Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 85

Chapter 84

The cops finally escorted Chole out of the room, still screaming.

Then, me and Alexander were brought into the hospital.

Alexander was wheeled into a separate ward while in my ward, Ethan stayed with me, and Ava slept outside the room on a

bench.

I was left with Ethan, seated on the edge of my hospital bed, too

close for comfort, too far for forgiveness.

The room settled into silence.

I shifted slightly on the bed, feeling the IV tug at my arm. “You

don’t have to stay,” I said quietly. It was the first thing I’d said to

him all night. My tone was flat. Dry. Like the words belonged to

someone else.

Ethan didn’t flinch. His voice was rough from disuse. “I want to.

I mean there’s no one at home. And Ava’s sleeping.” He


shrugged, forcing a weak smile. “You need someone to look

after the small things.”

I turned my face toward him, studying his features. There was

no smugness, no pleading, no anger. Just fatigue. And maybe

regret as well.

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But I didn’t trust regret anymore.

a few quiet seconds, searching for

couldn’t name–and

closed

And said nothing else.

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beside her arm, close enough to feel the steady rise


sleep, but her

had dried on his cheeks

ones,

if by staying close, he could

As if the passing hours

from him too.

wasn’t the Ethan the world knew. Not the arrogant

the Hawthrone family. Tonight, he

man who had failed. A man

to be the very reason she

nearly burned

a word all night. There was no

wreckage between


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of betrayal, of pain he’d brought

life. And Olivia… Olivia had

flatly that

didn’t cry. She didn’t even

more than

accusations combined.

sleep, jaw clenched

blinked, a memory surfaced. Her laughing in the rain, her brushing flour from

kiss him goodbye

memorized her expressions over

read

to her hand, resting lightly atop


faint red marks

Rage welled up again,

it at now. Chole was in custody,

had already paid too

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