Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 422: Suspect

Damien’s POV

The slam of the door echoed in my office long after Sofia left.

| stood there, fists clenched, staring at the empty space she had filled just moments ago. Her scent still lingered

in the room, sharp and sweet, pulling at every part ofthat | tried to keep under control.

My chest heaved. My wolf paced violently inside me, restless and angry.

"She's lying," | muttered to myself, dragging a hand through my hair. "She still loves me."

| had seen it in her eyes. | felt it in the way her body had trembled against mine. The way she broke when she

said this would never happen again. Those weren't the words of a woman who felt nothing.

No. She was hiding something. Something deeper than just anger or pride.

| turned to the desk and slammed both palms against it, the wood groaning under the force. My eyes burned as

Rebecca’s ncrossed my mind.

Does Sofia still blme for her death?

She hasn't spoken of Rebecca's death since she returned, but | could feel it in my bones... the way she looked at

me, like | was more monster than man. Even in her silence, | knew—she still suspectedof Rebecca’s death.

A growl ripped from my throat as | paced the room. "I didn’t kill her," | snarled into the empty air. "But how the

hell do | prove it to you, Sofia?" Every t| tried to pull her closer, she pushedfurther away. Every tshe

lettouch her, she turned around and cutwith her words.

And still—I couldn't let her go.

My wolf howled her nin my chest, demanding we claim her, mark her, bind her once and for all. But |

couldn’t—not while she looked atwith those eyes, full of doubt, full of suspicion.

| leaned forward, elbows on my knees, staring at the phone on my desk. There was only one way to fix this. Only

one way to rip out the last wall betweenand Sofia.

| picked it up and dialed.

The line rang twice before a voice answered. "Alpha Damien."

"It’s me," | said, my voice low but sharp. "Any update?"

A pause. Then my investigator's voice cback, respectful. "No, Alpha. Nothing concrete yet. No new leads."

My fingers curled tight around the phone. "It's been two fucking months," | spat. "Two. And you're tellingyou

still don’t have anything?"

"I'm trying, Alpha. But whoever covered this up did it well."

| closed my eyes, my wolf growling in the back of my skull. "Try harder," | snapped. "I don’t care what it takes.

Findanswers. Findproof. | want to know who killed Rebecca. | want every mystery solved. Do you

understand me?"

"Yes, Alpha," he said quickly. "I'll keep digging."

The line went dead.

| stared at the silent phone for a long time, my jaw locked, my breath rough.

Deep down, | knew. If this mystery was solved—if | could drag the truth into the light—Sofia would stop looking

atlike a murderer. She would stop running.

And maybe, just maybe, she'd lethold her without walls between us.

I slammed the phone back down and leaned back in my chair, staring at the ceiling. My wolf howled in

frustration.

Then the door burst open.

Sofia stormed in, her eyes blazing, her chest heaving. In her hands was a piece of faded fabric, but | recognized

the initials stitched at the edge before she even spoke.

She held it up like a weapon. "Why the hell was this in the storehouse?" she demanded, her voice shaking with

anger.

| froze, frowning. My brows pulled tight as | pushed away from the desk. "What?"

"Don’t act like you don’t know," she snapped, stepping closer. The cloth trembled in her hands as her voice rose.

"Her things—her scent—hidden there like sdirty secret. Why?"

| shook my head slowly. "Sofia... | have no idea. Maybe she left it here during her last visit. Years ago. When you

were still here. The maids could have stored it away."

Her laugh was sharp, bitter. "Lie," she hissed. "That's all you do. Lie."

My wolf growled inside me, stung by her words. "I'm not lying," | bit out, my voice low, controlled, though my

fists itched to slam against the desk again. "I didn’t even know it was there."

But she wasn't listening. Her face twisted with something worse than grief. It was jealousy, suspicion, betrayal all

tangled into one.

Her next words struck like a blade. "Were you and Rebecca fucking back then?" she spat. "When | left three years

ago, did you two have an affair? She cback, didn’t she? You were fucking her... you were fucking my friend."

My chest snapped tight. "What?" | roared, disbelief crashing through me.

She pressed on, her voice trembling with fury. "Why Damien? Tellthe truth, Damien. Did you fuck her?"

The accusation hit harder than claws. My wolf snarled so violently inside| thought I'd lose control.

| stepped toward her, towering, my voice a guttural growl. "Watch your mouth, Sofia."

But her eyes burned into mine, unflinching, daringto answer.

For a heartbeat, the air between us felt like it would snap in two.

| stepped closer, my voice breaking out oflike a growl.

"You know me," | said, my hands trembling at my sides. "I'm not a womanizer, Sofia. Why are you doing this to

me?"

Her nostrils flared, but she didn’t look away.

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| took one step back. Then another. My wolf howled atto stay, to grab her, to make her listen, but | forced

myself to turn.

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