Fated to the Alpha Who Killed Me (by Sherry) novel Chapter 222

Chapter 222

So my guess had been right. But that still left two critical questions unanswered–how had Linda recognized Celeste in the first place, and how had Celeste

learned about Aurora?

I was still mulling this over when my phone rang with an unfamiliar number. I answered to hear Felix’s voice, uncomfortable and hesitant. “Violet, can we meet? I need to ask you a favor.

Before I could respond, I heard a scuffling sound, and then Ruby’s voice came through, thick with tears. “Miss Goldcrest, you blocked my number and 1 couldn’t reach you. Please, can we talk? You have to help Celeste!”

I kept my voice gentle but firm. ‘Ruby, I’ve told you before-I can’t help Celeste and I won’t.”

“Please, I’m begging you,” Ruby’s voice broke into sobs. “My husband just had surgery, and now Celeste’s condition has him sick in bed again. I’m taking care of two patients by myself. Please, have some sympathy!”

She was genuinely suffering, I realized. The sins were her daughter’s, not hers.

“Ruby, we don’t need to meet,” I said evenly. “Just tell me what you want over the phone.”

What followed was a lengthy plea for me to convince Daemon to leave Celeste alone, claiming her daughter’s heart couldn’t handle such emotional

turbulence. When she finally paused for breath, I seized the opportunity.

“Ruby, do you know who donated the heart to Celeste?”

“I don’t know exactly,” she said slowly, “but someone did come looking for her once. I don’t know if it was someone from the donor’s family… Celeste was still young then. This person wanted to take her somewhere, and I refused. So they gave Celeste a gift and took a photo together, then left.”

My pulse quickened, “How old was this person? Male or female?”

“A woman, maybe in her forties.”

The pieces clicked into place. Aurora’s mother, driven by grief, had found Celeste. And Linda had likely recognized Celeste years later through that

photograph.

“Thank you for telling me,” I said. “But Ruby, I can’t help Celeste. Have you considered that your daughter might be staying with Daemag willingly? That maybe she doesn’t need your well-meaning interference?”

“What?” Ruby sounded genuinely confused.

I hung up without further explanation.

Since Celeste wouldn’t be returning to Lupine Sovereign University anytime soon, I decided to enjoy a few days of peace. I was in the backward domy V strength training routine when my phone rang again.

I’m asking you–what will it take for you to stop hurting Celeste? Linda’s voice was sharp with accusation.

I stretched out on the lounge chair, popping a dried apricot into my mouth. Simple. Have her disappear from a sight permanently

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Chapter 222

Shouldnt you be the one disappearing? Linda shot back-coldly.

At that moment, I heard the sound of a car engine outside the front gate. I walked over to find Daemon’s vehicle pulling up to my parents estate. What was he doing here instead of staying at the hospital with Celeste? alesle

He stepped out of the car, surprise flickering across his face when he saw me at the gate. As he approached, I held up a finger to my lips.

Daemon’s eyebrow lifted in question, but he remained silent.

I turned my attention back to the phone. “Why should I be the one to disappear? Even though Daemon and I are unbound, I was his Luna. Celeste is nothing

but a mistress.”

Daemon’s expression shifted at my words.

should

“Violet Goldcrest!” Linda’s voice rose to a shrill pitch. “You’re the mistress! You’re the one who should die! If you hadn’t mated Daemon, would Aurora have jumped into that river? And now you’re targeting Celeste, deliberately making her life hell. If anything happens to her, you should die to pay for what you’ve

done to both of them!”

“Linda, I’ll say this one last time,” I said, staring directly at Daemon’s face. “When I mated Daemon, I had no idea your sister even existed.”

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“So what?” Linda spat. “Couldn’t you feel that Daemon didn’t love you? He refused the marriage initially-only agreed because of his grandfather’s condition. If you had any shame, you would have walked away. My sister wouldn’t have felt so hopeless!”

She certainly had detailed information about everything.

Before I could respond, Daemon reached through the gate and took my phone from my hand.

*Aurora’s death has nothing to do with Violet,” he said, his voice carrying a steel edge I rarely heard directed at Linda. “You can blame me for not being firm enough, you can blame your sister for being impulsive, but don’t harass Violet/again. Understood?”

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