Chapter 123 DANE 1/5 Wh … are you trying to tell me , Evelyn ? I asked .

Id known her for so long .

Id seen her happy , angry, smug , self righteous , and livid with rage .

But I had never seen her look … burdened .

Or tired .

Or uncertain .

She looked all of those things now .

She was always so confident , it felt wrong to see this worn look on her face , instead .

Instead of answering directly , she rubbed the crescent shaped birthmark on her arm .

The one that had let me know she was the same girl who got kidnapped with me when we were children .

Did you see the picture I sent you ? Of Aurora and- I saw it , I said .

My hands curled into fists .

My nails turned to claws and pressed into my palms with a sharp , piercing pain .

I only curled them harder .

You didnt fly into a rage and throw her out of the pack house , though , Evelyn said .

I turned on her , and only digging down to the iron core of my control kept me from turning into my lycan form and taking her by the throat .

Is that why you sent it ? Chapter 123 2/5 Most people would look intimidated if I turned on them like that .

Evelyn just regarded me with cool blue eyes .

I think so .

But she wasnt completely unaffected .

she wouldnt have pressed

the man to take over , forcing the wolf to

did rage

you might be motivated to make her look bad

it a

really are on her side now , then ? Evelyn asked

didnt sound angry , just distant

of the Blue Ridge

alive through all the shit weve stirred up

Aurora ,

flat out in an emotionless voice

, but she finally

respond because I didnt know what to say

felt , it had nothing

between Aurora

roller coaster , and I

down everything we had

the thought of never seeing her again felt like a knife stabbed into my gut and twisted

point of this , Evelyn ? I

She ugged .

she stood up from the wall

the easy , graceful woman whod attracted me all those years

she was selfish ,

her childhood hadnt been easy , even if I didnt

, and she was still loyal

I looked at Evelyn , someone new looked out of

who was changing

fallen for , but not a shallow shell of a person

you send that picture , Evelyn

smile held no humor

your

and turned to walk She hadnt gone three steps when she paused

you were kidnapped by the Reeds as a

flashed through my brain

at bay , even as a grown

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