Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 152

Chapter 152

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Carter was an absolute wreck. It was hard to see. His remorse was paletable…however his mate

had been in his face for several months and he had failed to give her the tools and

information she needed to avoid the situation they were in now. I understood her reasons for

backing away, for being rightfully angry; but as Carter told me how Clyde had spun it all, I

could only think about was what a dick my Alpha was and how to mend this train wreck

between my and Lana’s besties.

Lana and I had decided we weren’t taking sides. However, we would support them both. That

meant Lana was with Briar and I was with Carter on this, we would meet in the middle and try

to guide them through this the best we could. We had been there once upon a time. I had

never seen Carter so broken. It was like his heart had been ripped from his chest as tears fell

and whiskey was poured. Lana sent me a few pictures of Briar when she wasn’t looking. She

had the same dismal look in her eyes that Carter did. I noted the gallon of moosetracks

icecream in her lap and the discarded cartons of take out and alcohol on the table. Well, that

was a win at least, she was eating even if mindlessly. I knew in the beginning that had

troubled Carter the most, her aversion to fulfill such a basic necessity as nourishment. Briar

needed time and answers. Carter, on the other hand, need to keep his head above water until

she realized Clyde’s accusations were twisted tools of manipulation. If she ever decided to

hear Carter out the preverbeal bombs he would be dropping wouldn’t be easy to swallow. She

needed to be in the right headspace for that.

When Carter passed out I tossed a blanket over him, he was sleeping restlessly. Rosie and

Tucker had shown their disapproval by sauntering upstairs choosing to ignore us the rest of

the night. I got up and flicked the TV off and made my way to the spare room. This was so

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