Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Julian didn’t say anything more. When he recovered enough to move, he nodded, turned, and
walked for the door.
Regret tugged at my heart, and even my wolf whimpered a little. She hadn’t been present during the days of our marriage, but she could still feel the pull toward him.
Despite how much he hurt me, despite how much I denied myself, my heart did still yearn for him…
Foolish thing. I would never let it control me again.
Julian’s POV
Going to see Amber had been a mistake. One I was certain not to repeat. If anyone had issue with Amber, they could take it up with the hospital administration. From now on, I was staying firmly out of everything that had to do with her.
At least, that was what I told myself.
For now, I was back in my office, trying to work, when Olivia walked in. She was wearing a low–cut shirt and a pair of tight white pants. That meant she was looking for attention from me today.
I had shown no sexual interest in her for many years, and even then I didn’t really remember it. Yet still she acted like showing off her body was going to work in claiming my attention.
This was an exhausting game she liked to play with me, and I was already tired.
“What do you want, Olivia?” I asked.
She moved to one of the chairs facing my desk and sat down. She crossed her thighs, stretching out one leg like she was trying to seduce me.
When I didn’t respond, she scoffed. “You treat me so coldly these days, Julian p>
“I’ve been busy, ” I told her.
“It’s like you forget everything that I’ve done for you. All that I’ve lost…” She pulls a tissue from her purse and dabs the corner of her eye. “Have you forgotten how, when I came to see you that night, I crashed and lost our child? You were working then too, And now I can’t have more children
I knew this was another manipulation, but I was utterly helpless against it. Yes, that did happen,
and I mourn regularly for that unborn child, just as mourned for the child of mine that Amber lost
That I thought Amber had lost.
The child that had never truly been mine. The child hat had to be Alice.
I frowned. The timeline just seemed so jumbled. Cold Roman truly have been in my pack at that time? Didn’t his own pack have troubles back then that he needed to tend to?
Chapter 55
+15 BONUS
I tried to remember, but that time period felt like a blur. After the plane crash, I had lost some of those memories to grief.
But Alice… She didn’t really look like Roman. She had my dark hair and my bright eyes…
Was it possible that I was misunderstanding everything?
What if Amber had told me the truth about not wanting Roman? What if it was Roman who lied?
“You are distracted today,” Olivia said, pouting her bottom lip. “I’d only hoped to speak with you. You’ve been giving me such a cold shoulder lately p>
“I’m sorry,” I said.
“We’re friends, aren’t we p>
“Of course,” I said.
“And someday… we’ll be more than that,” she said.
To that, I didn’t reply. She knew my feelings on things, that I had no sexual inclinations toward her, despite what she desired. I could admit she was a beautiful woman,
but…
My thoughts slipped back to Amber, to how frightened she must have been in leaving…
Getting on that airplane…
Having it crash…
Maybe Alice was Roman’s. Maybe they had an affair during my marriage to Amber.
Or maybe this was a big misunderstanding.
It was past time I found out.