The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 – Desperation

Ella

My hands are shaking as I dial Kate’s number. Have I ever been this angry? If I have I certainly can’t remember it now.

“Hello?” Kate answers almost immediately, using a sickly sweet tone that screams of fakeness.

“Kate?” I state bluntly. “Are you with Mike right now?”

There’s a pregnant pause on the other end of the line, before she weakly responds, “What? Of course not.”

“Come off it Kate, do you really think I don’t know about your sh it?” I demand. “I’m not a complete idiot.”

“Ella listen–” She begins, obviously gearing up to give me some sort of excuse.

“No, I don’t even care about your little affair anymore – but I need to talk to him right now.” I declare fiercely.

There’s another pause, and then Kate’s voice drops its innocent tone. “You don’t care?” She repeats, sounding truly shocked. “ You know I’m already pregnant?”

for that particular piece of news. I clench my hands into fists, feeling so furious I think I might actually break the phone with my tight grip, “And what,

of responsibility that he’d poison me for years

he

loved me too once.” I cut her off. “At least he said he did. It’s amazing how charming he can be, considering what a bas ta rd he

it because he didn’t want you to bleed him dry. He’s a

“Poor, gullible, stu pid Kate. He’s as much a stock broker as I am a

talk to me like that! He’s got money, he lavishes

fraudulent credit cards he took out in

“What?” She squeaks.

I were you, I’d check your own

repeats weakly, “you’re wrong, it’s different with

it. “And frankly I don’t really care what happens to you Kate, but if you’re really pregnant then your baby

looking for work for so long? He crushed me little by little,

I decide. I won’t ever let myself

my revenge on Mike, but first I’ve got to try and salvage what’s left of my life. I have to go to the police and see if I can resolve these financial issues… I can’t have a

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we can do about this.” The police officer breaks this news to me about as gently as he might smash an ant beneath his boot. “I’ll give you the police report to send to the credit card company, but that’s

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