Alpha's Remorse After Her Death (Amber and Julian) novel Chapter 263

Chapter 263

Alice’s POV

“Uh…” I didn’t know what to say to Cousin Tony. I kind of wanted to run from the room but he was blocking the way. “I just wanted to say hi…”

“She can’t hear you,” Tony said.

I looked at Grandma and then back to Tony. “Oh. Can I go now?”

He tilted his head, looking at me. I didn’t know what he wanted, but it seemed like he wanted to say something

more than he did.

Even so, he still stepped out of the way to give me enough room to get by. “Go on, then.”

I didn’t need to be told twice. I rushed forward, ducking past him as quickly as I could and returned to Penny.

She smiled when she saw me, looking relieved.

“Where did you run off to?” she asked.

“Just around…”

“Well, stay close,” Penny said. “There’s enough going on without you getting lost. We all need your brightness

right now.”

I didn’t feel very bright, but I liked that Penny thought I was. So I took the seat beside her and stayed there until

Mommy came to get me.

Amber’s POV

I couldn’t keep Alice in the dark forever, though I pushed off telling her for a long time. But once Julian was out of surgery, and I was certain that surgery was a success, I didn’t see the need to hide her from the truth any longer. So I went upstairs and got her.

Holding her hand, I led her from the upstairs waiting room downstairs to where Julian was being kept in his

own room. He was stable now, and healing. His wounds were bandaged and covered with blankets. I didn’t

think seeing him would be scary for Alice. I thought it might be good for both of them to be near each other.

As soon as we entered his room, Alice broke free from me to run to him. Julian was still groggy from the medicine he had been given and was only barely fully awake. Even so, he was happy to see Alice, and held open

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She had to jump on the bed to hold him tightly. He didn’t mind. I moved closer as well, making sure she didn’t jostle his bandages or accidentally kick his wounds as she settled into the space beside him on the bed. His arm stayed protectively around her.

As he held her, he smiled at me. His smile was somewhat dazed and loopy, but no less genuine. “Here with my best girls, I’ll be right as rain in no time.”

“Julian,” I said, lightly scolding.

“Don’t be man, Mom,” Alice said. “He’s hurt.”

“I’m not mad,” I said, though as I said it, I realized I sounded mad. Softening my voice, I clarified, “I’m not mad at him. I’m upset at the situation.”

“I’m here,” Julian said. “And thanks to Cousin Tony, I’m alive. You should have seen him, Amber. He jumped clear over the car and saved my life. Honestly, I didn’t think he had it in him, but he’s proven me wrong. Maybe I’ve been too hard on him…”

I fell silent at that. What Julian was saying now mirrored what Tony had told me and what his family had believed. Yet, try as I could, I found it difficult to be grateful to Tony. I just didn’t trust him, even if I didn’t have a good reason why.

Julian, watching me, said, “He’s not all bad.”

“I know that,” I said. It was just the bad parts of him that I was unsure about. “But what I feel doesn’t matter. I’m just glad you are okay.”

Julian turned his hand so that it was palm up. Seeing what he wanted, and eager for the connection, I moved toward him and took his hand in mine.

For a while we stayed like that. Julian holding my hand while Alice was cuddled up against his side.

“When they let me go, maybe we should head home for a while. I’m worried about Mom but I think I need to reconnect with my mate and daughter,” Julian said.

I didn’t disagree. Some time away, even if only an evening, would be a nice break from the high stress we’d been facing.

But, the poisoner was still out there, and it would be irresponsible to leave Gloria alone.

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“I’ll agree only if you post enforcers in and out of Gloria’s room,” I said. “I don’t trust anyone right now.”

Julian nodded. “I should have done that from the start.”

Olivia’s POV

Tony was in a mood when he visited me that night, and frankly, I found it annoying as hell. I was already sour,

having read about Kevin’s untimely death on the internet, and how Tony had been the one to rip out his throat. And for what? To save Julian?

This could have been the chance we needed to finally get Julian out of the way, and here Tony was squandering

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Kevin was a good–enough minion. A bit too clingy and easily replaceable. I wasn’t mourning his death so much

as I was grieving over the loss of an opportunity that could have turned things back to our favor.

While enacting some of my own personal revenge.

Tony walked right to the fridge where I was chilling some wine for myself. Uncorked it and poured himself a

glass without offering any to me.

Rude.

So I was a bit snippy when I asked, “Did you really have to kill Kevin?”

“Yes,” Tony replied curtly. “Why? Do you miss him?”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” I said with a small laugh. “But didn’t you kill the wrong person?”

“Killing Julian will not make me Alpha. But saving him gets me in his good graces and helps solve our problem

with Aunt Gloria.”

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