Chapter 0182

I wondered where he had been these past few days. I hoped he was okay. I wished more than anything

that I could ask him what was going on. Did his absence have to do with the investigation? Or was he

truly just being reckless?

Thoughts and worries swirling in my head, I walked over to Elva for a good luck hug. Her thin arms went

round my neck in an instant and she held on tight.

“Don’t worry, Mommy,” she said, and simple as they were, the words did seem to calm me a bit.

With my good luck hug, I left the room and ventured down into the parlor room where the girls had been told to meet. I saw Susie at once and quickly went to join her. The worry line between her brows matched

my own, and a hint of sadness touched her eyes.

“Did something happen?” I asked her at once.

down to where

ready to go home.”

she felt. But if we both fell into misery,

didn’t break down before the ceremony even began. “Who

she didn’t want to play games. But I

closer with Joyce than anyone else,” I said. “He might pick you.”

lie, then? We both know

but he is no

to her so that we could speak in softer tones, especially as

toward the

for a man I can’t have, no matter what

Surely, we could think of some way for her and Mark

it did seem impossible. Mark, as a Beta, had pledged his live in service to his

traditionally, didn’t seek or find happiness of

was clear he was in love with her

would allow their romance to blossom. But that couldn’t happen if

or if Susie was

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