Jackson looked at me and took a step forward, then stopped abruptly. It was as though I had pricked him. If only I could.

If only I were a porcupine shifter or something-if those even existed. All those little needles to protect myself from all these Alphas and their tempers.

He let out a huff. "I don't need you to flatter me. I just want to make sure you're okay."

I'd readied myself to fight with him; I didn't expect him to say such a thing.

It threw me off-kilter.

And now he was smiling, which threw me off even more.

He seemed genuinely concerned about my physical condition and asked a few more questions.

around, picked up the plate on the

blankly at the food on the

"Taya?"

slowly raised my head to look at

to keep my expression bland and indifferent, but I couldn't help the tears in my

were dashed when I saw his

but I didn't want his pity.

fine, then why

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didn't have

had just lost his

was strange, was a struggle. And Taya came to him every day and

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