Ran Away Pregnant Came Back Alpha Heiress (Amelia and Damien) novel Chapter 425

Chapter 425

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Chapter 425

Damien’s POV

It was late afternoon before I decided to check in at the office again. After my meeting with the council, I’d been trying to avoid it entirely, but as I was still Alpha, I still needed to keep up on my duties. This late, at least, most if not all of the council members will be gone for the day.

Keegan however, my diligent Beta, was sitting at his desk, despite the late hour. As I walked by, he stood up.” Alpha, we need to talk.”

“Not now, Keegan,” I said. I wasn’t in the mood to talk to anyone. Over the past few days, I had only soured further, my body and mind even more exhausted. My frustration had never been this high before. Jake assured me he was doing everything he could on his side of things, but I felt like if he would do more…

We were both starting to fall apart, the stress and the exhaustion getting to us.

Normally, as Keegan was a good and loyal Beta, this would have been the point where he would have backed off in any other circumstance. Today, however, he seemed to have a fire within him. He stayed standing. In fact, he even followed me into my office.

“I’m sorry, Alpha. But it’s important.”

“Is it an emergency?” I asked.

“No, but…”

“Then it can wait.”

“Alpha.”

“I’m serious, Keegan. Back off.” I was starting to get annoyed now. It wasn’t like my Beta to push my authority like this, and it was getting all my nerves. First the pack council was turning against me, and now my own Beta was seemingly aligning with them, acting like I didn’t belong.

Like I wasn’t worthy of respect.

“I have – ”

“Keegan.”

“A message from Luna Amelia.”

The words affected me at once, immediately deflating my anger. This wasn’t the first time that Amelia had tried to get a hold of me. I had a whole slew of voice mails and texts on my phone from her, and though I listened to each and every one, I had yet to reply.

I was homesick for sure, for the house, for the girls, for her. I felt if I gave in, speaking to her for even one moment, that I would fall apart. I would give up the hunt for the want of staying home with my family.

I had to be diligent and that meant I had to be hard. But it was harder to deny her message when Keegan was the one delivering it. It felt like a cruel convergence of work and home life. All I could do was stand there, waiting and listening.

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Chapter 425

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Keegan took this as the invitation it was and told me, “She’s worried about you. She asks you to please check in with her.”

Was that all? That could wait. “I’m doing important work. I don’t have time to call her unless it is an emergency. You can tell her that for me.”

“Alpha, with all due respect, Amelia isn’t the only one who is worried. You are pushing yourself too much. The continuing unrest with the council is part of that. And now your mate is worried and unable to get a hold of you,” Keegan said. “You can’t keep going like this. Something will eventually break, and if you keep this pace, it might be you.”

I shook my head. “I can’t give up yet, and I won’t break. Have more faith in your Alpha than that.”

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