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“Tortellini for later. Take these home and stick them in your fridges. They’ll keep for a few days. They won’t be quite as good as when they‘ re fresh from the kitchen, but they’re still miles better than anything you’d get at the supermarket.”

Olivia looked down at her now over–flowing plate, then back at Ava. Without hesitation, she began scooping half of the transferred ravioli onto Ava’s plate. “Better?”

Ava beamed and nodded. “Better.”

As they finished their meal, Mike reached into a bag beside him and produced two takeout containers. “Here.” He slid the boxes across to Olivia and Ava.

Both women accepted the containers gratefully. “You’re too generous, Mike. Thank you for all of this,” Olivia said.

As they began gathering their things to leave, Alexander suddenly turned to Ava. “Earlier, you mentioned having something important to tell Olivia. What was it?” It had plagued him since, and he was awfully curious to know what it was about. “If it’s not too private, I’d like to hear it as well.”

Ava froze. She wasn’t sure this was something her best friend would want the Alpha to know. But after a nod of approval from Olivia, she spoke. She glanced nervously between Alexander and Olivia, clearly torn between her desire to share the news and her uncertainty about including Alexander in the conversation.

“It’s about Chloe.” She paused, allowing the words to sink in. “I went

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had this plan, I dressed up like a nurse, with scrubs and everything. The idea

this was what her best friend had been up to. “Ava, that was

hand dismissively. She’d perfectly calculated the risk before she ventured on the mission. “That’s not important. While I was there, waiting for the right moment to approach Chloe, I overheard one of the real nurses talking. She was discussing test results with

effect, then lowered her voice to barely above a whisper. “She said that

head up so quickly she had whiplash.

did some additional digging after I left the hospital. The Hawthorne family has been making regular visits to see Chloe and her family over the past few days. They appear to

believe her ears, but

families join forces, Ethan will completely reverse

was lost for words. Her mouth hung open as she

in anger. “I couldn’t believe it when I found out. Just weeks ago, Ethan was going on and on about how much he regretted losing you, how deeply he

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