Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 247

Chapter 247

She paused, but I didn't rush her.

"But the Alpha? He finished six weeks early. Not a day or two. Six whole weeks. Just... poof. Signed off. Done. Therapist said he was `ahead of schedule, but that's not common. Not for someone who had as much trauma on record as he did."

I swallowed. My throat was dry again, but it wasn't from crying this time.

"And there's something else," she added, her voice dropping even further. "No one's seen his therapist since. The woman who signed off his recovery. She was a senior practitioner who partnered with us for years. After the day she signed him out, she was never seen again. No official termination of her contract with us. No transfer notice. Nothing."

I blinked at the wall. "Wait-what do you mean she never worked with you again?"

"Exactly what I said," Melissa said, and there was no hint of drama in her tone. Just something worse-honest worry. "She vanished. The system logged her signature for his final report. Then... nothing. It was rumored that she left because her mate found his fated

mate. But...

A beat of silence fell between us.

"I'm not saying anything happened," Melissa said like she was trying to step back from her own words. "I'm not accusing anyone. It could all be a coincidence. Maybe she truly left. Maybe she retired quietly. Maybe it's none of my business. But something about it...

always sat funny with me. And when you asked nicely,

fresh wave of hot, thick nausea swimming up from

Six weeks early.

Therapist gone.

Perfect records.

Too perfect.

shape as my throat closed around the question, "Why

quiet for a moment, almost as if even the air on her end

and our families off the surface of the earth if we ever nosed into

I blinked.

"What?" I breathed.

Her voice cracked on the last word. "He returned a few days ago to reinforce that

sob that

My daughter just turned four. Her name's Jilly. And I have a dog. He's old and stubborn as hell, but he sleeps next to her crib every night. I have a husband who's a terrible cook but makes pancakes

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quickly, "Hey... You're safe. I promise