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“Miss Thompson, ma’am. She insisted it was urgent.”
I froze. Natalia Thompson. The statuesque blonde I’d encountered at the restaurant weeks ago. Alexander’s former lover.
“Did she say what she wanted?” I asked, keeping my voice level.
“No, Luna. Only that it concerned Alpha Alexander and was a private matter.”
“Thank you. I’ll see her now.”
I steeled myself as I descended the grand staircase. What could she possibly want? Whatever it was, I
wasn’t going to let her see any weakness.
When I entered the sitting room, Natalia stood by the window, sunlight illuminating her perfect figure encased in a designer dress that probably cost more than most people’s monthly salary. She turned as I
entered, her blood–red lips curving into a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.
“Summer, darling,” she purred, advancing toward me with the grace of a predator. “How lovely to see you again. Though you do look a bit… tired. Long night?”
I refused to take her bait. “What do you want, Natalia? Alexander isn’t here.”
“Oh, I know exactly where he is.” She settled elegantly onto the sofa, crossing her long legs. “And I’m not
here to see him. I came to see you.”
“Me? I can’t imagine what we have to discuss.”
She laughed, the sound like breaking glass. “Don’t play naive, Summer. It doesn’t suit you.” She reached into her designer handbag and pulled out an envelope, tossing it onto the coffee table between us. Consider this a gift.”
Cautiously, I picked up the envelope and opened it. Inside were photos–intimate photos of Alexander and Natalia together. Recent photos, from the timestamp. My stomach dropped, but I kept my face carefully neutral.
“Photoshop has really advanced these days,” I said coldly, tossing the envelope back at her.
“Check the dates, sweetie.” Her smile widened. “Last week. While you were busy playing mommy to that crippled pup of yours.
I felt rage bubble up inside me. “Get out.”
“Don’t you want to hear about how he called me?” she continued, examining her perfect manicure. “How desperate he was to feel a real woman? How he said his new Luna was… what were his words? ‘Too broken to satisfy him“?”
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I stood, my hands trembling with fury. “I said get out.”
“We fucked right there on his desk,” she continued cruelly. “The same desk where he probably signs your son’s medical bills. Did you know he likes to be called ‘Daddy‘ when he-”
“Security!” I called out, my voice steady despite the storm raging inside me.
The door opened immediately, two burly guards appearing.
“Please escort Miss Thompson off the property,” I said coldly. “And ensure she understands she’s not
welcome here again.”
Natalia rose, smoothing her dress. “You can play pretend Luna all you want, Summer. But we both know
what you are–a temporary distraction. A charity case.” She leaned closer as she passed me. “And when
he gets bored playing hero to your pathetic little family, he’ll come back to me. He always does.”
The guards flanked her, but she walked out with her head high, leaving the envelope of photos behind.
I sank onto the sofa once she was gone, my hands still trembling.I knew exactly what Natalia was doing-
every word, every look, calculated to cut deep. The photos, the timing, the tone… all of it designed to get under my skin.
And it worked.
I told myself not to fall for it, not to give her the satisfaction. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t
stop the images from forming in my mind.
Her in his arms. Her in his bed. Her wearing the same look of satisfaction I’d seen on his face when he
touched me.
Had he kissed her the same way?
Held her the same way?
Whispered those same things in her ear?
I hated myself for imagining it, for letting her get to me. But the doubt had already wormed its way in, whispering questions I didn’t want to hear.
Then my phone rang, startling me from my thoughts. An unknown number flashed on the screen.
“Hello?”
“Luna summer? This is Dr. Miller from Memorial Hospital.”
I sat up straight, instantly alert. “Yes? Is something wrong with Felix?”
There was a pause, and my heart stopped.
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“Felix is missing, Luna Summer,” he said gravely. “When the nurse went to check on him an hour ago, his bed was empty.”
The phone nearly slipped from my numb fingers. “What do you mean ‘missing‘? He can’t just be missing! There were guards—”
“The guards were found unconscious. Security footage shows someone in hospital scrubs entering his room, but their face was never visible to the cameras-”
I didn’t hear the rest. The phone slipped from my fingers as one thought consumed me:
Alpha Foster had taken my son!
