Sold to Bastard Alpha after My Divorce! novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Chapter 56

Kael’s POV

The mansion was dark when I got home.

Good. I didn’t want to see anyone. Didn’t want to talk. Didn’t want to exist.

I killed the engine. Sat in the driveway for a long moment. Staring at nothing.

Her scent still lingered in the car. Moonflowers and rain. Faint but unmistakable.

I pressed my palms against my eyes. Hard. Like I could push her out of my head.

It didn’t work.

My phone buzzed for the hundredth time.

I pulled it out. The screen was a wall of notifications.

Rebecca. Rebecca. Rebecca.

*How dare you*

*Call me back RIGHT NOW*

*You’re going to regret this*

*I gave you FIFTEEN YEARS*

*Answer your phone*

*Kael please*

*We need to talk*

Seventeen missed calls. Twenty-three messages. And counting.

I turned off my phone. Threw it onto the passenger seat.

Couldn’t deal with her right now. Couldn’t deal with anything.

I got out of the car. Walked toward the house. Each step felt like wading through cement.

The foyer was empty. Good. My father was probably in his office. My mother was probably in her room. Lucian was probably...

I didn’t want to think about Lucian either.

I climbed the stairs to my bedroom. Closed the door behind me. Leaned against it.

The silence was suffocating.

I crossed to the window. Stared out at the city lights below.

Somewhere out there, Aria was in her crumbling apartment. Probably crying. Probably hating me.

She should hate me. I deserved it.

*Touch her one more time. I dare you.*

The memory of my own voice. Low. Savage. Ready to kill.

I’d meant it. Every word. I would have torn that bastard apart for putting his hands on her.

And then I’d driven her home. Told her we could never be together. Let her walk away.

What the fuck was wrong with me?

I pressed my forehead against the cold glass. Closed my eyes.

Big mistake.

Her face was right there. Waiting.

Those silver eyes. Filled with tears. Looking at me like I’d just stabbed her in the chest.

Which I had. Again.

*Goodbye.*

The word echoed in my skull. My own voice. So final. So gentle.

I’d kissed her cheek. Like that made anything better. Like a soft goodbye could undo all the damage.

Pathetic.

I was pathetic.

I pushed away from the window. Started pacing. The room felt too small. The walls were closing in.

*She’s ours,* Fenrir whined. *Why did we let her go? Why do we keep hurting her?*

"Because we have to."

*Bullshit.*

I stopped pacing. Ran my fingers through my hair. Tugged until it hurt.

The pain didn’t help.

Nothing helped.

I threw myself onto the bed. Stared at the ceiling.

Sleep. I just needed sleep. Tomorrow, everything would make sense. Tomorrow, I’d be able to think clearly.

I closed my eyes.

Aria.

Her laugh. Her smile. The way she’d looked in that altered dress.

I opened my eyes. Stared at the ceiling again.

This was insane. I was the Alpha heir. I’d been trained to control my emotions since childhood. I’d faced down challenges that would break most wolves.

And I couldn’t stop thinking about one Omega.

I rolled onto my side. Punched my pillow. Tried again.

Aria.

Her scent. Her warmth. The way she’d trembled when I touched her cheek.

I sat up. Scrubbed my face with both hands.

*You’re torturing us,* Fenrir growled. *Both of us. This is stupid.*

"I know."

*Then do something.*

"Like what?"

*Go to her. Claim her. Stop being a coward.*

"It’s not that simple."

*It’s exactly that simple. You’re just too scared to admit it.*

I got out of bed. Paced some more. The restless energy had nowhere to go.

Hours passed. I didn’t sleep. Couldn’t sleep.

Every time I closed my eyes, she was there. That look on her face. Those tears she was trying so hard to hold back.

The pain in my chest got worse. Sharp. Constant. Like something was clawing at my ribcage from the inside.

Dawn came. Gray light crept through my windows.

I hadn’t slept at all.

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