The Alpha's Secret Heir Chapter 6

I didn't sleep well.

I dreamed of the past.

It was about the pup I got rid of ten years ago.

I lay on the cold operating table, the metallic smell of blood filling the air.

Even my greedy mother shed a tear when she took the critical condition notice.

The ticking of the machines urged the night into dawn.

Dominic was the last to know.

Heavy snow had blocked the mountains. He left behind the mess of his family's collapsing business and drove an SUV hundreds of miles to my small town.

But when he finally found me, it was two weeks later.

Standing on the deserted winter street, he stared at my flat stomach for a long time.

His voice was terrifyingly hoarse. "Where is the child?"

"Gone," I said.

At that time, the Blackwood family was on the brink of bankruptcy. His father had been thrown in jail for white-collar fraud.

This overly young heir didn't even have time to process the disaster before he was pushed onto the stage to face internal power struggles and external attacks.

The only core project that could have saved them was under investigation for financing issues.

That was probably the hardest time of his life.

And I displayed my instinct for self-preservation perfectly.

I got rid of the baby.

I scrubbed the permanent mark off the back of my neck.

And I forced him to break our bond.

Even though we had been together for nearly six years, from school to the real world.

Even though he was the one who pulled me out of my damp, abusive home during my poorest days.

Even though he had broken ties with his family to convince the Council of Elders to accept a male Omega like me with no background.

"Why? Just because I haven't sent you money for a few months?"

The young master, born into nobility and pride.

Always surrounded by admirers, always high above everyone else.

He had never looked so pathetic and humble.

I returned to my usual silence and indifference. "What else? You knew from the start, didn't you? Your family is finished. I don't spend a poor man's money."

He laughed coldly. "So you think this wolf pup is a burden? Stopping you from finding a richer Alpha?"

I dug my nails into my palms and didn't speak.

Strictly business. That was it.

When we were teenagers, he gave me money, and I helped him through his ruts.

Now that the ship was sinking, the rats were fleeing.

All his efforts had failed to move me.

"Do you have a reason?"

Before he left, he stopped me and asked one last question.

I blinked my stinging eyes and spoke clearly. "No."

The howling cold wind blew between us.

After a long silence, the corners of his lips curled into a mocking arc.

"Fine, Luca. I was wrong about you."

"You better have the skill to live a good life. Don't ever fall into my hands again."