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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.

my back and laughs with her before taking a handful

at

started it,"

says and starts eating. She stares at the food for a while before looking up at me with a grin. "How do know how

have to offer up a secret first," I counter.

she

I knew he was my mate because he made

laugh. "I feel like you're leaving a big chunk of

that Calvin was her mate a whole year ahead of Darren and me. At the time, Dar and I were training for

all I can say. It hurts her

Yeah,

Yean,

"What stopped you?"

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

Did you believe her?"

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 bowl. "Then Darren

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pales in comparison. I learned to cook because I was f*****g my girlfriend's culinary professor my freshman year

she bursts into

established that,"

an even exchange. I should get another one," she drinks the rest of her soda. "Something you'd never tell a single soul and lucky for you.

"Fine," I

go around to lift her off the stool and sit her on the counter so I can stand between her legs.

"

have been able to tell until we ran a DNA test on her after she

big chunk of that story out," she

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