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PHOENIX / SOREN POV

I move her so she is now tucked tightly under my arm and we go for a walk into the woods. After we had been walking in silence for a while, I ask

"Did you want to talk about it?"

"I... I... I couldn't stop them again. I tried to... but I couldn't..."

"Them? Wait... I thought there was only one... We only ever came across one male scent mixed with both yours and Charlotte's. "

"I know Seb told me... The other one never let his scent out, no matter what he was doing..."

We continue to walk. I lead her to one of the fields with a lake that isn't over deep but good for a swim.

"Did you want to go for a swim?"

She stops pulling me to a stop as well, she looks down "I got him killed!"

I put my fingers under her chin and make her look at me. "Who? How?"

"Ethan... I got him killed..." she has fresh tears falling down her cheeks

"How did you get him killed? I thought Maverick was the one to kill him?"

"Who's Maverick?" she looks at me with puzzlement

"Don't you