My Ex Left Me Years Ago Then I’m Married to a Billionaire novel Chapter 65

Chapter 65

Adrian’s POV

The afternoon sim streamed through my office window as my phone chimed with a new message. I smiled seeing Nadia’s name on the screen.

We’ve arrived at the wedding venue. The decorations are surprisingly tasteful for a small–town Celebration

I chuckled at her typical attention to detail. A second message followed quickly.

Our pack hasn’t hosted a wedding in a very long time.

Before I could reply, Skye sent a photo. Three women beamed at the camera – Skye with her striking silver hair, Nadia looking uncharacteristically related in a formal dress, and a blonde woman in a wedding gown who must be the bride. Their faces glowed with happiness, and I couldn’t help but smile in response.

For a moment, I allowed myself to imagine Skye in a wedding dress – her silver hair adorned with flowers, green eyes bright with joy, walking toward me quickly pushed the thought away. Such fantasies were dangerous territory.

Enjoy yourselves, I texted back. You both deserve a night off.

I set my phone aside and immersed myself in work – budget reports, security protocols, and territory expansion plans. Hours passed, the stack of papers gradually diminishing as night fell over the desert.

By midnight, my eyes burned from staring at spreadsheets. I stretched, reaching for my phone to check the time. No new messages. The wedding reception should have ended by now. On impulse, I dialed Skye’s number, expecting to hear her voice, perhaps slightly giddy from wedding champagne.

Instead, I heard only endless ringing before her voicemail answered. Strange, but not concerning. She was probably still celebrating or had turned in for the night. I tried Nadia instead our pragmatic Beta always answered her phone, regardless of circumstances.

Her phone rang unanswered as well. Five more attempts to reach either woman over the next hour yielded nothing but growing unease. By one in the morning, my concern had escalated to alarm. This wasn’t normal, especially for Nadia. She’d even set a specific ringtone for my calls – the opening bars of “Who Let the Dogs Out,” her idea of pack humor.

I grabbed my jacket and keys, striding through the silent hallways of my home. Twenty minutes later, I parked outside Garrett’s modest house and pounded on the door until a bleary–eyed figure appeared.

“Alpha Adrian?” Garrett blinked in confusion, his sandy hair sticking up at odd angles. “Is everything okay?”

Without waiting for an invitation, I strode past him into the house. I need you to track Skye and Nadia’s phones. Now.”

Garrett snapped to alertness, limping quickly toward his back room–what appeared to be a simple home office but was actually our information hub, The glow of multiple monitors illuminated his face as his fingers flew across the keyboard.

“Both phones are showing up at… Boring town,” he said, squinting at the screen. “Right where the wedding is taking place.” He turned to me with a reassuring smile. “They probably can’t hear their phones at the wedding. Or maybe they’re having too much fun to answer.”

The tension in my shoulders eased slightly as I studied the glowing dots on the GPS map. “Are you sure the signals are accurate?”

“Positive.” Garrett nodded confidently. “The last ping was just fifteen minutes ago. They’re definitely there, and the phones are powered on and functioning.”

I exhaled slowly, allowing myself to relax marginally. “Can I get something to drink? It’s been a long night.”

“Beer? Cola?” Garrett offered, already heading to the kitchen.

“Cola’s fine.”

I sank into Garrett’s worn leather couch, accepting the ice–cold can he handed me. He settled into the adjacent armchair, nursing a beer, his bad leg propped carefully on a footstool.

After a moment of awkward silence, Garrett cleared his throat. ‘Alpha Adrian, there’s something I’ve been wondering… if you don’t mind me asking

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Chapter 65

I raised an eyebrow. What is it?:

About you and Skye… He hesitated, his fingers fidgeting with the pull tab on his beer can. Is it true? Are you together!

The question caught me off guard. “Where did you heat that?‘

“Nadia is my Beta,‘ I said stiffly. “Why would I hurt Then realization dawned. “Wait, why are you so concerned about Nadia specifically?*

“She’s a good woman,” he stammered, avoiding my gaze. “N

you?”

soft like other women, but strong. Loyal. Good.”

A bitter smile twisted Garrett’s lips as he finally looked up at me. “Can’t you see it? Her eyes only ever follow you.”

Discomfort settled in my stomach. I’d always seen Nadia as a sister–in–ar pretend they didn’t exist.

a fellow warrior. I’d ignored the signs of her deeper feelings, finding it easier to

“Nadia and I will never be more than comrades,” I told him firmly. “That’s all we’ve ever been, all we ever will be.”

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