Piss Off, Alpha! You Lost Me Forever novel Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Chapter 30 Love Does Not Hurt

SOPHIA’S POV

I froze when I recognized Bianca.

For a second, I thought my exhaustion was playing tricks on me but then she lifted her head slightly, and I saw her swollen lip, the purple bruising along her cheekbone, the way her shoulders curled inward like she was trying to disappear.

Her scent hit me next. It was filled with so much fear.

My wolf growled inside me. It was as angry as I was.

“Bianca,” I said softly. “It’s me.”

She started crying immediately. Not loud sobs. She cried with quiet, broken sounds she tried to swallow back. She shook her head and covered her face with her hands.

“I—I can’t,” she whispered. “I can’t talk.”

“It’s okay,” I tried to keep my voice calm even though my chest was tight with anger. “You don’t have to talk yet. Just breathe.”

I guided her gently to the bed and helped her sit. My hands were professional, careful, even though my insides were burning. I examined her.

There were older bruises fading into new ones.

I noticed some fresh marks along her arms, finger-shaped bruises around her upper arm. There were red shadows along her neck where someone had gripped too hard. When I asked her to turn slightly, I saw dark bruising across her back.

My jaw clenched so hard it hurt. My blood was boiling at this point.

When I finished, I stepped back and met her eyes.

She immediately looked away and I knew instantly. I knew the scum she married was behind this.

“What happened this time?” I asked gently.

She shook her head again. “It’s nothing.”

“Bianca,” I said. “This isn’t nothing.”

Her fingers twisted together, her voice dropping lower. “Marcel... he lost control again.”

“Again,” I repeated quietly.

“Yes.” She nodded. “It wasn’t the first time”

“And it won’t be the last.” I gritted out.

Bianca looked at me with wide eyes. My words had left a mark. She knew I was saying the truth.

“He promised to change,” she added quickly, like she was afraid I would interrupt. “He said he’s trying. He just... sometimes he gets angry. He doesn’t mean it.”

My hands curled into fists at my sides. Nothing annoyed me more than seeing her defend him.

“Bianca,” I said carefully, “no one accidentally does this.”

She flinched. “You don’t understand. I love him. He loves me too”

Love. The word tasted bitter in my mouth. I took a deep breath to calm myself as I was a few seconds away from exploding.

“Where are you sleeping tonight?” I asked, “Because you cannot go home.”

She looked up at me. “I am going home.”

I stared at her in disbelief. “What?”

“He said he was sorry,” she insisted. “He cried. He said it won’t happen again.”

“You have fresh bruises on your neck.” I snapped at her.

“He didn’t mean to grab me that hard.”

“Your back is covered in marks.”

“I fell,” she said weakly.

“Stop lying.” I shook my head. “You didn’t fall.”

She reached for my arm suddenly. “Please don’t report this.”

The words made something inside me snap.

“I have to,” I said. “This is serious.”

“No!” she cried. “Sophia, please. If you report it, he’ll lose his job. He’ll hate me. I’ll have no one.”

I stepped closer. “Listen to me.”

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