#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

patrons. Everyone my investigators spoke

things to

had much time to focus on any

the evidence that she has gone

hasn’t been in

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

capital. I can’t reconcile

took it seriously. I thought

the other hand, seems to

he’s working now, it hasn’t

find him, it won’t

staff, Abby was always

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

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

everyone, not

the other evidence, though. How would

affair with him? I can’t think of any

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

with her without

day, my heart shattered. I really loved

someone else broke me.

employed him back when

DNA on the fabric, including Justin’s semen. It’s hard to refute

technology has developed that can pinpoint the time.

get my

he says when he picks up the

“Did you do the

the results here. Just give

pull

silent for a moment, and I’m not sure if I’m even breathing. “It seems

on the panties appeared at least 24 hours

“What does that mean?”

of the panties had them on that same

appeared.”

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

ahold of her panties and did something with them I’d rather

to track him down immediately

back in my

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