Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 187

Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate

Chapter 187

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As we sat on the couch, my mind whirled with all the things I had to tell her as she rifled

through her bag and pulled something out. She handed it to me and Inscooted closer to her. I

instinctively wrapped my arm around her and pulled her to my side. The photo was of a young

Jake and Clyde with two nearly identical females. Jake and the female at his side had their

eyes locked, their features softened, and there was love there. It reminded me of how Briar

sometimes looked at me; she always captivated me when she looked at me like that. The other

woman looked at Clyde with similar affection, but the way he stared back at her, I knew that

expression. He wanted her, but not in a loving way. 2

Briar pointed at the woman with Jake. “This is the woman who raised me, my aunt,” and this

is my mother,” she said, pointing to the other woman. “Alice and Evie, I don’t remember my

birth mom, but this is the only picture I have.” Her fingers traced each woman’s features. “I

can feel the difference, though, when I look at their faces,” she admitted.

I ran my hand up and down her arm. I felt so privileged that she was sharing this with me.

“So much makes sense now, but now I have so many more questions. I feel like I’ve just taken

100 steps back from knowing myself. I wish they were here to at least tell me about her,” she

said, her fingers trailing over Evie and Jake’s images.

I kissed her hair; there weren’t many words I could say. “I’m sorry, sweetheart,” I said, passing

her back the picture so I could hug her properly. She let me, to my surprise. The feel of her

inhaling deeply as her arms wrapped around me settled my resolve. She wanted my truths,

and I’d give her the good, the bad, and the truly ugly of what I had been charged to do as my

alpha’s command to protect this pack. Deep down, over the years, I had rationalized the deeds

as necessary evils in the name of keeping my pack safe. I knew at my core that it was wrong,

speaking them aloud was a heavy feeling, but as each sin of my soul spilled from my lips, the

next felt lighter, easier to shed my misdeeds.

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I eased my grip on her, in case she needed distance from me, but as I explained every

assignment, she didn’t pull away from me. I felt her anger deep in that place in my chest

where our bond lived. Instead, her hand found mine, bolstering my courage to continue, as I

explained Jake’s warnings and Clyde’s tactics. I told her that my sister had confessed to

deterring her from me, and she stilled.

“Do you think Clyde had anything to do with that?” she asked.

“I don’t know, honestly, my sister, like most of the pack, knows what Clyde has had me doing.

I just can’t put my finger on her change of personality with you. I told her you were one of us.

I haven’t told her who you are to me and frankly I don’t trust her right now. I brought you

into my house, that should have said something to her. I never brought any of them here.”

Briar stilled.

“So I’m the only one you brought home?” she asked. I nodded.

“What about Miranda?” she asked.

“No, her showing up on my doorstep was a red flag; she had forcefully crossed that boundary,

and for me, that was the end of it,” I swore.

“Yet, you were so willing to bring me here?” she questioned.

“Of course, Briar, I told you, I knew there was more to you and me the first day I met you, I

saw what had been done to you, and I wanted to protect you,” I insisted, and realized I had

another confession. “I was enough of an asshole about it to prolong the power going on at

Jake’s place, just to keep you here a little longer. Don’t be mad at Amber, I asked, and that

meant she didn’t have a choice.” I admitted.

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around her, I could feel the inner turmoil like it was my own. This woman was so strong, I

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