Holly seem to react, her face paling as she shrieked, "No—Orion! Come back! You can't leave! I'm your female, how can you abandon me?!"
She chased after it for a few steps, but the airship moved farther and farther away, almost disappearing from her sight.
Holly hurried back, grabbing Strix's arm and saying urgently, "Quickly! Strix, let's go after them! We have to catch up to the airship! Orion can't leave! If he leaves, what will I do?!"
Strix looked at Holly's frenzied expression, and a trace of disgust flickered in his eyes.
'At first, he'd only gotten involved with this female because she was beautiful and Orion's mate. He'd treated her differently purely to humiliate Orion. But now, he had grown tired of even the most beautiful face. Besides, Orion had already dissolved the contract and abandoned her. Heh, a worthless female. What use did he have for her?'
Strix flung Holly's hand away and shouted, "Let's go!"
