DAMIEN’S POV
I kept drinking and drinking.
The whiskey burned harshly down my throat, but I barely felt it anymore.
The private bar room was already filled with empty bottles scattered across the table. The air slled heavily of alcohol and cigarette smoke, making the entire place feel suffocating. Normally, I hated losing control like this. I hated looking weak in front of anyone but tonight, my mind was a complete ss.
I leaned back against the sofa and shut my eyes.
Sophia’s pale face kept appearing in my head. In my head, all I saw was blood....so much blood.
My wolf paced violently inside . He’d been unstable ever since the doctor spoke earlier. Every ti I rembered Sophia collapsing during dinner, my chest tightened painfully again.
Miscarriage. Severe hemorrhaging. Low chances of future pregnancy.
The doctor’s words repeated endlessly in my head like torture.
I grabbed the whiskey bottle again and poured more into my glass roughly. My hand shook slightly from irritation and alcohol. I hated that I couldn’t calm down. I hated that Sophia still affected this much after everything.
Across from , Simon sighed heavily.
“You’ve had enough,” he said firmly.
I ignored him completely and drank again.
Simon rubbed his forehead tiredly. “You’ve been drinking for three hours straight.”
“Then stop counting.”
“You’re drunk already.”
“Good.”
The alcohol made my head feel heavy, but it still wasn’t enough to drown the thoughts inside .
My wolf growled darkly again the mont Sophia’s face flashed through my mind. She looked so cold when she woke up earlier, so distant, like she truly didn’t care anymore. That part angered the most.
Simon stared at for a long mont before speaking again “You’re losing yourself over Sophia.”
“No.”
“That wasn’t a question. It’s obvious.”
I slamd the glass onto the table hard enough to crack it slightly. Whiskey spilled everywhere instantly. Several workers outside the private room turned nervous from the noise.
“She killed my child,” I said coldly.
But even saying those words didn’t feel convincing anymore.
Because deep down...sothing felt wrong.
Sophia had hidden the miscarriage entirely. She suffered alone. She nearly died alone and instead of noticing anything, I had been busy dealing with Tiffany and Ashley.
My wolf beca even more agitated at that realization.
Simon leaned back against the chair and looked at “Did you ever ask yourself why she hid it?”
I froze.
The room suddenly beca too quiet. It was surprising that Simon was saying this about Sophia. I thought he hated her.
Simon sighed again. “Sophia loved you for years, Damien. Everyone knew it. A woman like that doesn’t throw away her child without a reason.”
My jaw tightened instantly.
I didn’t want to hear this, didn’t want to think about this. If Sophia truly suffered alone while carrying my child.....then what exactly had I been doing all this ti?
I suddenly stood up roughly from the sofa.
“I’m going to the hospital.” I said
Simon blinked in surprise. “Right now?”
Sothing inside felt terribly unsettled tonight. My wolf wouldn’t calm down no matter how much I drank. The feeling had only gotten worse as the night passed.
I felt like sothing was wrong.
I thought of Sophia. My wolf reacted strongly to her na in my head.
Simon stood quickly. “You’re drunk.”
“I said I’m going.”
I grabbed my coat and walked out of the private room.
The cold night air hit my face the mont I stepped outside the bar. My head still felt dizzy from alcohol, but my instincts were screaming too loudly for to ignore.
Sothing had happened. I could feel it.
I walked toward my car quickly, but before I could open the door, another black vehicle suddenly stopped nearby.
Declan stepped out first. The mont I saw him, I got confused
Behind him, Jessie climbed out too. Jessie avoided my eyes imdiately.
My wolf instantly beca alert. The feeling that sothing was wrong got even more intense inside .
Declan smiled. “Brother.”
I stared at both of them silently for several seconds.
Sothing felt off, very off.
Jessie looked nervous and I wondered why. Even Declan’s smile looked forced tonight.
“What are you doing here?” I asked coldly.
Declan shrugged “Checking on you.”
I ignored him and looked directly at Jessie instead. That was when I noticed bruising around his knuckles.
My eyes narrowed.
“Jessie,” I said quietly.
He stiffened imdiately.
“Look at .” I said.
Slowly, Jessie raised his head. The mont our eyes t, my wolf growled violently inside .
“Fear” my wolf said.
But why? Why would Jessie be scared of if he didn’t do anything?.
Jessie looked afraid.
“Where are you coming from?” I asked coldly.
“Ho,” he answered too quickly.
“Lie again.”
The atmosphere beca tense.
Even Simon, who had followed outside, frowned.
Declan stepped forward “Why are you interrogating him?”
I ignored him completely. My instincts had already sharpened.
“Did you go to Sophia’s hospital room?” I asked Jessie directly.
Jessie’s face changed imdiately. That reaction alone told everything.
My chest tightened. My wolf exploded inside .
“What did you do?” I asked.
“Nothing,” Declan answered quickly. “You’re overthinking.”
I grabbed Declan by the collar and slamd him against the car.
“I asked what you did.” I growled.
Declan’s eyes went darker
“Watch your temper.” He said.
But I was already losing patience.
“Jessie,” I said coldly without taking my eyes off Declan. “Answer .”
Jessie swallowed nervously.
Simon looked between us now. “What the hell is going on?”
Declan forcefully shoved my hand away from him. “Sophia’s fine.”
“That wasn’t my question.”
My wolf was practically raging inside now. The uneasy feeling that had been haunting all evening suddenly beca stronger.
Sophia. Sothing happened to Sophia.
I turned toward my car again “Move.”
Declan quickly blocked . “You don’t need to go there tonight.”
I looked at him coldly. “Move.”
For the first ti, Declan actually looked uneasy. Before either of us could speak again, another car suddenly arrived nearby.
Tiffany stepped out first. Ashley was in her arms crying loudly.
The mont I saw Ashley’s tear-stained face, I froze. What were they doing here? Why was Ashley crying?
“Daddy...” she cried weakly.
My wolf softened at the sound of her voice.
Tiffany hurried toward looking distressed. “Ashley’s been crying nonstop.”
Ashley reached for imdiately.
“Daddy...” she cried.
The mont I carried her, she wrapped her small arms tightly around my neck like she was afraid I would disappear.
Tiffany sighed softly beside . “She had a nightmare.”
Ashley buried her face against my shoulder. “Daddy don’t leave...”
My wolf beca conflicted imdiately. I was torn between Sophia and Ashley.
The guilt inside beca suffocating.
“See?” Declan said calmly. “Ashley needs you.”
I clenched my jaw tightly.
My instincts still scread at to go see Sophia imdiately. The feeling wouldn’t disappear no matter how much I tried to ignore it. But Ashley was trembling in my arms.
Tiffany stepped closer to .
“Co ho tonight,” she said softly.
I stayed silent.
Tiffany looked at “Ashley won’t calm down without you.”
Ashley sniffled weakly against my chest. “Daddy...”
I closed my eyes briefly.
Everything inside felt chaotic.
Simon suddenly spoke quietly beside . “Damien...”
Declan interrupted smoothly “Sophia’s probably sleeping already. You can see her tomorrow.”
Sothing about his voice irritated my wolf instantly.
Tomorrow. Why did that word suddenly feel dangerous?
I looked at Jessie again. He imdiately lowered his head. That alone made my chest tighten harder.
My wolf growled darkly.
Sothing definitely happened.
My wolf still felt extrely restless the entire drive ho.
Even while Ashley slept quietly in my arms afterward, the feeling never disappeared.
Sothing was wrong, terribly wrong.
And sowhere deep inside ... I already feared I was too late.
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