Fated to the Alpha Who Killed Me (by Sherry) novel Chapter 29

Chapter 29

“There is no logical reason to dissolve a strategic alliance,” he said flatly. “Goodnight, Violet.”

He closed the door. He didn’t return to the manor for two weeks.

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With Daemon gone, the manor became quiet. I didn’t waste time pining.

I woke with the sun. I spent my mornings alone on the training grounds, pushing my body until my muscles screamed and Ember howled in approval. I ran until my lungs burned, rebuilding the strength I had let

atrophy for years.

In the afternoons, I retreated to the library, dusting off my old passion for Event Management. I started taking on small freelance projects, just simple planning gigs I found online, enough to keep my mind sharp

and my skills relevant.

My evenings were for my friends. I was healing. I was becoming dangerous.

It was a Tuesday morning when the silence broke. I was returning from a run, cooling down in the rear gardens, when I heard a hushed, frantic voice coming from the servant’s patio.

It was Ruby.

“Celeste, baby, please calm down,” Ruby was whispering into her phone, her back turned to me. “You two just need to communicate properly… No, don’t say that. It can’t be that bad. Zane loves you. You know

that.”

Daemon must have put in considerable effort over the last two weeks. How else could such a loving couple

reach a breaking point so quickly?

Good, I thought. I hoped he would succeed soon. The faster he secured her, the sooner he would come to me demanding a Rejection Ceremony. And I would be more than happy to say yes.

“I have to go, Mom is working,” Ruby said, her voice trembling. She hung up and turned, jumping when she

saw me. “Luna! I… I’m so sorry.”

“It’s fine, Ruby,” I said, stepping out of the shadows. I pitched my voice to be warm. “Is everything alright?”

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Fated to the Alpha Who Killed Me

Chapter 29

“Your back hurts?” Daemon lowered his head, his hot breath smelling of tobacco and fury. “You throw yourself at my Beta? Rubbing yourself against him like a bitch in heat? Violet, when did you become so

cheap?”

The grip on my wrist was agonizing, bringing tears to my eyes, but I didn’t cower. I leaned into him,

pressing my body flush against his.

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“It hurts terribly,” I whispered, letting a broken, mocking sob escape. I let my free hand snake up his thigh, my fingers tracing the tense muscle of his quadriceps, drifting dangerously inward. “Since you’re never around to help, I thought maybe a doctor could prescribe something for the… congestion.”

I looked up, meeting his enraged crimson stare. “Unless… you want to treat me yourself, Alpha?”

“You have no shame,” Daemon roared. He released me as if I burned him, shoving me backward.

I stumbled onto the plush velvet sofa. When I looked up, sweeping my hair aside, Daemon was already at

the door, his chest heaving. He looked at me with a mixture of loathing and confused arousal.

“Disgusting,” he spat, and stormed out.

梁粉絲

Later that night, the door to the guest room opened without a knock.

“We need to add a condition to this… ‘open mating‘ you proposed,” he said, his voice devoid of the heat from earlier. “In addition to keeping it off social media and hiding it from our parents, there is now a third

rule.”

He leaned against the doorframe, his expression hard. “You are absolutely forbidden from laying a hand on

my friends.”

It was obvious why he was doing this. He wanted to ensure I didn’t cause any drama or distractions while he

went out to pursue Celeste.

“If I am such a liability,” I asked, “why not just perform the Rejection Ceremony?”

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Ruby bit her lip, tears welling. “It’s my daughter. She’s… having a hard time.”

“I was just heading into town,” I lied smoothly. “Why don’t I drive you? You can drop by and see her.”

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Twenty minutes later, I was driving my bike toward the university district. I probed Ruby gently during the

drive, trying to gauge the situation, but she was also clueless about the specific reason for their fight.

We reached the dorms, but after Ruby hurried inside, I didn’t turn back immediately. I circled the perimeter

of the campus park, driving slowly along the tree–lined streets that bordered the university grounds.

Then I saw him.

Zane Carter, curled up on a rusted bench near the treeline alone, his head buried in his hands. His

shoulders shook with silent sobs.

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