#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

things to say

much time to focus

go on multiple dates, and the evidence that she has gone on quite

been

into her business, and she’s

in the capital. I can’t reconcile this person

just never took it seriously.

other hand, seems to have

Wherever he’s working now, it

to find him, it

was always really friendly. She was

always loved to cook

photos I saw of Abby and Justin didn’t mean anything. She

everyone, not

How would

him? I can’t think of any

any of the physical evidence I found. It’s

her without

day, my heart shattered. I really loved

someone else broke me.

up the phone and call the doctor. I employed him back when I first found the panties. He

of their DNA on the fabric, including Justin’s semen.

that can pinpoint the time. I’m desperate to know what

to get my wolf off

says when he picks up the

you do the tests I asked

results here. Just give

pull up the information with bated

and I’m not sure if I’m even breathing. “It seems that

panties appeared at least 24 hours

“What does that mean?”

that the wearer of the panties had them on that

appeared.”

If that’s true, then Abby didn’t have an affair after all. It

of her panties and did something with them

decide to track him down immediately and

you,” I say. I hang up the phone and lean back in my chair. I can’t believe it. If only I

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