#Chapter 8 – The Truth
Karl

I put down the stack of papers and lean back in my chair. I’ve spent the better part of the morning going

over the report from my investigators, and I’m still struggling to wrap my head around everything they

found.

It seems like Abby has had a tough couple of years. Even though her father gave her a generous

severance package, his business has clearly been struggling. He even had to sell their house,

something I know must have been hard for Abby, who spent her childhood there.

Her father was a supplier for the former Alpha, and her family was very wealthy as a result. When we

married, though, she offered to change suppliers to avoid suspicion.

We didn’t want people to see me as a selfish Alpha. I don’t think either of us realized how much of a

strain that would put on her father’s business, even if he was completely understanding of our decision.

After our divorce, Abby started as a backroom apprentice at a restaurant. By doing so, she managed to

save up a sum of money.

Looking at the pictures of her from that time makes something in my heart hurt. She looks haggard,

worked to the bone, and there’s a hollowness in her eyes that makes me feel incredibly guilty. I know I

caused that broken look on her face. I never imagined she felt as heartbroken as I did. She cheated on

me, after all.

From there, she moved to the capital to start her own business. Using some contacts left behind by me,

she was able to build her restaurant into a must-go spot. Now she’s doing great. She owns one of the

top eateries here, which is a feat in and of itself.

Her acquaintances describe her as incredibly smart, great at maintaining relationships, sweet, and

her patrons. Everyone my investigators spoke

to say

had much time to focus on any personal relationships as a result.

the evidence that she has gone

she hasn’t been

she put all of herself into her business, and she’s seen results. Her food is widely

in the capital. I can’t reconcile

I just never took it seriously. I thought

the other hand, seems to have

Wherever he’s working

find him, it won’t be quite

was always really friendly. She was close to

had any attitude with them. She always loved to cook and would often get them to

it’s likely that the intimate photos I saw of Abby and Justin didn’t

not just

the other evidence, though. How would her panties

him? I can’t think of any explanation, and the information

got for me doesn’t refute any of the physical evidence I found. It’s not like I

with her without concrete

I found them there that day, my heart shattered. I really loved her,

someone else broke me.

doctor. I employed him back

of their DNA on the fabric, including Justin’s

that can pinpoint

if only to get

morning, Alpha,” he says when he

you do

results here. Just give me one

for him to pull up the information

silent for a moment, and I’m not

the panties appeared at least 24 hours after the marks made by the

“What does that mean?”

panties had them on

appeared.”

shocked into silence. If that’s true, then Abby didn’t

got ahold of her panties and did something with them I’d rather not imagine. In

I decide to track him down immediately and let my

phone and lean back in my chair.

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