Once His Mate Now His Rival (by Lord Browny) novel Chapter 21

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Chapter Twenty One

All that Damon could see was red. He wasn’t an emotional person nor someone to show his weakness but right now, he could feel the tears threatening to spill. It took everything in him to hold them back.

He plopped down on the couch beside him, his chest tightening as Blake’s words replayed in his head. He didn’t know what to feel anymore. It was like his head was shattering into pieces with the new pieces of information he had just found. He felt pains he had never felt before and before he knew it, Damon felt a single tear roll down his cheeks.

“Fuck…” He muttered under his breath and buried his face in his hands. For the first time in his life, Damon felt truly broken.

He had everything anyone could ever dream to have. Fame. Wealth. A pack. A daughter and yet, it was not enough to fill the hole in his heart.

Damon pulled his head from his face and reached for his phone, going through the information his private investigator, Blake, had sent to him.1

The email included a detailed report about Amber and her five year old son, Jason.

After a moment, Damon minimized the screen and opened his contacts. He scrolled through the list until he found the familiar name he was looking for.

“What’s up man?” came the voice from the other end.

“Drake!”

“What’s wrong? You sound terrible.”

“I found her Drake.”

“You found who?”

“Holy shit… Wait.. you found Bree?”

“Yes,”

“Fuck… how? I thought she was dead.”

“She’s alive man. She’s here. In New York.”

“Holy shit. Where did you see her?”

“At the board meeting at MPK. She owns the company, Drake. She owns MPK.”

“Fuck. You’ve got to be kidding me.”

“Do I sound like I’ve got time for jokes right now?”

“Yeah. Sorry. I was just… surprised. I mean, how?”

“I don’t know, man, but it’s her. It’s Bree. She’s changed so much. She’s built a company, she’s got a son, and now

she wants to take back her daughter.”

“What? A son? Holy shit. She’s married? She moved on? Are you serious?”

“Blake did some digging. Turns out she met someone six years ago and left for Australia. With his help, she built MPK from scratch. Now she’s back, to claim her daughter.”

“Damn… Do you think this guy’s the father of her son?”

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Damon did some thinking. “No. Blake would have told me if that was the case.”

“And what do you know about him?”

“Not much. Just that he’s an Alpha. I felt it when he pushed me and Blake later confirmed it.”

The line fell quiet for a moment before Drake spoke again. What’s the kid’s name?”

“Jason.”

“Holy shit. It’s a boy?”

“Yes.”

“How old?”

“Five.”

“Are you thinking what I’m thinking?”

“No, Drake. He’s not my son.”

“Come on, man. Think about it. Amber had twins when she gave birth, and she escaped with one. What are the chances that boy might be yours?”

Damon was in deep thoughts for a couple of seconds before shaking his head. “He’s not my son. The mid wife told me he wouldn’t survived.”

“I don’t know, man. Something doesn’t add up. You should ask Blake to dig deeper.”

“I will,” Damon said flatly.

“What about Amber? Did you try talking to her?”

“I did man. But she didn’t even want to look at me. She even slapped me across the face.”

Drake chuckled. “That’s my girl!”

“This isn’t funny, Drake.”

“Oh, come on. What did you expect? That she’d jump into your arms the moment she saw you? You treated her like dirt when you were married, then threw her in jail. Honestly, if I were her, I wouldn’t want to see you again either.”

“Come on, Drake.”

“No, you need to hear this. You were an asshole to her, man She gave you everything, and you crushed her. You even took her newborn child. If she were my sister, I’d rather die than let her go back to you.”

“Why are you saying this? Aren’t you supposed to be on my side.”

“I’m on no one’s side, Damon. This mess is yours. I told you to stay away from that bitch Bella, but you didn’t listen. You let her come between you, and now everything’s ruined.”

“I know it’s my fault, man. But what was I supposed to do? knew Bella first before the Moon Goddess chose Amber as my mate. I didn’t know what to feel.”

Damon paused, his voice breaking. “On second thought… maybe I did. I just didn’t want to admit it. What I felt for Bella wasn’t love, it was lust. It was Amber I truly loved. I was going to tell her… but Bella showed up, seduced me, and everything went downhill from there. Then I found out she murdered my father, and I snapped. But now I know I was wrong. I want Amber back.”

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“This is the first time you’ve ever sounded this sincere,” Drake said quietly. “I can see you really mean it.”

“Of course I do.”

“So what will you do now?”

“I don’t know man. She won’t even talk to me.”

“Then don’t give up. If you really want her back, fight for her. Hell, read a few articles, watch some webtoons, whatever it takes. Besides you’ve got one advantage.“.

“What advantage?”

“Her daughter. You said Amber wants her back, right? Use that.”

Damon eyes widened as he came to a realization. “Thanks man. I will.”

“Anytime, brother. Just keep me posted.” Drake ended the call.

Damon sat there in silence, the phone still pressed to his ear long after the line went dead.

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