Fated to the Alpha Who Killed Me (by Sherry) novel Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Violets POV:

It was a nondescript black sedan, completely unlike the imposing, custom–built off–road vehicle Daemon usually commanded, chosen specifically to blend into the darkness. I know he wasn’t here to be seen; he

was here to hunt.

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I watched from across the street as he adjusted the rearview mirror, his gaze fixed not on the road, but on the retreating figures of Zane and Celeste.

A complicated knot of emotions tightened in my chest as I looked back toward the path where Celeste had disappeared. She had looked exhausted earlier, her eyes darting nervously as she lied to Zane, carrying the weight of a secret too heavy for a twenty–year–old student.

For a moment, I felt a strange, cold pity for her. She was the “True Mate,” yet she was being forced to navigate the suffocating attention of an Alpha who viewed “no” as a challenge rather than an answer. She loved Zane–that was obvious in the desperate way she clung to him–but she was trapped in the crosshairs

of a predator.

I gripped the handlebars of my motorcycle until my knuckles turned white. With a final, disgusted glance at the idling sedan, I kicked my bike into gear and roared away.

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The ride back to Blackwood Manor did little to quell the storm of frustration raging inside me. The image of Daemon lurking in the shadows, so focused on another woman that he didn’t even notice his mate standing fifty feet away, burned in my mind. I needed to purge the toxicity from my system before it consumed me.

I bypassed the main house and headed straight for the training grounds. The sun was beginning to dip, casting long shadows across the track. I didn’t bother stretching; I just ran. I pushed myself into a sprint along the edge of the dense forest, forcing my legs to move faster until my lungs burned. I ran twenty laps, punishing my body until the physical exhaustion overrode the emotional noise. By the time I collapsed against the rough bark of an ancient oak tree, my vision was blurring, but the suffocating weight in my

chest had lightened.

My phone buzzed relentlessly in my pocket. I pulled it out to see a group video call request from my inner

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circle: Lily, Sienna, and Jade. I took a deep breath to compose myself and tapped answer.

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“Finally!” Sienna’s face filled the screen, her makeup flawless. “We’ve been trying to reach you. Have you

seen the internet?”

“I’ve been running,” I rasped, wiping sweat from my forehead. “What happened? Did Daemon make the

headlines again?”

“No, you did,” Jade chimed in, her voice high with excitement. “Violet, look at the group chat.”

I minimized the video feed and opened our messaging thread, which was flooded with links. I clicked the first video. It was shaky footage from the plaza, taken by a bystander yesterday. It showed me vaulting the barricade, grabbing the foreman, and unleashing the luna command to stop the lift just seconds before the

beam buckled.

I scrolled down to the comments, bracing myself for the usual criticism. Instead, I found a wave of praise.

“I never realized the Luna had that kind of presence. Look at her eyes–pure steel.”

“That’s not a trophy wife. That’s a leader.”

“Why is everyone obsessed with Alpha Blackwood? His wife is the one with the actual backbone.”

A warmth spread through my veins that had nothing to do with the run. For five years, the narrative had been about my inadequacy, but here, strangers were seeing me. Not the victim, but someone competent and

decisive.

“You’re trending in the city,” Lily said softly. “Everyone is talking about how you handled the crisis.”

“It feels… good,” I admitted, a genuine smile breaking through my fatigue. The public validation acted like a balm over the raw wound Daemon had inflicted earlier. “I’m starving. Let’s go to The Obsidian. My treat.”

The Obsidian was the city’s premier dining spot, a place of dark velvet and exorbitant prices. I arrived just as a valet took my bike. As I approached the entrance, the glass doors slid open, revealing my father laughing with three of his key business partners.

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“Violet!” His face lit up. He stepped forward, embracing me briefly. “We were just talking about you. Henderson here was saying the Goldcrest blood runs strong in you. That video is everywhere.”

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