Divorced, My CEO Alpha Wants Me Back

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ront of me. The restaurant's dim lighting should feel romantic.

screen just to make sure. Nothing.

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n who barely looks at me. I check my phone again, even though I know there's nothin

ne, but here I am, drinking it like I'm in some kind of perfect marriage, pretending I hav

I shouldn't. But I do anyway. It's a habit I've fallen into

st. Of course. She's sitting in his office, her legs crossed, lounging in Jaxon's ch

down hard enough to rattle the glassware. What k

r a split second, m

It's C

r going? Has the as

That I've been sitting here like an idiot, waiting for a man wh

He's not

ar, then disapp

the fuck, Nina? I'

Don't. I'll be fine. But even as I send

z. This tim

in a meeting.

ou, not even a shitty excuse about how impor

t tightens. Three fucking years of this. Of being invisible, of waiting fo

away the tears stinging the corners of my

I grip the edge of the table to steady myself. My legs feel we

he bathroom. Pull

I feel eyes on me, but I ignore them, keeping my gaze forward. I can feel something off, though. T

a stall before the pain hits harder. My hand instinct

the

my legs. My heart drops as I g

whisper, my

be happenin

it from my purse. My stomach cramps harder, the pain sh

t rings once, then goes

p and calling again. Same t

n the floor. It's happening too fast, and I can't stop it. I blink through the t

losi

pregna

Callie for no reason-it all makes sense now. I missed my p

d I try calling him again.

ainst the wall, pain shoo

messages, my visi

g. Bad. I think

onse is

: Losi

trying to keep the ph

. I think I'

ly come

ou're pregnant?

t. I don't kn

calling an

ase. Just c

ashes through me. It's unbearable now, like my body is tearing i

open. I hear Callie's voi

na, where

, my voice barel

as she crouches next to me. "Holy s

out. "I think I was preg

nd, squeezing it tight. "Okay. We n

ike this. I don't want anyone to know. I

go of my hand. "I don't care, Nina. You're

lling over. "Just take me home. Tr

calling an ambulance. You can hate me for it later, but

ymore. The pain, the loss, the overwh

ng for you Nina. Fuck! Please don'

ake control as everything a

up, I'm stil

," Callie shouts and that is wh

lood hasn't stopped, and every cramp feels like a punch to the gut. My phone's on my lap, Jaxon's name s

w mirror. "Nina, you're sure you do

ice tight. "Just take

pack doctor instead of a real ER, but she doesn't argue. She know

voice cracking as I stare out the window.

ses, her knuckles white as she grips th

ens territory. Callie parks the car and rushes around to help me

calm, always professional, but the second he

guiding me toward the ex

words tasting foreign and wro

e's been bleeding for a while," Callie

ly. "Let's get y

y hear, taking tests I can't focus on. It's all a blur. The only thing I can concentrate on

u?" Julian asks gently

know until today.

ing me for more details. Callie stands by my side,

ng off his gloves. "I'm sorry, Nina. You were de

make it hurt any less. I'd barely had time to process the fact th

is voice quiet. "I'l

and I let out a shaky breath, m

call him?" Callie a

nt? He's the father. He should know, even if he doesn't

per, barely recogn

the room, dialing his number. I stare at the ceiling, trying to block out

comes back, her expressio

with sarcasm. "Can't wait to see wh

seat next to me. "Nina, d

I feel a tear slide down my cheek, but I w

still in his suit, looking every bit the powerful Alpha CEO he always doe

e flat, almost clinical.

haking my head. "What happe

rails off, his eyes flicking to Callie

thick with emotion. "Pr

a minute to process the words. "

ger. "Remember? Three weeks ago, when you fucked me becaus

o emotion behind his eyes. "I didn't

exactly? That I was carrying your child? You didn't even give a sh

, crossing his arms like he's wai

After I lost the baby. After I bled all over the goddamn restaur

ly frustrated. "Look, Nina, I'm sorry. I

"You don't get it, do you? This isn't just about today. This is about everything. Three years of being ignor

e, cold and distant, like he always is

Jaxon. You've done your part. I lost the baby. You can go

about to say something, but then

like

weight of everything hits me like a fucking tidal wave. The tears come fast, ch

er. I can't hear anything. The pain is too much, the emptiness to

ke my m