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Alice’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion. “Mommy, he was really nice to me. I don’t think he would hurt me.”
“Alice, this isn’t an argument,” I said. I hated these moments, where I had to break Alice’s little bubble of innocence. “I need you to listen me, okay?”
Alice’s face turned serious, and she pulled a little piece of paper out of her pocket. There was a phone number and an address written on it in blue pen.
“You should talk to him, Mommy,” she said. “I want him to be my new daddy. He showed up when he said he would, and when he was here, the mean kids at school didn’t bully me at all.”
I stroked Alice’s hair. My heart was now thoroughly pulverized.
“What, you don’t want me to be your dad?” Roman teased.
I’d forgotten he was here. While I appreciated all the help Roman had provided us with, I’d made it clear that we were only friends.
It wasn’t his place to ask my daughter if she wanted him to be her dad, because that wasn’t what I wanted, either.
Irritation burned in my throat.
“No,” Alice whined. “You’re not tall enough. You can’t lift me high enough to touch the ceiling.
Roman’s smile froze. He didn’t say anything else, and I didn’t dare to speak. His usually gentle expression seemed to crack, revealing a hint of coldness.
Julian’s POV
“Beta,” I said as soon as I entered my office back at headquarters. “I need information on Amber Wood and Alpha Roman of Dawn
Pack.”
“With all due respect, Alpha,” Beta responded, speaking carefully, “isn’t Amber Wood dead? She has a plot in your private cemetery.”
“There have been some changes in circumstance, Beta. Amber isn’t dead. I ran into her today.”
I watched Beta’s face, knowing that what I was telling him shouldn’t be possible, but needing him to pretend it was nothing. I didn’t possess the ability to explore what her return meant to me yet, so all I could do was collect information on her.
He took my words in stride, as though dead wives turned up alive everyday.
“I’ll get to work immediately, Alpha,” Beta said, giving me a polite nod and heading off.
Later that day, Beta returned. He told me that Amber’s name was in Dawn Pack’s hospital records along with work documentation. The dates were after the plane crash. She must have ended up in Dawn Pack after the crash somehow.
She must have been treated there, then worked in Dawn Pack. I felt sad thinking of her working jobs at restaurants or shops while she lived there. She deserved more. I could’ve given her more.
It made sense, though, that she and Roman had met each other.
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She’d come to Thorn Pack recently. Beta didn’t find any plane tickets under her name. Roman must have flown her over in his private jet.
The more Beta told me about Amber’s whereabouts, the more jealous I became. Why would Amber do this to me?
Why was my wife hiding from me in another pack for all these years, getting involved with another man?
With another Alpha, at that?
It hit me like a lightning strike. The last Werewolf Council meeting was hosted in Thorn Pack. Amber had helped me organize it as part of her housewife duties, even though she appeared only as an assistant. Maybe she met Roman at the reception.
Did their affair begin back then, or had they met later?
Either way, Amber was still my wife. Her running away, her becoming involved with Roman, all of it made her a disloyal woman.
This image of Amber shook me to my core. I couldn’t make sense of this version of Amber I was discovering. It didn’t mesh with the affectionate, loyal woman I remembered being married to.
“Find Amber’s address, Beta,” I said. “Spare no expense. I need answers.”
Of course, Beta returned soon with her address. I couldn’t wait to wrap up the rest of my work for the day.
As soon as I could leave, I drove over to the address Beta had recovered for me. The house was modest, not dangerous or run-
down, but far from luxurious. I thought of her working in restaurants in Dawn Pack.
Why would she choose a life like this when I could provide her with so much more?
It didn’t make sense, considering how much she’d loved money back when we were together. It was possible that Roman was her new sugar daddy, but if that was true, he obviously hadn’t given her much.
I got out of the car and walked up to the door, knocking.
Amber opened the door. Shock covered her face.
“Why are you here?” she whispered at me, pulling the door close so that only her face was visible. She seemed nervous.
Like she was facing off with an unwelcome ex.
“I’m here to take you home,” I said.
“No, Julian,” Amber said. “I told you no.”
I reached into my pocket, pulling out a bank card. I’d come prepared. “There’s ten million on this card. Is that enough?”
Amber hit the card back towards me, rage enveloping her face.
“You don’t have to play hard to get, Amber,” I said, my temper flaring.
Suddenly, the door opened wider, revealing a frowning Roman. He stepped forwards, his arms crossed.
“You’re following us?” he asked, his arms crossed.
Amber’s POV