Shattered by the Alpha Stronger Than Ever novel Chapter 56

But as much as it was my fault that I gave into the temptation, that I allowed my weaknesses to be exploited, Taylor was still the one Chapenz

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who manipulated me, who played on my vulnerabilities. And yet, even as I acknowledged my role in my mistake, I couldn’t shake off the feeling that he was the one who was more involved. I would get my answers, but right now I didn’t want to see him..

“I want you to leave now,” I growled, my voice low and menacing

“You’re no longer welcome in my life.” The words hung in the air like a challenge, a clear boundary drawn.

His gaze landed on Karissa, who stood there silently, confusion etched on her face. His eyes locked onto hers, and I saw a flicker of triumph in them, as if he had won some twisted game. My anger surged, a protective instinct kicking in, as I stepped forward, shielding her my eyes never leaving his..

“Hey Karissa, how’re you doing?” he asked, his voice dripping with false sincerity, as if he genuinely cared. But Karissa wasn’t having it. She fumed, her eyes flashing with anger, her face reddening with indignation. Yet, she stood her ground, her feet rooted to the spot, as she glared at him with a fierce intensity.

“I don’t have time for any of you,” she claims, her voice firm, but laced with a hint of vulnerability.

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As she turns around to leave, I feel a pang of desperation, a sense of loss. I want to scream, ‘No! Please don’t leave, please! But the words get stuck in my throat.

“Oh, you’ll have time for this,” Taylor chuckled maniacally, his eyes glinting with malice.

“Did your kind, loyal flance tell you that the woman he slept with wasn’t some random dancer, but his high school love?” The words made her turn, a cruel revelation that slapped Karissa with its brutality. Her face went white, her eyes wide with shock, as if she’d been physically struck

The color drained from her cheeks, leaving her pale and shaken, as the truth sunk in like a poison. I felt my heart sink, my mind racing with the implications, as I watched the woman I loved crumble before my eyes.

“Good luck explaining,” Taylor smirks, his voice dripping with sadistic satisfaction, as he pats my shoulder with a condescending touch. He leaves the scene, having ignited a fire that was already smoldering in the ashes, fueling the softening flames.

“High school?” She mutters in disbelief as she scrunches her brows.

“Was he telling the truth, Keith?” she barked at me, her voice like a whip cracking through the air. I lowered my gaze, unable to meet her eyes, as the sharp point of the dagger I’d stabbed my own heart with twisted agonizingly.

Tell her, tell her the truth, Keith, each and everything

My conscience begged, a desperate plea to unburden my soul. But I stood there, too wounded and exhausted to respond, my voice trapped in a prison of regret. The words I longed to say, the explanations I owed her, remained stuck in my throat, unable to escape. My mind raced with the secrets I’d kept, the truth I masked.

Then she shakes her head, a fierce determination etched on her face, refusing to let the tears fall. Her eyes, a deep well of pain and confusion, struggle to reconcile the conflicting emotions warring within her.

She’s torn between feeling sorry for me, for the broken, wounded son standing before her, and being angry at me, for the lies, the deception, the broken trust.

“You know, Keith, I don’t think anything you do could possibly hurt me more,” she says, her voice cracking with emotion, as she battles. to hold back tears.

The words cut deep, holding my eyes forced wide open to witness the irreparable damage I’ve done. She takes a step back, her eyes welling up, as she struggles to maintain her composure.

“I am sorry about your Dad,” she whispered heartily. “I am going to miss him,” she mumbles, the last words trailing off, meant for herself, but I hear them, feel them.

“But I was here for him, not you,” she clarifies hiding the concern I lanew she still harbored for me, whenever she clenched her fist or wiggle her fingers, she was lying

She walks away, leaving me to my new world of loneliness. She climbs into her car, the door closing behind her.

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