His Rejected Mate, His Obsession

I

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do, Kiara. Don't let yourself get

chest was already pulling me under. "I'

said it, I kne

..

ld be careful, I couldn't shut my mind off. I couldn't stop being curious. I couldn'

stion, every thought. I never tried to find out anything

t

was cr

han fine. Like he never even missed me.

. I kept folding the same damn piece of cloth three different

Of all her customers

ll was. That meant his name had to be in

st for a second-maybe I cou

ht me, I was dead. But I didn't care. I wasn't t

s empty. No

ity room. That was where she kept ev

oor behind me.

n. My stomach was in knots, my heart racing like I was

en I f

My fingers tremble

t even hold me anymore. My chest was po

was I

I about

status. His name. His title as Alpha. His measureme

I s

t eng

art d

t seeing it there, printed like fact, staring back at me l

oved

eall

fact that he was thriving. Doing well. Like

h, even though my visi

saw t

e Fa

nt s

o. No

? My

t. That had to be wrong.

e loved him once, but swore nothing would happen. The same

al. It could

it

here in ink. C

engaged to

y betrayal I buried came slamming back in, hard

elieved all the lies she told, how

sis

o

. Rip the file apart. B

ver even

t meant... that meant right after I left. R

was n

was th

one who meant n

oat burned. And the tears came befo

they do

ould

re you?!" A voice thunde

mach f

ic

ia

longed. My fingers fumbled with the drawer as I

ly. Too quickly. My c

ed the door a

..

pay you just so you can slack off and do whatever the hell you want? If you

in the bathroom,"

how long?! And who's supposed

noticed someone standing b

saw the s

as

as h

urse

to humiliate me i

And all I could see was his name beside hers in that file.

at him before

ke that?" Erica snapped, dragging me back. "

t even

t a quiet, m

th me," he said smoothly. "She's been glaring at me t

His face.

new

Just to pick a fight. Just to

hat Chase did be

hur

smiled whi