Chase Me Alpha (Daria and Caleb) novel Chapter 116

Chapter 116

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Caleb’s POV

I had barely been able to rest, my eyes hurt from how little sleep I had gotten. The first thing on my mind since last night was seeing Daria.

And as I stood in the foyer of Jacob’s home, I saw Sabrina glaring at me, with Jacob trying to placate her.

“How many more times, Alpha Caleb? I won’t let you see her,” Sabrina was fearless, facing me with a fury in her eyes. “You can leave.”

“I won’t leave until I see her,” I kept my tone calm, trying to rein in the wolf within me that itched to act upon anyone that posed an obstacle between myself and Daria. She was mine. Mine alone, like I was hers. I had the right to see her.

“Sabrina, maybe we could just-” Jacob spoke softly, trying to place a hand on his mate’s shoulder. Unfortunately, Sabrina’s eyes snapped to him and she GROWLED, deep and warning.

Jacob’s hand from midair and he withdrew it, his eyes flashing with regret and hurt before the mask of calm returned.

Suddenly it occurred to me that my best friend was having problems with Sabrina because of me.

Guilt sprang up more than ever, eating up into my very bones.

“Just one visit,” I said to Sabrina. She guarded the stairs with gleaming, unforgiving eyes. “I only need to talk to her.”

“Alright.” A voice sounded from the top of the stairs and I recognized it instantly – even in my sleep I would never forget her voice.

“Daria,” I breathed her name. Her arrival made everyone turn to look at her. My eyes roved over her figure descending the stairs. I couldn’t help but take in her presence with hunger stirring in my gut. I had missed her. Merely a few hours and I was going mad at being unable to reach her.

She was here now.

“I believe it’s time we talked,”Daria said, her words aimed at me, but she was looking at Sabrina. Sabirna hesitated, then nodded.

I reached my hand out, a small reassuring smile on my lips. However Daria didn’t take my hand and instead walked past me, out of the house. A deep sense of foreboding hung in the air, but I feigned a smile and turned to follow her.

We stopped at a large banyan tree close to the park. At this time of day it was still fairly empty, with no one really paying

attention to us.

“Love,” I reached for her, to take her by the hand. But she took a step back, eyes flashing.

“That’s enough Alpha Caleb,” Daria’s words were cutting. “I don’t have time to play your games.”

What?

“This isn’t a game,” I growled, insistently. “I wanted to explain everything last night, but Jacob said I should give you time. Now that we can talk I-”

“I don’t want any explanations, Alpha Caleb. I see no need for it. Now’s the time to tell you…” She tilted her head, her lips pursing briefly before she said, “That I don’t love you. I never have.”

My jaw twitched.

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That wasn’t true.

Daria raised her chin up at me defiantly and met my gaze head on.

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“No. Tell me the truth.” I took a step closer, my eyes intense and blazing, fixed on her. She didn’t move, and didn’t show even an ounce of care in her eyes. All I saw from her was coldness. “You don’t mean those words you just said. You’re lying to yourself.”

“You should stop trying to use me to boost your ego, Alpha Cale” Daria replied, folding her arms across her chest. “The reason you and I got together is because I ended protection from Alpha Kingston. Because of that, I let you have your way. But now… I have no need for you. I have Eric, and Master Killian and plenty others who can protect me. You’re nothing to

me now.”

“Lies,” I laughed out loud, feeling like the world had turned upside down. This must be a fucking joke. She was lying, I repeated over and over in my head. But she only sighed, shaking her head in pity.

“You want my advice? Just marry her, Alpha Caleb. You know that’s the right thing to do. And I have nothing to give you. I’m done pretending. And so should you,” She stared hard and long at me as if her words weren’t a blow to my system.

Then she turned around and walked away, like everything was concluded.

For the first time in my life, I had no idea what to do.

“Daria.” I called her name, feeling blood rush past my eardrums.

She didn’t stop, her strides never broke.

It was too late this time. It felt like something had snapped inside of me, something I couldn’t understand, but it was there. A certain kind of hopelessness, of rage, of fear.

It was the first time I had ever understood the word heartbreak so clearly that I never wished to see it again.

Her words echoed in my mind, and I didn’t know how else to react. Somehow my footsteps took me back to my home. I stood in the foyer, staring blankly for what felt like hours.

She never loved me. Was that possibly true?

She hadn’t flinched when she said those words. If it were a lie, then… surely, I would have noticed it in her eyes, language, her thoughts?

her body

I clenched my fists. Somewhere within me, my wolf fought to come out, to chase after our mate again, to make her understand.

It’s no use, I thought, my chest heaving as a sharp pain radiated from my back, a sharp dagger-like pang piercing deep and, stealing away my breath in one go. I stumbled, my vision blurring slightly. Bracing myself against the railing of the stairs, I fought my instincts and pushed myself forward, growling under my breath. I was at first not sure where I was heading, but the urge to let go, to forget every single thing that had just happened swelled in me.

With that thought, I pushed the door of my study open, hearing t hit the walls as the hinges creaked from the force I had exerted.

The first thing I did was to stroll over to the bar, grab a half-drunk bottle of whiskey and down it all in one go. I gulped it down, each swallow burning a trail down my throat, then alcohol stinging my nostrils. I held my breath and continued to swallow, until the bottle was empty.

The buzz overwhelmed me almost instantly.

With a cough, I chased away the slight irritation of my throat and reached for another bottle – this one fresh and unopened and aged.

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My knees buckled, and I let myself fall onto the carpeted floor, nearly hitting my head against the wooden edge of the bar.

Uncorking the liquor bottle, I swallowed a few more mouthfuls, ager to forget my sorrows.

It seemed to work, a little. I don’t know how long it took, how much i had drank before i finally managed to get the memory of her voice out of my head, to force it away. It haunted me like an unwitting ghost. And I swore to myself, over and over again, drunkenly calling her name.

The next thing I knew I had drifted off, into a sea of darkness, shutting my eyes against the dizziness that overtook me. The sensation of lightness over my head was enough to make me relax, to sigh and mutter indecipherable words under my breath, drawling and slurred.

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