#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

remembering information about her patrons. Everyone my investigators spoke to

things to say

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

the evidence that she has gone on quite a few since

hasn’t been in anything

her business, and she’s seen

food in the capital. I can’t reconcile this person with the

just never took it seriously. I thought it

hand, seems to have disappeared completely from the

find anything on him. Wherever he’s working now,

want to find him, it won’t be quite

was always really friendly. She was

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

saw of Abby and Justin didn’t mean anything.

everyone, not just

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

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

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

her without

heart shattered. I really loved her,

someone else broke me.

phone and call the doctor. I employed him back when I

including Justin’s semen. It’s hard to refute evidence like that.

developed that can pinpoint

to get my wolf

Alpha,” he says when he picks up the

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

results here. Just give

for him to pull

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

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

“What does that mean?”

panties had

appeared.”

then Abby didn’t

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

track him down immediately

hang up the phone and lean back in my chair. I

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