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.

about their relationship. Were they

were each other's

together by the time found

"Yes. They were."

"What was her reaction?"

him and be

you do

surprise.

"Yeah. Why?"

knew she'd be miserable if she rejected him." She explains, giving me

and sit upright. "So

"Uh... cut him off?"

they continue dating even after

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

I wanted the truth and nothing but the truth from you. Did Selena break up

"She did!"

She whips her head

be deceiving."

fight my urge

Nice one!

But that fear and guilt I see swimming in your aqueous humor tells me I'm not being deceived by what I'm seeing.

if she was

"Answer the question."

She dares. I

was cheating."

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