My Ex Husband The Alpha His Brother The Rogue novel Chapter 66

Damn it!

The door panel in my hand cracks from the force of my grip but I barely take note of it.

Of all times to have a rebound reaction, it just happened to be now. Right when I should have been there for Laila.

One moment she was following closely behind me, and the next moment, she wasn’t.

The storm was only growing stronger when my throat began to close up again.

I’m no use to anyone in that condition. Not even myself.

It’s embarrassing enough for an Alpha to have such a strong allergy to berries. And if any of the other Alphas find out about it, my position as top Alpha will be under threat.

My Grandfather handed the position down to me after betting his life to place the Blackwood Pack at the top rank.

The least I can do is maintain it.

If I can’t even do that…then I’d be proving everyone right who said Kael was a better choice for Alpha than I

1. am.

I had to make a split second decision. Being Alpha for this long, I’ve learnt the hard way that nothing comes above the pack.

And what is a pack with the image of the Alpha ruined?

Going in search of Laila would mean risking losing consciousness myself. And how would I explain that when we’re rescued?

How would I explain not being able to find my way through a snow storm without revealing that I can barely breathe after a sip of wine?

Making my way to the exit and sending back help for Laila was the best and most logical decision at the time.

How could I have known Kael would already be there?

The moment I made it through the exit, there he was. Sleek black coat billowing in the wind, and firm grip on Tyler’s collar, demanding to know where Laila was and why they’d left her in the woods.

And then, he turned. Like he’d sensed me. He probably did.

The perks of being a true born Alpha. Our eyes met instantly.

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I knew then that in that split second, I’d made the wrong call

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I should have gone back for Laila myself. I should have found her and taken her to safety before Kael could swoop in to play the hero, misleading Laila to see a good in him that simply doesn’t exist.

It’s like our childhood all over again.

I say the right things and do the right things. But he’s always the one who does the things that matter.

Or rather, the things he did, no matter how little always mattered more than I could ever hope for.

It mattered because it was him. Shining brighter than everyone else has always been his strength.

Now, I watch him storm into the woods, seizing another chance to prove himself to her. And to everyone else, why he should have been Alpha instead of me,

But I know him better. I know what Kael truly wants…

Everything that’s mine. Everything that should be mine. And Laila… she’s not his to take.

She never was.

Not six years ago when the arranged marriage tied to the Alpha title was changed from his to mine, and definitely not now,

“Alpha, where…” The driver begins to say as I get into the waiting car, but I cut him off,

“Just drive!” My tone is a sharp hiss.

1 tilt my gaze to stare out of the window, watching the forest grow farther and farther in the distance behind us, as the highway whips past us.

But it doesn’t take my mind off of it. Off of her.

The image of Laila guiding my breaths flashes across my mind. Her eyes shining with concern, her lips trembling as she tries to keep herself from crying.

Like watching me in pain hurt her just as much as I was hurting.

She was always such a woman. Tender and lovable. A woman who wore her heart on her sleeve.

Her eyes always shone with a gentle naivety that one couldn’t help but adore.

Like she was untainted by the darkness of the world. Like she didn’t know the monsters hidden behind the masks we all wear.

My heart constricts,

I’d forgotten how well she fit by my side. A Luna was meant to be tender and nurturing, with a heart large enough to encompass thousands of pack members both within Thorneville and across the continent.

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Everything Sarah wasn’t. Everything she couldn’t even pretend to be, Laila was. Naturally… effortlessly,

She let me hold her today, while I found my bearings again.

I’d forgotten how well she fit into my arms like she was made to be held by me.

But I’m not the one holding her now. I’m not the one she goes to sleep besides, or sees first when she wakes

1. up.

Our three years of marriage was by no means rosy. The warmth had faded after the first few months, the very moment I met Sarah.

How can you miss something you didn’t care for? How can you crave something you didn’t even want?

But here I am. Missing… needing, craving.

And the thought that she’s in the arms of another, it’s the worst feeling in the world.

Nothing I do can shake off this feeling… this deep sense of loss.

With Kael, it was always this feeling. A crushing sense of defeat, even before putting up a fight.

My cellphone vibrates in my pocket. I pull it out, checking the Caller ID.

It’s Sarah. Again.

I exhale a breath of exasperation, tossing my cellphone across the car seat.

The mate bond pulses in protest within me, a numb, distant ache. But I suppress it.

I’m done letting fate guide my decision and actions.

If fate can’t make me the right choice of a woman to stand by my side. I’ll have to do it myself.

I just hope it’s not too late… for Laila and I.

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