Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 379: His Office

Chapter 379: His Office

Sofia’s POV

For the past thirty minutes, | sat frozen on the edge of my bed, my mind spiraling endlessly, my chest tight with

panic. The investigator's words replayed like a haunting echo. Her last call was to Alpha Damien... they spoke for

fifteen minutes. Fifteen minutes.

1 didn’t know what to think. Should I confront Damien? Demand answers? But what if he denied it? What if he

realized | was prying behind his back, digging into Rebecca’s death? What if he believed I no longer trusted him?

And worse... what if he decided to silenceto protect his secrets? The thought churned my stomach.

My wolf scoffed, her voice sharp inside my head. "Stop it, Sofia. Damien would never hurt you. You know this."

| wanted to believe her. | truly did. But now, staring at the ugly truth pressing in around me, fear twisted

everything | thought | knew.

What if the Damien | once loved wasn’t the sDamien who sat across the table fromtoday? Panic

wrapped aroundtighter.

| loved him. That truth was undeniable. But now a single question terrifiedmore than anything else. Had |

been loving a man who might have played a role in my best friend's death? The thought alone nearly broke me.

| forced myself out of the room before | drowned in that storm. My feet carrieddownstairs, each step heavy,

my wolf whispering warnings and doubts that tangled in my chest.

In the living room, Charlie laughed on the rug as his new nanny rolled a ball back and forth with him. His little

face glowed with innocence, so carefree, so untouched by the shadows crushing me.

"Where's Alpha Damien?" | asked, my voice calm though my pulse raced.

The nanny looked up politely. "He's out, ma'am."

| nodded and lowered myself beside Charlie. | let him climb into my lap, hugged him close, and played with him,

clinging to his laughter as it soothed my restless wolf. Yet my thoughts refused to leave the worry gnawing inside

me.

When Charlie's attention fixed on his toys, | slipped away quietly. My heart pounded as | walked the hall toward

Damien’s hoffice.

At the door, | already knew it was locked. Damien never left his office unlocked when he was gone.

| stood there chewing my lip, questioning what | was even doing.

Still, my fingers reached for the keypad. | wondered if | still knew the code. Back when Damien and | had been

together, the numbers were the date we first met. A bitter smile touched my lips at the memory. Surely he must

have changed it by now. Why wouldn't he?

But something insideurgedto try anyway. My hand trembled as | pressed the digits.

Beep. Beep. Beep.

For a second, silence. Then—Click.

The lock released.

My breath lodged in my throat.

He hadn't changed it. After all these years, after all that stood between us, the code was still the same.

| slipped inside, closing the door softly behind me. My heart pounded as | scanned the office. Quickly, | pulled

open the first drawer, searching for... | didn’t even know what. A letter? A file? Anything to explain why Rebecca's

last call had been to him.

My hands shook as | sifted through documents. Contracts. Reports. Nothing.

Then—Click.

The sound of the door unlocking.

| froze, ice flooding my veins.

"Looking for something?"

That voice. Low. Calm. Commanding.

Slowly, | turned. Damien filled the doorway, his tall frcutting a dark silhouette across the dim light room. His

eyes locked onto mine, sharp and heavy, and my breath stilled.

He stepped inside, shutting the door with a slow, deliberate snap. "Tell me, Sofia..." His gaze swept over the

open drawer before pinningagain. "What are you doing in my office?"

Panic surged through me. | couldn't admit the truth. I couldn’t tell him | was investigating him, not when I didn’t

even know what he was hiding.

So | lied.

"I..." My throat tightened, but | forced the words out. "I cto steal money."

His brows drew together, confusion flickering in his eyes.

| lowered my gaze, swallowing hard. "Things have been... hard for me. And | needed money. So | thought...

maybe..." My voice faltered, shaky, my wolf growling atfor spinning such a pathetic excuse.

Silence pressed between us, heavy and suffocating. His expression was unreadable, impossible to decipher.

His eyes narrowed, sharp and searching, as if stripping away every layer of my lie. Then, to my surprise, his tone

softened.

"I don’t keep cash here anymore," he said. "It’s in my room. Third drawer. If you needed money, Sofia, you

should have just asked me."

The words almost sounded reasonable. But instead of relief, they twisted insidelike a blade.

| lifted my chin, forcing a bitter laugh. "Asked you? You and | are enemies, Damien. We hardly even speak. Don’t

pretend otherwise."

| turned to leave, but his voice stoppedlike a command.

"How much?"

I froze.

Slowly, | looked back at him. His gaze pinned me, still unreadable. My lips parted before | could stop them.

"Thirty thousand."

He nodded once, as if the number

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My breath hitched. "What... what do you mean?"

His hand lifted, fingers brushing

across my lips, slow and deliberate.

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"Nothing you can’t handle," he murmured. His thumb traced the corner of my mouth, sending shivers down my

spine. "Suck me."

My eyes widened, breath catching.

‘I've missed this mouth, Sofia," he

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