Alpha Your Warrior Ex-Wife is Back (by Aurora Starling) novel Chapter 94

Chapter 94

The beta walked towards the side of my bed and placed the folder of documents on the table beside me. He just kept looking at me as he observed the tension in my muscles and saw hollowness in my eyes and then gave Raven a quick glance which I managed to catch.

He was suspicious. He was wondering.

“What is Daphne doing? What have you done with her?” I asked.

“I have put her under house arrest temporarily,” he replied firmly yet calmly. “Guards are stationed outside her quarters. The pack has found out about the incident and is whispering, but I’ve ensured

no one finds out about the details. For now.”

I clenched my jaw thoughtfully knowing he must have been waiting for me to wake up to discuss the punishment for Daphne.

“And what about the rogues?”

“We’ve tightened security. Patrols doubled. The guard she bribed has been identified and detained. He’s already talking under interrogation–though it seems he was merely a pawn. Someone else gave the orders.”

Of course. Daphne always had help from someone but I wondered who.

I slowly rubbed my temple, I was still feeling very exhausted. My body still burned faintly, a reminder of the aphrodisiac, but it was nothing compared to the storm in my mind.

My beta hesitantly spoke his mind. “Alpha… I saw Daphne outside your office earlier. It looked like she was waiting for something.”

Raven’s head snapped up, her eyes widening slightly with shock before she quickly looked away again.

My stomach twisted. I slowly started to remember as the fog in my mind slowly started to disperse, the way she entered without knocking and gave me the glass of water. And me, distracted, not even thinking as I reached for it later.

“How dare she…” I muttered, my voice low, dangerous, my wolf snarled wanting revenge. Rage flickered through me like wildfire, but it wasn’t just aimed at her. It was aimed at myself, too. For being blind. For allowing it.

My Beta spoke calmly, his voice lowering. “You need to rest, Alpha. If the pack somehow finds out about this it will make them think you have become weak.”

“I will not become weak,” I snapped out, though my voice came out sharper and harsher than

1/3

Chapter 94

+25 BONUS

intended. The children woke up and flinched. Raven shifted, her hand tightening protectively around

Nova and Leo.

The sight made me feel like someone stabbed me in the heart.

I took a deep breath, forcing my voice to get lower and soften. “I’m fine.”

“No, you’re not fine,” Raven said suddenly. Her voice was quiet but firm, it carried a steel edge. She finally looked at me in the eyes again. “You nearly lost yourself. That’s not fine, Alpha Gideon.”

Hearing my name so formally on her lips–with the title, with distance–hit me harder than I expected.

For a moment, silence stretched again. Her words lingered, heavy with truth. And I couldn’t argue.

Not this time.

My Beta cleared his throat, breaking the tense atmosphere. “Alpha, you need to think about Daphne’s punishment once you’re fully recovered. The pack will demand justice.”

I nodded curtly, but my mind was still distracted by other thoughts. Justice. Yes. But justice alone would not be enough. Not for what she had done to Claire, she also tried to hurt Raven. Not for what she had nearly made me do.

When the Beta left a few minutes later, the room felt quieter, heavier.

Raven busied herself adjusting Nova’s blanket, though I noticed her hands trembled slightly. Leo leaned against her, his eyes flicking to me, uncertain, wary.

I wanted to reach out. To say the words I had been holding back. But every time I tried, shame clamped down on my chest.

So instead, I sat in silence, watching her. Watching the way she held onto the children like they were her lifeline. Watching the distance in her eyes whenever they flicked toward me.

And for the first time in a long time, I wondered if even an Alpha’s strength would be enough to bridge the chasm that had opened between us.