Jealousy Alpha's Regret novel Chapter 286

hapter 286

Sebastien’s POV

I stood notch, watching trie’s back as she disappeared in the elevato. The doors closed with a sofe chime cutting off my last pinge was tombly wrong. The look on her face that mixture of hurt and disgust mode fey chest tighten painfully.

Alpha, we didn’t mean to Daniel’s voice, thick with guilt, came from the doorway.

I turned slowly, taking in the scene: Daniel’s panicked expression, Blake’s concerned face, the others looking anywhere but at me. The a physical blow.

“You called

I said flatly to Daniel, who visibly flinched.

you wanted to see her, he replied, swallowing hard. “She was avoiding all your calls and-

ching, I finished, the implications sinking in. Every dismissive word I’d said about my feelings for her, every callous remark about eve ey heir–she had heard it all.

fter her. My body tensed, ready to move, but then I hesitated at the doorway. The image of Iris smiling at Lucas Morgan that morning flashed mind–her face lit up in a way it never did for me

My jaw clenched.

tien,” Blake stepped closer, lowering his voice.

tared at the elevator doors, already imagining

her. This is all a misunderstanding.”

walking away from me yet again. My voice came out cold as ice: You all should

They exchanged glances but didn’t argue documents spread across my desk. But

any more of his… attentions.”

leaving me alone in my office. I sank back into my chair, forcing myself to focus on the ace–the way her eyes had hardened when she told Daniel, “Tell him I won’t be accepting

My fingers hammered again

today. I wouldn’t have

I slammed my fist

of my mouth

My phon

and

of consequence. I couldn’t focus. Her voice echoed in my head: “Thanks for calling me here

Thy had I said those things? That ridicalous line about not loving her to my bones–why had it come out

the truth?

ral of self–recrimination. A message from Blake: “Check the chat group. Everyone’s asking Lucas to explain,

scrolling through dozens of messages tagging Lucas Morgan. People were speculating wildly:

he finally get together or what? Saw you bringing flowers again.”

down? That’s cold after all those bouquets.”

ounding uncomfortably against my ribs. People were discussing Lucas and Iris like they were some kind of entertainment. The made my wolf stir restlessly.

reply: ‘No, guys, stop speculating. It’s just a friendship, nothing more.”

9:19 am PM

Chapter 286

terated at those cleven simple words, reading them over and over, at a friendship. I thought back to what I’d seen at the coffee shop, how I’d assured. the mind raced, replying every interaction i’d witnessed between them. The flowers, the smiles, the conversation what if I’d misinterpreted everything?

I suddenly remembered the Lowell saily dinner, how Lucas had stared at Iris, how his mother had suggested an arrangement between them. But Iris had looked uncomfortable, even angry at the Suggestion.

‘Shit, I muttered, reaching for the pink diamond ring I’d placed on my desk earlier. She might have been rejecting him all along, and I’d been tray blytus whit jealousy to see it.

I grabbed my cat keys and the ring, striding toward the door with renewed purpose. I needed to find her, to explain, to make her understand that what the heard wasn’t the truth or at least, not the whole truth.

The elevator seemed painfully slow. I kept checking my phone, trying to call Iris again. Still powered off. Where would she go? Home? The Stone family

building? The Lowell estate?

When I reached the parking garage, I jumped into my car and peeled out, heading first to the Stone family headquarters. The tires screeched as I took

corners too fast, my mind racing even faster than the car.

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