Chapter 19

She was dying. Francesca couldn't wrap her head around it. How was she supposed to tell Tristan? She managed to ask Wendy to not reveal it to her, which was hard to do considering how loyal the Epsilon to her Alpha was. But now it was her who felt like she was going to explode because of the secret as soon as she saw him. The whole time they were at work, she could barely concentrate, especially with him throwing hungry and loving looks in her direction. Francesca felt sick. Just earlier that day, she was starting to resent Tristan for the secrets he was keeping from her, and now she was keeping one herself.

She felt this grave betrayal even more as the penthouse door opened, revealing Tristan with the groceries in his arms. They had stopped by the supermarket before heading back home as Tristan insisted on cooking for her again, obviously happy to do such a domestic thing for her.

"You should've let me help you. It looks like you can't even see the ground with all the