Chapter 13
Layla’s POV
I meticulously erased every remnant of my past life, desperate to sever ties with the memories that haunted me. Yet, somehow, fragments of it continued to resurface.
Notifications about Alpha Dante’s latest endeavors of selling off his company, and buying back all the properties I sold persistently popped up on my screen. I didn’t bother reading them; instead, I swiftly swiped and deleted them, attempting to purge my mind of the lingering pain.
I even wanted to stay away from the internet but I needed to be in touch with my private investigator in case Alpha Dante discovered where I was, the last news I got from him was that Detective Mel was in charge of the investigation.
Everything unfolded as I had anticipated.
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Alpha Dante, ever the opportunist, promptly discarded Princess Kira after I caught him cheating. But the damage was done; the wounds ran too deep to be salvaged.
As the days passed, the ache within me intensified, slowly suffocating me. Lonely nights were spent weeping uncontrollably, gasping for air. I knew this was all stages of grief, with time I wouldn’t feel a thing if I thought about him.
In a desperate bid to break free, I began dismissing every news update about Alpha Dante, and when necessary, reporting them.
With time, the updates dwindled, and eventually, the last tangible connection to my past vanished. I continued onward, propelled by the mundane rhythm of daily life.
I began to meet new people and make new friends, everyone seemed friendly and nice, and no one cared about my status or
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where I came from, this was the life I was seeking when I ran away from my father’s
house.
A month later, I received my first paycheck, and an overwhelming sense of pride washed over me. Yes, I got a job even though I have more than enough.
For the first time, I was standing on my own two feet, financially independent and liberated from the shackles of my past. I was no longer the fragile, vulnerable girl Alpha Dante once protected. I had evolved, forged a new life, and discovered a strength within myself that I never knew existed.
I got home after a long day at work, walked into my apartment, and slumped on my bed. I was about to drift to sleep when my phone rang, panic surged through me as I immediately checked who the caller was, and a sense of relief flooded me when I realized it was my private investigator.
“Sorry for calling my lady, I know we agreed not to communicate through phone
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call” he spoke as soon as I picked up the in call.
Phone calls can be easily traced, with Alpha Dante’s influencers and power he I can trace me here. “It’s fine, what’s so
important that you had to call” I replied.
“They are no longer together… Alpha Dante and chased her out and she went to the media peto expose him” he began and I don’t need a soothsayer to tell me who he was referring
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“It’s a huge scandal right now, her father, Alpha Gideon demands that he marry her but Alpha Dante is so focused on looking wat for you” he continued. “He is onto you bambadly, we have to be very careful”
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“I know, true be told he is going to find me. He does not give up but whatever the case ther
may be I am ready” I said with a hint of determination in my voice. “Just keep me posted”
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am tired of hiding and running, I will live
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my life the way I want without any fear of ever being found, this is my territory and these people here are family. So he won’t be able to do anything.
