Fated to the Alpha Who Killed Me (by Sherry) novel Chapter 58

Fated to the Alpha Who Killed Me

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When I mentioned Dominic’s offer at Blackwood Dynamics, Daemon nodded once, a curt acknowledgment

that told me nothing about what he actually thought of his father’s decision to bring me into the family

business. “I see,” was all he said, and then he was rising to his feet, brushing off his slacks.

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“It’s getting late,” he said, glancing at the darkening sky where the last traces of sunset were fading into

deep purple twilight. The temperature had dropped noticeably in the past hour, and I could see my breath

misting in the cold air. “I’ll drive you back to the manor.”

I gestured toward where my motorcycle sat parked near the edge of the lot. “I have my bike,” I said. “I can

ride back myself.”

His jaw tightened almost imperceptibly, and he shook his head with the kind of finality that left no room

for argument. “It’s too cold,” he said flatly, his tone brooking no disagreement. “I’ll take you home.”

Before I could protest, he was already walking toward my motorcycle with long, purposeful strides. Within

minutes, he had retrieved the roof rack attachments from his vehicle and was securing my motorcycle to the

top with careful, methodical movements. His hands worked quickly despite the cold, tightening straps and

checking stability points with the kind of focused attention he usually reserved for business deals and pack

politics.

When he was satisfied that everything was properly fastened, he straightened and gestured toward the

passenger door of the SUV without looking at me directly.

The silence stretched again, but I found myself speaking anyway, pulled by some inexplicable need to fill

the void. “I used to wait for you every night, no matter how late it got. I would sit in that empty bedroom

listening for your footsteps, hoping you would come through the door and actually see me for once. I

watched the news obsessively, tracking every mention of your name. When you closed a big deal, I felt

proud even though I had nothing to do with it. And when the gossip sites posted photos of you with other

women, I cried myself to sleep and then pretended everything was fine the next morning.”

I opened my eyes and turned to look at him, expecting cold disdain. But his expression was carefully blank,

as if he was working very hard to show no reaction at all. His eyes stayed fixed on the road.

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We fell back into silence as we approached the more affluent neighborhoods. I stared out the window, trying

to process this strange moment of almost–honesty between us.

An odd question surfaced in my mind, prompted by my encounter with Lily earlier and the weight of her

secret pregnancy. I tried to make my voice casual, almost academic. “Hypothetically speaking, if a woman

discovers she is pregnant and then finds out her mate has betrayed their bond, do you think the baby would

change anything? Would the man reform himself for the child’s sake?”

Daemon’s head turned sharply toward me. “Are you pregnant?”

I blinked, startled by the vehemence of his reaction. “What? No. Of course not. I took the moonlight herb

after that night, and the timing does not even make sense. I was just asking a general question. Something I

heard about.”

His jaw tightened, and he returned his attention to the road. When he finally answered, his voice was cold

and definitive. “A baby would not change anything. If a wolf truly loved that woman, he would not have

strayed in the first place. The betrayal itself is the answer.”

He paused, then added with brutal honesty, “The child would just become another victim of his selfishness.”

I had planned to have Sienna and Jade over in the afternoon to discuss the Lily situation, and Ruby had

prepared an elaborate lunch in anticipation.

Then Daemon’s phone rang at noon while he was reviewing something in his study. I saw him glance at the

screen, his expression shifting immediately. He stepped out onto the terrace to take the call, and even from

inside the house, I could hear the gentle timbre of his voice as he spoke.

When he returned a few minutes later, his face was set in cold determination. “I have something to handle,”

he said tersely, already moving toward the door. “Do not wait up.”

“Drive safely,” I said calmly, not bothering to ask where he was going or when he would return. I already

knew.

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When Sienna and Jade arrived an hour later. We settled into the sitting room with tea, and I pulled out my

phone without preamble.

“I have something you need to see,” I said quietly, pulling up the video. “It is about Connor.”

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