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 they

were each other's

found out she was mated to Alpha

"Yes. They were."

"What was her reaction?"

happy. She wanted to reject him and

did you do

surprise. I

"Yeah. Why?"

be miserable if she rejected him." She explains, giving me a firm

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

"Uh... cut him off?"

they continue dating even after she had accepted Alpha Reagan as her

denies, but her eyes never meet mine. She's staring at the wall, biting her

but the truth

"She did!"

in your eyes tells me you're lying." She whips her head in ky direction and plasters her fierce gaze on

can be deceiving." She firmly

fight my urge

Nice one!

But that fear and guilt I see swimming in your aqueous humor

dead and gone! What does it matter if she was cheating on

"Answer the question."

what?" She dares. I

she was

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