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CHAPTER FIFTY NINE

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AXEL

I stood outside Jules's apartment building for a long time, staring up at the lit windows on the third floor.

She was up there. I could feel it, the mate bond pulling me toward her like. I could smell her scent even from down here, faint but unmistakable. Could hear the elevated heartbeat that told me she was awake, probably still crying.

Because of me.

Every instinct I had screamed at me to go up there. To see her. To explain. To fix this somehow.

But another part of me, the part that sti
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  • TABOO (A DEAL WITH THE SHADOW ALPHA)   CHAPTER SIXTY TWO

    ADDISON I saw him again last night.In my dream, he was standing at the window of his penthouse, the city lights behind him, his green eyes watching me with that intensity that used to make my heart race. He didn't say anything. Just looked at me like I was the only thing in the world that mattered.And I walked toward him. I didn't care about the secret room or the files or the shrine. I just wanted to be close to him, to breathe him in, to feel his arms around me.When I woke up, I reached for him before I remembered.He wasn't there.He was never going to be there again.I lay there in the morning light, staring at the ceiling, waiting for the familiar wave of anger to wash over me. The anger that had been sustaining me these past weeks, keeping me moving, keeping me functioning.But it didn't come this time.What came instead was something. Empty. Like someone had reached inside my chest and carved out whatever had been keeping me warm.I pressed my hand flat against my chest, tr

  • TABOO (A DEAL WITH THE SHADOW ALPHA)   CHAPTER SIXTY ONE

    AXELThe whiskey burned going down, but I barely felt it. I was on my third glass—or maybe my fourth—sitting in the darkness of my penthouse, I just wanted get drunk, burned all the pain with alcohol. But then again, wolves can't get drunk no matter how much we drink. So basically I was stuck in a loop, just drinking and drinking over and over again. Three weeks. Twenty-one days. Five hundred and four hours since Addison had walked out of my life.Not that I was counting.My phone sat on the coffee table in front of me, dark and silent. I'd stopped calling her after the first week. Stopped texting after she'd blocked my number for the second time.I'd checked. Multiple times a day, I'd check to see if I was blocked. And every time she unblocked me, just for a moment, my heart would leap with desperate hope. Maybe she wanted to talk. Maybe she'd changed her mind. MaybeBut then she'd block me again, and I'd be back in the darkness.Kage was restless. Angry. It wanted me to go to her,

  • TABOO (A DEAL WITH THE SHADOW ALPHA)   CHAPTER SIXTY

    ADDISON Three weeks.It had been three weeks since I'd walked out of Axel's penthouse. Three weeks since I'd discovered the shrine, the files, the evidence of months of stalking. Three weeks since my entire world had shattered.And I still wasn't okay.I stared at my reflection in the bathroom mirror of my apartment, the one I'd finally felt safe enough to return to after Jules had helped me change the locks and install a better security system. The woman looking back at me was a stranger. Dark circles under her eyes. Cheekbones more pronounced from not eating enough. Hair that hadn't been properly washed in days.I looked like I'd been through a war.And in a way, I had."You need to eat something," Jules said from the doorway, holding a plate of toast. "You're wasting away, Addy.""I'm not hungry.""You haven't been hungry for three weeks. That's not how this works." She set the plate down on the counter. "You have to take care of yourself.""I am taking care of myself." I turned a

  • TABOO (A DEAL WITH THE SHADOW ALPHA)   CHAPTER FIFTY NINE

    AXELI stood outside Jules's apartment building for a long time, staring up at the lit windows on the third floor.She was up there. I could feel it, the mate bond pulling me toward her like. I could smell her scent even from down here, faint but unmistakable. Could hear the elevated heartbeat that told me she was awake, probably still crying.Because of me.Every instinct I had screamed at me to go up there. To see her. To explain. To fix this somehow.But another part of me, the part that still remembered how to be human, knew this was wrong. Knew showing up uninvited would only make things worse. Would only prove to her that I was exactly what the evidence suggested: obsessed, controlling, unable to let go.But I couldn't stay away. Couldn't spend another second not knowing if she was okay, not seeing her face, not hearing her voice.Even if she hated me. Even if seeing me only caused her more pain.I needed to see her.I made my way into the building, the security door was old, cl

  • TABOO (A DEAL WITH THE SHADOW ALPHA)   CHAPTER FIFTY EIGHT

    Axel.The meeting had run longer than expected. Traffic had been a nightmare. By the time I finally made it back to the penthouse, it was nearly nine o'clock—an hour later than I'd promised Addison.I was already planning how to make it up to her. Maybe draw her a bath. Or order from that Italian place she loved. Or just pull her into my arms and not let go for the rest of the night.The thought made me smile as I unlocked the door."Addison?" I called out, stepping inside. "I'm sorry I'm late. Traffic was—"I stopped.The penthouse was too quiet. Too still.Usually when I came home, I could hear her. Music playing while she sketched, or the sound of her talking on the phone with Jules, or just the subtle shift of movement that told me she was here.But now there was nothing. Just silence."Addison?" I called again, louder this time.No answer.My chest tightened. Something was wrong. I could feel it—that uneasy sensation that had been nagging at me all afternoon, the one I'd shrugged

  • TABOO (A DEAL WITH THE SHADOW ALPHA)   CHAPTER FIFTY SEVEN

    ADDISON The penthouse felt too big when Axel wasn't in it.I'd gotten home from work about an hour ago, expecting to find him already here. But Axel had informed me that he had been delayed at the office and would be home later than expected.So I'd changed into comfortable clothes, made myself some tea, and settled onto the couch with my sketchbook, trying to work on some designs for next season's collection.But I couldn't focus. My mind kept wandering back to last night. To the pool. To his bedroom. To the way he'd looked at me like I was the only thing in the world that mattered.To the way he'd made me feel cherished and wanted and completely loved.I touched the key hanging around my neck—the one he'd given me. The symbol of trust, of openness, of no more secrets between us.I smiled, feeling warm and content and so incredibly lucky.How had I gotten so fortunate? To find someone like Axel, who saw all of me and loved me anyway? Who made me feel safe after so many years of feel

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