Desired By Three Alphas; Fated To One novel Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Silent

Hailee’s POV

I wanted to knock... really, I did. But something in me said, Girl, screw it. Just see if the door’s open. So I did. My fingers curled around the doorknob, my heart pounding in my ears. When I pushed it gently, it gave way with a soft click. Open.

Cursing softly under my breath, I sucked in a deep breath and stepped inside. There he was. Nathan. Standing by the window, his broad back turned to me, hands resting on the frame as he stared out toward the bonfire—the place I was supposed to be. The place he had walked away from.

He didn’t hear me at first. But the moment he did, he swiveled around. Our eyes met. Surprise flickered across his face—real, raw surprise. Like he couldn’t believe I was standing in his room. Maybe he didn’t expect me to come after him. Maybe he thought I was too busy enjoying my night with Dane.

I swallowed hard, my hand still resting on the doorknob. Then, slowly, I shut the door behind me. But I didn’t move from it. I didn’t walk forward, and he didn’t step closer either.

He just stood there, still as ever, but holding my gaze with this calmness that didn’t match his eyes. Because his eyes? They weren’t calm at all. They were screaming. I saw the pain in them—the disappointment, the betrayal he didn’t want to admit he felt. And gods, it hurt to see it. It hurt more than I thought it would.

I looked down for a moment, just to catch my breath, before forcing my voice out. "You disappeared."

His jaw tightened. "You noticed?"

I nodded slowly. "I did."

He let out a bitter breath, looking away for a second before turning his eyes back on me. "I just didn’t want to see it," he said quietly. "You, with him."

"Nathan..." I whispered, but the rest of my words got stuck in my throat. What was I supposed to say? That I didn’t mean to hurt him? That I did what I did so him and Callum won’t get into a fight? That I didn’t expect all of this to spiral? Because even I didn’t know what was happening anymore.

Still, I found myself taking one step forward. Just one. And he didn’t move. He let me stand there, halfway between the door and him. Then he asked, his voice low, almost breaking, "You like Dane?"

I shook my head. "No... I don’t... you don’t expect me to have feelings for someone I just met barely a few hours ago," I said. But deep down, it felt like a lie I was telling myself.

He looked at me with disbelief, then gave the smallest, bitter nod. "And Callum... do you have feelings for him?"

Now this question— I could not respond to it... I don’t know why, but I couldn’t deny it the way I did with Dane. Not because I didn’t want to... but because I didn’t know what the truth was anymore. Did I have feelings for Callum? Maybe. Probably.

Nathan gave a small, bitter laugh. Not loud. Not mocking. Just... sad. "That’s what I thought," he muttered, turning his eyes back to the window.

"I just..." I paused, searching for the words. "I don’t know what I’m doing, Nathan. Everything’s changing. I feel like I’m being pulled in a million directions and no matter what I do, someone gets hurt."

With his back turned against me, he nodded. "I understand....." he whispered.

"This is it?" I snapped, walking fully into the room, my heels clicking sharply against the floor. "You’re just giving up? Just like that?" He said nothing. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

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