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“How old is that girl?”
“When did Alpha and Amber get married again?”
It was as if they were arriving at the same conclusion that I was. “This makes sense,” said one of the smokers. “After all, I heard just tonight, confirmed facts, that Amber was cheating on Julian when they were together.”
How could she know that? What confirmed facts?
Although… what more confirmed facts did I need? Alice was right here in front of me, the living breathing result of their affair.
I was so fond of the child, not knowing she had been a symbol of personal betrayal against me. Even now, I felt myself happy to see her. She was a smart child, and a bundle of energy.
It wasn’t her fault. I couldn’t be angry with her.
Amber and Roman though….
How could Amber do that to me? She was my wife.
Yet… that line of thinking made me the worst kind of hypocrite, didn’t it? After all, it was my drunken night with Olivia, in getting her pregnant, that had driven Amber away from me in the first place.
She had left me, boarded that plane, and nearly died trying to leave me.
Which of us had betrayed the other first?
Or were we both the worst kind of despicable people?
The rumors spread quickly, and before I could even think to suppress them, some of the guests from within the party spilled out onto the sidewalk, everyone eager for gossip.
Olivia, I noticed, was among the crowd.
She whispered to the woman beside her who called out.
“Is it true, Amber? Were you cheating on our Alpha? Did you have an illegitimate child with someone else!”
Amber jumped, seemingly surprised that so many people had followed her outside. She looked at me searchingly, but I was still frozen solid, still trying to understand what I was seeing and the right way to react to it.
The things I wanted to say, I wouldn’t dare say in front of Alice,
Alice, who under the sudden attention, buried her face against Amber’s shoulder.
Roman stepped forward, stepping in the way of Amber and Alice protectively, as a father and husband would protect his family.
A growl rumbled out from the back of my throat unbidden. Even my wolf felt on edge by what was happening here.
Not the accusations, the gossip, or Roman’s possessive behavior sat right with me.
“The child is mine!” Roman called. Grinning, he turned to Amber. “And I would very much like to make it official.”
Amber’s eyes went wide. “What are you talking about?” she asked.
Alice slunk further into her mother’s arms, like she was trying to hide herself away from the world.
Roman didn’t answer with words. Instead, he reached into his pocket, withdrew a ring, and then dropped to one knee.
Was he…?
What gave him the right to propose to my mate?!
My wolf slammed at the corners of my mind, raging to be free, to intervene.
“Roman, what are you doing?” Amber asked.
“Something I should have done a long time ago,” Roman replied. He lifted up the ring, presenting it to Amber.
My vision went red.
Despite seeing Roman drop to one knee, I still didn’t believe I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. After all, I thought I had always made clear that my feelings for Roman were only those of friendship.
He knew that. We’d talked about it, and since then, I’d never given any indication that I wanted to share a romantic life together.
For him to take this opportunity to propose felt like the lowest kind of blow. There were so many people watching, including
Julian. None of them good friends to either Roman or myself. And Alice was afraid trembling in my arms.
Even if I had felt romantic attachment to Roman, which I didn’t, I wouldn’t want a proposal this way.
An admittance of love… the desire to join two hearts as one…
The ceremony should be shared, but the question itself should be private. If Roman knew me half as well as he thought he did, he would know that I felt this way.
I trusted Roman, but it was difficult not to feel put on the spot. Like maybe he chose this exact venue, this exact location, with this many observers just so I would felt the pressure to say yes.
And what was all that nonsense about him being Alice’s father?
He must have been trying to protect Alice and me by saying that, but I wished he would have let me handle the situation, or at least would have talked to me about this first.
To say that in front of Julian…
I dared a look at my ex-mate, and found him watching Roman with a dark expression. He looked furious.
“Roman…” I said, trying to warn him. If I was lucky, maybe he was just trying to tie his shoe or something. Yet, when I looked down at him, I realized I was not so lucky.
Roman was holding up a silver ring with a large diamond on top.
“I’ve wanted to do this for such a long time, Amber,” Roman said. “Almost from the moment I met you. Please say you will consider it. Better, please say yes. Say you will be mine.”
I was so stunned by what was happening here. How could this be? How could he think this was a good idea, and an appropriate time?