Chapter 22

Chapter 22

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It took me a while to shift back into a human, and Brock was extremely patient when it came to guiding me through it. It broke my heart that he had been alone all this time, looking for me. But now we can finally be together again.

I am seated across Hunter and Jared, while Brock was sitting beside me with a wide smile plastered across his face. I glanced at him from the corner of my eye, and I simply cannot fathom how he seems oblivious to the heavy tension in the room right now.

Meanwhile, my legs are involuntarily shaking from the cold and indifference to Hunter’s amber eyes as he stared right at me, not blinking even once. Jared, on the other hand, is looking between me and Brock with his brows furrowed, making them look like a unibrow that definitely didn’t suit him.

“Uhm… I can explain,” I muttered softly under my breath, my heart pounding faster as I tried to formulate the words in my head.

“Finally,” Jared blurted and heaved out a sigh.

I nodded and was about to