#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

information about her patrons. Everyone my investigators spoke to

things to

to focus on any personal

multiple dates, and the evidence that she has gone

hasn’t been

into her business, and she’s seen results. Her

food in the capital. I can’t reconcile

I just never took it seriously.

on the other hand, seems to have disappeared

anything on him. Wherever he’s working now,

find

with my staff, Abby was always really friendly. She was close

loved to cook and would often get

intimate photos I saw of Abby and Justin didn’t

not just

explain the other evidence, though. How would her panties have

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

any of the physical evidence I found. It’s not like I

her

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

someone else broke me.

phone and call the doctor. I employed him

Justin’s semen. It’s hard to refute evidence

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

only to get my wolf off

he says when he picks up the

“Did you

Sir. I have the results here. Just

him to pull up the information

it is.” He’s silent for a moment, and I’m not sure if I’m even

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

“What does that mean?”

the panties had them

appeared.”

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

and did something with

decide to track him down immediately and let my wolf claw him to

back in my chair. I can’t

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