#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

things to say

she hasn’t had much time to focus on

evidence that she

been

put all of herself into her business,

reconcile this person with

to cook. I just never took it seriously. I thought it

hand, seems to have disappeared completely from

couldn’t find anything on him. Wherever he’s

If I want to find him, it won’t be quite as

was always

to cook

likely that the intimate photos I saw of Abby and

not just

the other evidence, though. How would her panties have gotten in

affair with him? I can’t think of any

doesn’t refute any of the physical evidence

her without concrete

there that day, my heart shattered. I really loved her, and knowing she

someone else broke me.

I employed him back when I first found the

DNA on the fabric, including Justin’s semen.

new technology has developed that can pinpoint the time. I’m desperate to know

to get my wolf

when he picks up

temples. “Did you do the tests

the results here. Just

pull up the information with bated

here it is.” He’s silent for a moment, and I’m not sure if I’m even breathing. “It seems

panties appeared at least 24 hours after the marks made

“What does that mean?”

it’s unlikely that the wearer of the panties had them on that same day that the

appeared.”

that’s true, then Abby didn’t have

did something with

down immediately and let my wolf

phone and lean back in my chair. I can’t

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