Piss Off, Alpha! You Lost Me Forever novel Chapter 252

Chapter 252: Chapter 252 Not Enough

ZADE’S POV

I sat beside Sophia’s hospital bed the entire night without moving much.

Rain fell softly outside.

My wolf paced violently inside me from the moment I saw her injuries. Every bruise on her body felt like claws tearing into my chest repeatedly. I couldn’t stop staring at the dark fingerprints around her neck.

Someone had wrapped their hands around her throat.

The thought alone nearly made me lose control again.

Sophia had cried herself to sleep nearly an hour ago. Even now, her face looked exhausted and pale. Her swollen eyes and trembling lashes made her look fragile.

I reached out and carefully adjusted the blanket around her shoulders.

The moment my fingers brushed her arm lightly, she flinched even in her sleep.

My chest tightened violently. What exactly had they done to her?

My wolf snarled darkly inside me.

“Kill them” he growled.

The murderous thought repeated endlessly in my head.

I lowered my eyes toward my hands silently.

For the first time in years... I hated myself.

I failed to protect her.

I was so busy trying to provoke her, so busy feeling jealous over Damien. I was so busy acting angry because she pulled away from me.

Meanwhile, she was suffering alone. She was nearly dying alone getting beaten while lying helpless in a hospital bed.

And I knew nothing.

I suddenly leaned forward heavily and covered my eyes with one hand.

“Fuck...”

My voice sounded broken even to myself.

The guilt felt unbearable now.

I remembered every single moment Sophia had looked exhausted recently, every moment she forced herself to smile weakly while pretending she was fine.

Even during the camping trip, she looked emotionally shattered, but I was too consumed by my own obsession to truly notice.

My wolf became even more restless.

“Protect her”

The instinct inside me screamed violently now.

I looked back at Sophia again.

Her pale face looked thinner than before. Even asleep, her brows remained slightly furrowed like she couldn’t relax properly anymore. One side of her forehead still carried a fresh bruise beneath the bandage.

Rage moved inside me again instantly.

Declan. Helen. Jessie.

Each name burned inside my head. Especially Jessie.

The moment Sophia mentioned him earlier, I immediately remembered his face clearly. He was weak and cowardly. He was the type of man who only acted brave when protected by stronger people.

And he dared touch Sophia.

My jaw tightened.

I stood up from the chair and walked toward the bathroom sink quietly. After filling a clean towel with warm water, I returned to the bedside slowly.

Then carefully... very carefully... I cleaned the dried blood near her lip.

Sophia stirred weakly in her sleep.

My chest hurt painfully again.

“Sophia,” I whispered softly to myself. “Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

Of course she wouldn’t tell me. Not after the way things ended between us recently. Not after the ugly fight during the camping trip.

I suddenly remembered the slap she gave me after I kissed her forcefully.

Disgusting.

That was the word she used.

At the time, her rejection made me furious. But now?

Now all I could think about was how frightened and emotionally destroyed she must have already been back then.

Meanwhile, I only made things worse.

When I was done, I sat back down beside her bed again.

The guilt I felt became suffocating.

Hours passed quietly like that.

I stayed beside Sophia the entire night, watching over her while she slept restlessly. Several times, she whimpered softly in her sleep like she was trapped inside nightmares. Each time, my wolf became more agitated.

At one point, she suddenly whispered weakly.

“Don’t...”

I grabbed her hand gently “Sophia.”

Her breathing remained uneven “Please...”

My chest tightened.

“It’s okay,” I whispered quietly. “I’m here.”

Slowly, her body relaxed slightly again but I didn’t

The moment I saw her bruises earlier...something inside me already snapped completely.

By dawn, I quietly left the hospital room after making sure Sophia was still asleep. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The cold morning air hit my face the moment I stepped outside the building. My expression remained completely emotionless now, but inside me, my wolf was raging uncontrollably.

I pulled out my phone immediately and dialed my contacts.

“Find Jessie.” I ordered.

The men on the other end instantly understood from my tone that this wasn’t a normal request.

Less than forty minutes later, I received the address. It was an abandoned underground parking structure near the eastern district.

Of course.

Cowards like Jessie always hid in places like that after causing trouble.

When I arrived there, several of my men were already waiting quietly nearby. The entire parking structure looked empty except for one black car parked near the center.

Jessie was already there, and already injured. My men had done their job.

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