Alpha's Compromise (Alpha Selection Book 2) by Charlee Garden

Author:Charlee Garden [Garden, Charlee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-21T06:00:00+00:00

20

Sam

Dinner was uneventful. Thank God. Bianca hadn’t so much changed the subject as shut it down and for that I was eternally grateful. I felt like a man on death row being granted his final meal. Dread consumed me but I still managed to eat two plates of spaghetti. I may have been scared for my life but only a fool would pass up anything that Lily’s mom made. The woman could cook.

After we finished eating, Luca cleared the table and I began to wash dishes while Lily and Bianca put dinner away.

“Have you seen Nate lately?” Lily’s brother asked as he brought over more dishes.

“Yeah, why?”

“He usually joins me and my friends on Friday nights for basketball, but he ghosted us.” He said it nonchalantly, but I could tell he was worried about Nate.

“He’s been busy with work--traveling a lot,” I lied.

I was washing the saucepan when Alessandro interrupted us. “Luca, finish that up. Sam, join me on the patio.” He exited the kitchen before either of us could respond.

I swallowed hard as I rinsed the remaining suds from my hands. Lily handed me a dish towel and kissed my cheek before murmuring in my ear. “Want me to come with?”

I shook my head. “I got this. You tell Luca.”

She nodded and smiled, looking much more confident than I felt. I handed the towel back and thanked her before following her father outside.

He sat on a wooden adirondack and motioned to the one beside him. He remained silent until I was seated.

“How are you doing with everything? Losing a parent is hard. Losing your last living parent is harder. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone your age,” he cleared his throat as emotion thicked his voice.

I sighed and leaned forward, resting my elbows on my knees, as I stared up at the sky. The moon’s light shone brightly as I thought about my father and his belief that all wolves joined the moon’s cycle in the afterlife. “I don’t know how I am, Ale. Sometimes I feel okay. Sometimes… Sometimes I’m so angry. It’s not fair. With Mom… it was hard but we expected it. We had time to prepare, but Dad was healthy. He was fine. He should be here.”

“Aiden is watching over you but you’re right. He should be here,” his voice was pensive as he stared into the sky as well. He let out a sigh and turned to face me. “He should be able to meet his newest grandchild.”

I jolted in my seat, my gaze tearing from the moon of its own accord to stare at Lily’s father. “How did you know?”

“I know my daughter,” he said simply.

I furrowed my brow as he met my gaze. He smiled softly before elaborating. “I bought her favorite wine. She picked it up twice and took fake sips. You know as well as I do that Lily would have at least finished a glass with dinner. She didn’t drink at all.”

My lips quirked up at the edges. “No wonder you’re such a good cop.

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