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 other's first

they still together by the time found out she was mated

"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 my

"Yeah. Why?"

she'd be miserable if she

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

"Uh... cut him off?"

didn't. Did they continue dating even after she

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

but the truth from you. Did Selena break up

"She did!"

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

be deceiving." She

fight my

Nice one!

see swimming in your aqueous humor tells me I'm not being deceived by what I'm seeing.

does it matter if she

"Answer the question."

She dares.

she was cheating." I

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