Fated to the Alpha Who Killed Me (by Sherry) novel Chapter 171

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A girl. I was having a daughter.

My hand moved to my abdomen, pressing gently against the slight curve that was becoming harder to hide.

“Baby,” I whispered, my voice thick with emotion. “You need to be strong for me, okay? And please, try to

look more like your mom. Not like-” I couldn’t finish the sentence, couldn’t speak Daemon’s name while

thinking about the tiny life growing inside me.

The app continued scrolling, displaying warnings about my nutritional deficiencies and weakened physical condition. I’d known I was running myself ragged, but seeing it quantified in medical terms made it harder to ignore. This baby, this daughter, she needed me to be better, to be stronger than I’d been managing.

That evening, my phone lit up with an incoming video call from the group chat. I answered to find all three

of my friends crowded onto Sienna’s screen, Sienna herself noticeably more pregnant than the last time I’d

seen her.

“There she is!” Jade’s voice rang out, followed by Lily waving enthusiastically in the background.

“We miss you,” Sienna said, her expression softening. “How are you holding up in Silver Ridge?”

Before I could answer, she launched into a tirade about Daemon. “That bastard is doing some massive

project there, did you know? He’s throwing money around like it’s going out of style, and everyone knows

it’s all for that little Celeste.”

I kept my expression neutral, forcing my voice to remain light. “It doesn’t matter. We dissolved the bond,

remember? What he does is none of my business anymore. Actually, I saw him earlier today.”

“What?” All three of them leaned closer to the screen. “What happened?”

“Let me send you something in the group chat,” I said, already typing. “It’ll be easier to show you.”

I hung up and spent the next several minutes crafting a detailed message about Linda and Aurora, about the

confrontation at the villa, about everything that had unfolded. Within seconds of sending it, my phone

exploded with responses.

Lily’s message came first: “Violet, you were absolutely right to reject him. Daemon is beyond terrible. You

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didn’t even know Aurora existed, and he punishes you for it? How is that fair?”

Jade’s reply followed: “Wait, Linda actually defended Celeste? After what happened to her own sister

Aurora?”

Sienna’s voice note was pure outrage: “This doesn’t make any sense. Linda hates everything connected to

Daemon. Why would she protect the woman who’s literally taking her dead sister’s place?”

“Maybe Celeste manipulated her somehow,” Lily suggested in another message. “That girl knows how to play

the victim better than anyone.”

I stared at my phone, reading their messages of support and indignation.

*If Daemon stays in Silver Ridge much longer, my belly is going to get too obvious to hide. What am I going

to do?”

The next day at work passed in a blur of meetings and emails. By the time five o’clock rolled around, I was

exhausted and ready to go home. I gathered my things and headed for the parking garage, my mind already

on the leftovers waiting in my fridge.

“Violet.”

I froze at the sound of Linda’s voice. She stood near my car, her posture rigid, her expression a complicated

mix of anger and something that might have been plea.

“We need to talk,” she said.

Every muscle in my body tensed. “Linda, if this is about yesterday’s argument—”

“Stop targeting Celeste.” She cut me off, taking a step closer. “I know you and Daemon have history, but

she’s innocent in all this.”

The laugh that escaped me was harsh and disbelieving. “Innocent? She knowingly got involved with a mated

man. How is that innocent?”

Linda’s jaw clenched, her eyes flashing with defensive fire. “She reminds me of my sister. Aurora was also

young and naive, and she got hurt by the cruel politics of wolf packs. Celeste doesn’t deserve to be punished

for falling in love.”

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The comparison made my stomach turn. “So because she resembles your dead sister, you’re willing to let

this substitute stand beside Daemon? You’re willing to overlook everything she’s done, all the damage she’s

caused?”

“Aurora never got her chance at happiness,” Linda said, her voice breaking slightly. “Maybe Celeste deserves

hers.”

I stared at her, genuinely disturbed by the logic. “That’s the most twisted reasoning I’ve ever heard. You’re

projecting your sister onto a manipulative stranger, and you can’t even see it.”

Before Linda could respond, rapid footsteps echoed through the parking garage. Celeste burst into view, her

eyes red and swollen, her entire demeanor radiating distress.

“Violet,” she said, her voice trembling. “I’ve decided to resign.”

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