#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

about her patrons. Everyone my investigators

to say

like she hasn’t had much time to focus on any personal relationships

go on multiple dates, and the evidence that she has gone on quite a few since we

been

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

capital. I can’t reconcile this person with the girl

I just never took it seriously. I thought it

seems to have disappeared

on him. Wherever he’s working now,

channels. If I want to find him,

staff, Abby was always really friendly. She was close

them. She always loved to cook and would often

of Abby

everyone, not

other evidence, though. How would her panties

with him? I can’t think of

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

her without concrete

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

someone else broke me.

employed him back when I first found

fabric, including Justin’s semen.

developed that can pinpoint the time. I’m desperate

to get my wolf off

morning, Alpha,” he says when he picks up the

morning.” I rub my temples. “Did you do the tests I

I have the results here.

him to pull up the information with bated

a moment, and I’m not sure if I’m

panties appeared at least 24

“What does that mean?”

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

appeared.”

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

did something with them I’d rather not imagine. In

much, I decide to track him down immediately and let my wolf

say. I hang up the phone and lean back in

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