Chapter 95 Becky’s concern

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“You look really nice today, Ca ssy,” Becky remarked as I stepped foot in the lab, and her dark eyes trailed over me. “You’re practically glowing. Did something good

happen to you or something?”

Heat spread to my cheeks and I tucked my hair behind my ear. I’d taken a little extra time to apply some makeup and my wavy hair was cooperating for once, but

there was more to it than that.

Thoughts and images of last night danced in my mind, and I started to smile, but I shoved the memories aside and made up an excuse.

“I think I’m just happy that the imposter was finally caught,” I said. There was some truth to my statement, but it certainly wasn’t the only reason.

“Me too,” Becky agreed, and she set down the stack of papers in her hand. “It’s brilliant news. Hopefully, the man will confess quickly so we can start identifying the venoms. This whole thing has been so awful.”

I nodded. “Definitely.”

As I walked over to my desk and set my backpack down, I thought more about the situation at hand. Once we were able to get the vipers sorted out, I could get back to researching the mysterious disease that plagued Wegalla.

But what would happen after that?

I didn’t have a clue.

Though I hadn’t admitted outright to Asher that I was Cora, nothing would stop the Alpha King from believing it. He could always get proof if he really wanted to. He had all of the resources available to test my hair, my nails, or anything else that could prove once and for all that I was his former mate.

do was put my head down and hope for the best.

rested on the desk, I thought again of last night, particularly of one moment. Just after we’d made love, right before we fell asleep in one another’s arms, Asher had told me that if I truly insisted on

leave with

them, but I couldn’t help but

was highly unlikely for that to happen. I knew that. But

leave Anemond

pulled me back into reality. I turned my attention back to her.

“I got a little lost in

to ask you. I don’t know if it would be possible. But when we get this situation with the vipers under control… could I take a few

features, and I granted her my full attention.

Becky?”

then she took a deep breath and

“She hasn’t been feeling too well these days. I’d like to take some time off to look

said gently, and I gave her a reassuring smile. “That’s no problem at all. Family

yourself. This viper thing has been taking over everything. I’m sure you’re super burnt out. You deserve

head and then crossed

lab is the only place

in the nearest chair and

she began to mess with her bracelet again. “But sometimes she can be… unreasonable, you know? She wants me to marry a man from a wealthier family, someone who can

want?” I asked

moment and then

mother says I’m foolish because a true, fated mate is so rare. She says such a thing never

took a deep breath.

a hard time raising me. My dad died when I was very

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