Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 167

Chapter 167

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I woke early Sunday morning and slipped from Briar’s porch before she emerged. I had

overheard her tell Lana she wasn’t training today when she got home late last night. She had

looked seriously troubled when she parked her bike and wandered in while on the phone with

her. She didn’t come out on the porch tonight to think like she had been all week. I could tell

she was more exhausted than I was, so I took my post, and when I woke, I went home, not

thinking much of it. I showered and made coffee. When I stepped out on the back porch

wanting to greet Sunday’s dawn in remembrance of Jake, and maybe ask his ghost for some

guidance, I startled. She sat in her chair and acted as if she hadn’t noticed me come out.

I sat beside her, the blueberry muffins resting between us on the small table. I didn’t say a

word. I just sat in companionable silence with her as we greeted the day in his memory. Once

the majestic colors of the sunrise faded away, I looked to her. She looked as worn and tired as

I was. However, instead of the coursing anger running through her that I expected, she simply

seemed resigned.

Her eyes finally glanced at mine, then back at the landscape.

“I’m giving you one chance, Carter, no more secrets, no more lies. I need to know everything.

You may not think I can handle it, but what I honestly can’t handle is the unknown. They are

eating me up from the inside. I’m resting that power in your hands. You have one chance,

don’t fuck it up.”

My mind whirled. She was giving me a chance. There was no doubt what was more important

to me in this moment. This was it.

“I guess you talked to Martha last night?”

“Yes, she told me about my mother and father, but told me you had to tell me the rest,” she

let me know, taking a sip of her coffee and grabbing a muffin. She didn’t even try to open the

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“Listen, there’s just so much to say. It’s going to be a lot, and I’m afraid you won’t believe me,

but I also know I can’t keep this from you any longer.

Our eyes met, and she nodded for me to go on.

“Some days I feel like I’m going insane, so maybe I’ll believe you,” it was only a partial half

hearted joke.

I was quiet for a while before I asked. “Do you believe in soul mates?

She stilled before glancing up at me.

“I don’t know what I believe anymore. I just want to hear your truth,” she admitted.

“I’m not what you think I am, and you are not what you know yourself to be,” I said, taking a

swallow of coffee. Her eyes tried to search mine for meaning, but I had her attention, so I

went on.

“Clyde is my Alpha, and I am his Beta, his second in command, the job your uncle had before

he died. “Clyde is a vindictive man; I couldn’t let him know what you are to me. I’ve known

since the first day we met, but you had been through so much, I couldn’t put more on you. I

should have told you before Clyde called for you, but in retrospect, it’s probably better that I

didn’t; he would use that against us if he found out.” I looked at her as her brows scrunched

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