The Alpha Who Never Loved Me (Serena and Kieran) novel Chapter 123

Chapter 123

Serena

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If this was a year ago, those words would land in my chest and crack it open. I would blush. I would look down at my dress, I would feel my heart about to implode because my husband told those words to me and I would remember my vow to always love him.

But it was months ago.

We stood in the hallway, his eyes pinned on mine and mine on his and the only thing I could feel was the anger of the months he had spent being subject to another

woman.

And kike a second hesrt, the pain he had caused me thumped repeatedly, only, it pumped out hate and no blood.

I chuckled and without thinking, slightly smacked his arm, finding the humor in what he had said.

“Kieran.” My voice was filled with mirth. “You are such a goqdstoryteller.”

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I walked past him.

I made my way back to the party filled with music and people enjoying the company of one another. Well, almost everyone was enjoying each other’s company.

To be precise, Jenna was standing in front of Sophie, her bros knitted in a deep frown and the anger on her face as clear as day.

If I could see it, so could the reporters.

“-not even your place to be here, Sophie. The fact that someone added you to the list does not mean you—”

I cleared my throat then called her name. “Jenna.”

Jenna’s head snapped to me. Her jaw was tight and her cheeks were red.

“Serena, i do not even understand why your reason was. She does not deserve to be here after what she had done to your family.”

“Jenna.” I touched her arm. “Stop.”

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It was clear that this reaction from her came from a place

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of concern

“What?”

“Stop. Please.” I have her a pleading look.

She blinked at me.

“I will explain later,” I said quietly. “I promise. But not here.”

She looked at me for a long moment. Then she shook her head, picked up her glass, walked away.

Sophie was still standing there. Her shoulders were tight, her arms were crossed over her stomach, her makeup was a little smudged at the corner of her left eye.

She had a thing of looking like the victim even though she was the reason for the misfortune.

But I needed her.

“Sophie.” My voice was lower now, careful. “Come with

me.”

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“Why?”

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“I need to talk to you. In private.”

She did not move.

“Why did you bring me here, Serena? So your sister-in-law can scream at me? So the whole pack can stare at me? You knew this would happen. You knew.”

I ignored all of her words and proceeded with my plan. “I have something for you.”

She frowned. “What?”

“Come.”

I walked toward the side hallway, the one that branched off from the bar to a smaller sitting room nobody was using. After a moment, I heard her heels behind me.

We walked into the empty sitting room. I closed the door behind us.

Sophie crossed her arms.

“Serena, I am not playing whatever game you are playing

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I shook my head immediately. “It is not a game.”

“Then what is it?”

I took a breath.

“Sophie.” I held her eyes. “Kieran will not divorce me.”

Her face flickered.

“I have asked. I have begged. He has me trapped. I cannot do this on my own. I need help.”

Her face had twisted into a rather very unpleasant expression wey dirty. “Why are you telling me this?”

“Because Kieran loves you, Sophie. Whatever he says. now, whatever he is performing in public, he loved you for years and he still loves you. I know it. The whole pack knows it. And if you remind him of what you and he had.”

Sophie’s eyes went very still.

“Why would I trust you?”

“You should not. You should be cautious. But I am not

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lying to you, Sophie. I want out of this marriage more than you want him. We can both have what we want. But

I need your help to make it happen tonight.”

“Tonight.”

“Tonight.”

Her jaw worked. Her arms were still crossed.

“What do you want me to do?”

I stepped closer. I lowered my voice.

“I am going to give Kieran a drink. The drink will have something in it. It will not hurt him, it will arouse him, that is all. He will need to be alone soon after. He will go upstairs. He has a private room in this house, the one he used to use as his study before he got married. That is where you show up and pee a frantically thst he understands your perio will go.”

“And then?”

“You wait for my signal.”

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Sophie’s mouth was slightly open.

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“And then?”

“Once I am sure enough time has passed, I will tell people. I will lead them upstairs. They will see. The whole pack will see. You will not be his secret anymore. He will not be able to hide you, deny you, push you aside in hospital corridors. The press is here, Sophie. By tomorrow morning, Kieran Thawthorne and Sophie will be the only story.”

She stared at me.

“And you?”

“I will demand the divorce. He will not be in a position to refuse. The contract he had me sign will become a public embarrassment. The pack council will side with me. Within a month I will be free, and you will have the man you have wanted since before I knew his name.”

I waited.

She looked at the closed door. She looked at me. She

uncrossed her arms.

“Why are you doing this?”

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“Because I am tired, Sophie. I am tired of fighting him. I am tired of being his prisoner. I am tired of pretending I am his wife. If I cannot get out by being honest, I will get out by being clever. And you are the cleverest thing I can

do.”

She bit the inside of her cheek.

She thought about it.

I waited.

“Okay.”

The word landed in the room.

“Okay?”

“Okay.” Her chin came up. Her eyes were already calculating. “I will do it.”

“Watch for the signal.”

“I will.”

She walked past me, opened the door, walked back into.

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