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"You were right," I admit. "What you said about me showing James that Eve and I were happy. I didn't mean for it to be as f*****d as it was. I thought it would help him get over it. I regret all of it,"

up

"I was upset," she says after a while. "You bring out the worst in me. I'm not used to anyone vibing on the same frequency as me. Darren kind of kept me on a leash. Not like this one," she pats her chest. "But a single look from him had me biting back the truth. I'm an a**le. I always have been and I'm sorry I said that to you," "I'm sor-"

"Stop. It wouldn't have happened if I didn't want you to do it," she grins. "It's probably the only way you can get me to shut the f***k up. Crystal scared us both, huh?"

"Yeah," I place the chicken salad in front of her. She smiles big and pulls the bowl to her.

"Any left for me?" we both look up at my

"Serve yourself," I point at the bowl.

cousin.

"This would go great with chips," Perry suggests.

"Top cubby," Roy points behind her.

"Your accent is ****

"Lycerian," he a*swers. "Only the noblemen and high priests know it. And of course the royal family,"

"Consider yourself lucky that you don't have to study it after the corrination," I roll my eyes.

why I'm lucky," she laughs sarcastically. Roy smacks my back and laughs with her

growl at

started it,"

at the food for a while before looking up at me

offer up a secret first," I counter. She

she

"I once considered killing Darren before I knew he

you're leaving a big chunk of that

she found out that Calvin was her mate a whole year ahead of Darren and me. At the time, Dar and I were training for finals. And he told her that maybe if she acted like less of a victim and

is all I can say. It hurts her even now. I can feel the ache

Yeah,

Yean,

"What stopped you?"

long that we were moments away from ripping each other apart. The tension between us was always buzzing. She told me that if I killed him, I'd have nothing left. She said that eventually, Morgan was going to forgive Cal. She said Darren would never betray me." 08:12

Did you believe her?"

she calmed me down enough for me to realize that if I killed him I'd be everything the pack accused me of," she takes a deep breath and points at the empty

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cook because I was f*****g

she bursts into

established that,"

her soda. "Something you'd never tell a single soul and lucky for you. I'll take it to

"Fine," I

lift her off the stool and sit her on the counter so I can stand between her legs. "I don't believe

"

able to tell until we ran a DNA test

like you're leaving a big chunk of that

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