Divorced by the Billionaire, Mated to the Alpha

ng pancakes, though my hands were shaking just a little. The sound of the batter sizzling on the skillet was the only nois

y for another long day at work. I bit my lip and focused on setting th

n, I was so full of hope. I thought if I was patient and showed Zane how much I loved him, he wou

ents Zane had shown me. Like the night of the ch

close. His kiss was urgent, almost desperate. For the first time, I felt seen. My heart

often, I felt alone, trying to reach

morn

He looked perfect, as always-polished, calm. It almost made me angry how easy it was for him t

d, forcing a smile. "

apkin I had placed beside his plate. I watched him, hopi

I asked, trying to

ied, cutting in

e knot in my stomach tightened. Just as I was ab

w the name on the screen. "I need to take this," he said, sta

the hallway. I couldn't make out the words, but I knew the tone.

. I moved closer to th

handle it," Zane was s

is secr

k. She was his most trusted employee, the one he relied on for both work and sometimes personal matters. I

in me I didn't want to face. I admit, I was jealous. Every

to be busy, wiping down the counter. "Everything

grabbing his suit jacket. "I've go

g at the clock. "You haven'

said, brushing past me.

ke that, he

t behind. The sound of the front door closing echoed in the house

ouldn't keep living like this-caught in thi

ed him I was thinking about him, he might see how much I cared. Maybe it

rmined, I grabbed

out the few times he had let his guard down, the moments when he showed vulnerability. Lik

here for him. I thought that was the start of something real,

f his favorite pastries from the bakery down the street. The

. "Mr. Hayes didn't me

e," I replied,

the elevator. "He's in h

lf I was being silly, that everything would be fine. But

, I saw him standing close to someon

a way that felt... too intimate. Was I overreacti

d the box. My stomach churned, but

r voice bright when she not

He looked surprised, but quickly h

ane some lunch," I sai

" Maya said, her smile almost too wi

show. She always acted like she was the wife, not me. I knew if I co

u, Aria," he said, taking the box

sion in the room. "I'll let you get back t

I heard Maya's voice,

who truly loves you

nd I stopped. My heart w

ad, I walked out of the office, the wei

s, but I blinked them away. I told myself I was ju

And for the first time, I wasn't sure if