I can see the confusion swimming in her eyes. Her zeal to ask me why I'm asking all this even though Selena is dead and gone. "So... she was dating, huh?"

"Yeah."

"And what was the guy's name?"

"Zachary Wright. We called him Zach."

"Where's he now?" She quickly purses her lips and looks away.

I take it that she doesn't want to respond.

Fishy.

"Catherine." I call in a low, gruff voice that compels her to look my way again. "Where is Zachary Wright?"

"He's not here."

"Where's he?"

"He disappeared on the day of the ambush."

"What do you mean he disappeared?"

"His uncle was the Alpha who planned the ambush that took Selena's life five years ago. No one ever saw Zach after that so we assumed he got scared for his life and ran away."

I pause and stare at her, blinking slowly as I take in her shocking revelation.

Several moments go by before I snap out of my trance and regain my voice.

me about their relationship. Were

each

they still together by the time found out

"Yes. They were."

"What was her reaction?"

She wanted to reject him and be with Zach, but I convinced

did you do

in surprise. I nod

"Yeah. Why?"

her mate and I knew she'd be miserable if she rejected him." She explains, giving

see." I clear my throat and sit upright. "So how

"Uh... cut him off?"

dating even after she had accepted Alpha Reagan

never meet mine. She's staring at the wall, biting her lips and

and nothing but the truth from

"She did!"

you're lying." She whips her head in ky direction

can be deceiving." She

my

Nice one!

aqueous humor tells me I'm not being deceived by what I'm seeing. Your words

matter if she was

"Answer the question."

She dares. I chuckle

she was cheating." I

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