Fated to the Alpha Who Killed Me (by Sherry) novel Chapter 138

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I turned to the window. The sleet was turning to snow.

“Just go, Daemon.”

The door opened and closed. I was alone.

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The mate bond ached in my chest. He’d left me again. Chosen someone else again. But I understood now. I’d

never really had him. From the beginning, I’d been the obligation. The sacrifice. The person who killed his

chance at happiness.

My phone buzzed. Evan: “Daemon said you’re hurt. I’ll be there in twenty minutes.”

A knock woke me up. The apartment was dark except for the kitchen light. Snow was falling hard outside.

“It’s open. Code is 0703.”

The door beeped. Footsteps crossed the floor. Evan appeared in the doorway. His coat was covered in snow.

His blonde hair was damp.

“How bad is it?” He took off his coat.

“Both feet now. I slipped in the shower.”

He knelt by the couch. “May I?”

I nodded. He examined my ankle, then my knee. His touch was gentle.

“You need ice. And you shouldn’t be alone.”

“I’m fine.”

“You’re not.” He went to the kitchen. I heard him getting ice. He came back with two ice packs wrapped in

towels. He put one on my ankle and one on my knee. “Hold this.”

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The cold helped. Everything felt less overwhelming.

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Evan sat in the armchair. “You want to tell me what’s really going on?”

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I adjusted the ice pack on my knee. “I’m just tired. Tired of everything.”

He watched me for a moment. Then he stood. “When’s the last time you ate?”

“This morning, I think.”

“That’s not good enough.” He went to my kitchen and started opening cabinets. “You have anything here

besides coffee?”

“There’s instant ramen in the pantry. And some frozen dumplings in the fridge.”

He made a disapproving sound but started pulling things out. “This’ll work.”

I watched him fill a pot with water and set it on the stove. He’d changed out of his usual formal clothes.

The gray hoodie made him look younger. More approachable.

“Your eagle,” I said. “Shadow. Who’s taking care of him while you’re here?”

“My parents.” He glanced over his shoulder. “They like having him around. Gives them something to fuss

over.”

Outside, the sleet turned to snow. Fat flakes fell past the window. The apartment felt warmer with Evan

moving around the kitchen. With the smell of cooking food filling the space.

Twenty minutes later, he brought two steaming bowls to the coffee table. Simple hot pot with vegetables

and noodles.

“This is really good,” I said after the first bite.

“My mom’s recipe.” He settled on the floor across from me with his own bowl. “She made it for me during

med school. Said hot food fixes everything.”

I smiled despite myself. “Your mom sounds wise.”

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“She is.” He ate quietly for a moment.

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The hot pot warmed me from the inside. For the first time in days, I could breathe. We ate in comfortable

silence. The snow fell heavier outside.

Then I set down my spoon. “Can I ask you something?”

“Go ahead.”

“Daemon said he met Aurora through a friend. At a party.” I looked at him carefully. “Is it true?”

Pain crossed his face. He let out a breath that sounded like defeat. “Yes. I’m that friend.”

My chest tightened. “You introduced them.”

“I did.” He ran a hand through his hair. “Aurora was my classmate. Pre–med program. She was brilliant.

Always at the top.”

He paused. “She had feelings for me. Asked me out multiple times. I wasn’t interested. I was focused on

school. I thought I was clear about that.”

“But she didn’t give up.”

“No. There was this party after third–year finals. Aurora was there. I brought Daemon. He’d just finished

some brutal pack business. I introduced them casually. Just ‘Aurora, this is my friend Daemon.“”

He stopped. I could see guilt all over his face.

“By the end of the night, they were in a corner talking about everything. Within a week, they were seeing

each other. Within a month, they were in love.”

“Did that bother you?”

“At first, no. I was relieved. I thought she’d moved on. Found someone who could give her what she wanted.”

His face darkened. “But then I noticed things. The way she looked at me when she was with Daemon. Like

she was checking if I was watching. The way she’d mention their dates in front of me. It felt like she was

performing. Staging a show.”

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‘Maybe. Or trying to convince herself she’d moved on.” He shook his head. “But somewhere along the