Rejected then Claimed by the Alpha King (Liam and Hope) novel Chapter 29

Chapter 19

Blair’s POV

I’d been traveling for a while, drifting from place to place, hoping to find somewhere that made me feel at

peace.

Eventually, I settled in a small town near the border-quiet, warm, filled with the scent of flowers. It felt

almost like the life I used to dream of.

That day, I was walking down the street alone, slowly browsing through the local market stalls when-

“Blair!”

Someone called my name.

I froze on instinct, whipping around before I even thought about it.

The figure in the crowd was blurry, but I knew who it was the second I saw him.

Christian.

My heart clenched. My brows knit together.

He’d been out of my life for so long, I’d almost convinced myself that entire chapter was buried.

Why the hell was he still chasing me?

He never loved me and I left him.

He should’ve moved on.

The moment I saw him, all the pain and humiliation I’d worked so hard to bury came crashing back. The

memories, the heartbreak-everything I didn’t want to remember.

The sun had been so gentle these past few weeks.

Even the pain in my ribs-left over from the accident-had finally stopped. But just seeing his face was

enough to bring it all back.

I turned and pushed through the crowd, weaving through narrow alleyways, trying to lose him.

I thought it was just a chance encounter.

But the next day, he showed up at my front door.

When I opened it and saw him standing there, I genuinely thought I was hallucinating. It didn’t feel real.

Once it sank in, my first instinct was to slam the door shut. But his hand shot out, stopping it before it could

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close.

I had no choice but to let it swing open again.

I stood there, arms crossed, staring at him with nothing but cold indifference. “What do you want?”

He moved to pull me into a hug-but I stepped back without even thinking. He froze mid-motion, hands

hovering in the air, then slowly dropped them back to his sides, looking awkward.

His voice came out rough and hoarse. “Blair… have you been okay?”

I frowned and took another step back, keeping the distance between us clear.

“Thanks for your concern,” I said coolly. “I’ve been doing just fine.”

I expected him to launch into some speech. After all, talking circles was always his strong suit. But this time,

he just stood there, mouth open, saying nothing. It was like he didn’t even know where to begin.

That silence… felt strange. His throat worked hard to swallow something down. His fingers twitched and

clenched like he wanted to touch me-but didn’t dare to.

He was scared. I could see it.

Finally, he spoke. His voice was raw. “Why did you pretend to die? Do you know how much I missed you

these past few months? I-”

“I don’t know,” I cut him off sharply. “And I don’t care.”

I’d heard enough of his pretty words over the past five years. But I also heard, with my own ears, the way he

told Carrie he didn’t love me.

So now he’s putting on this heartbroken show in front of me who does he think he’s fooling?

He flinched at my tone, hurt flickering in his eyes. His voice cracked, “Blair… I really messed up.”

I didn’t respond.

He looked like he was trying to muster some kind of courage, then started spilling things I had no interest in

hearing.

He said everything about Carrie had come to light-that she’d been injected with cancer cells and was now

really dying.

That he’d made her pay for everything she’d done to me.

“I’m sorry, Blair,” he whispered. “I was fooled by her back then. That’s why I kept pushing you away. That day

when I said I didn’t love you… I didn’t mean it. I… she was controlling me.”

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