Fated to the Alpha Who Killed Me (by Sherry) novel Chapter 63

Fated to the Alpha Who Killed Me

Chapter 63

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I reached for my wine glass, using the motion to cover the tremor in my hands.

“What are you planning to do about it?” Evan asked sharply.

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I set down the glass carefully. “I’m going to wait and see how long she can maintain this act. How long she

can look me in the eye and pretend she’s not involved with my mate”

“And you’re not going to tell Daemon that you know her?” Evan’s eyebrows rose.

“No,” I said firmly. “I’m not going to shatter that illusion for him.”

Evan studied me intently. “You’re enjoying this. Watching them navigate around you without knowing you

can see every move they make.”

“Maybe,” I admitted. “Or maybe I’m just tired of being the only one who doesn’t know what’s happening in

my own marriage. At least this way, I have information.”

“This girl has you questioning everything you thought you knew about her,” Evan said seriously. “Now you’re

wondering if it was all an act.”

I felt something tighten in my throat. “If she were really as innocent as she seems, she would have told me

the truth tonight. She would have admitted there’s something between her and Daemon. Instead, she acted

like none of that existed.”

“People compartmentalize when they’re conflicted,” Evan offered, though he did not sound convinced.

“Or,” I countered, “she’s exactly the kind of person who can look someone in the eye and lie without

flinching. The kind who can manipulate multiple people at once and make each of them think they’re the

only one who matters.”

I stopped myself, suddenly aware of how much I sounded like a jealous mate.

My phone buzzed. Lily’s name appeared.

“How was your first day at the office?” Lily’s voice came through cheerful. “Did Daemon work you too hard?”

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I smiled despite everything. “It was fine. He’s working late tonight, but he didn’t make me stay.”

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“Well, I have news,” Lily said with barely contained excitement. “Connor has been agonizing over that

Blackwood Dynamics offer all day. He kept asking my opinion about whether he should actually quit his job

and take it. The salary is three times what he’s making now, plus stock options, but he was worried about

the risk of leaving a stable position.”

I caught Evan’s eye and saw his expression sharpen.

“So I told him,” Lily continued, her voice dropping to something more intimate. “I told him I’m pregnant. Six

weeks along. His parents have been waiting for grandchildren for years–he’s their only child–and when I

told him, he broke down crying. Happy tears. He said it was a sign, that this was the universe telling him it

was time to step up, to take the better job so he could provide for our family. He made this huge dinner

tonight to celebrate both the job and the baby. Double blessing, he called it.”

Cold, sharp satisfaction settled in my chest. “So he’s decided to take it?”

“He’s giving his notice tomorrow,” Lily confirmed. “Two weeks and he’s done. He can’t stop talking about

how this is going to change everything for us, how we’ll be able to afford a bigger place, how the baby will

have everything they need.”

I looked at Evan and let myself smile. “That’s wonderful news, Lily. Really.”

We said our goodbyes and I ended the call. Evan was watching me with an expression between concern and

grudging respect.

“He quit,” I said simply. “In two weeks, Connor will have nothing but a fake offer letter and the ruins of the

life he threw away.”

Evan exhaled slowly. “Remind me never to get on your bad side, Violet.”

I picked up my wine. “He hurt someone I love.”

Evan nodded, understanding that there were no more words needed.

As we stood to leave, he caught my arm gently. “Be careful, Violet. With Celeste, with Daemon, with all of it.

You’re playing a very dangerous game.”

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