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Ch. 74 Broken Trust

Author: Cara Anderson
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Dane

"It wasn't what it looked like," I say, knowing how weak the explanation sounds.

"Really?" Her eyebrow arches with perfect skepticism. "Because it looked like a private meeting with the woman you were engaged to until very recently. The woman whose 'history' with you apparently involved more than a platonic arrangement."

"I was gathering intelligence about potential Skinwalker influence on Alpha Blackwood," I explain, keeping my voice calm despite Summit's growing agitation at Finley's obvious distress. "Aria approached me with concerns about her father's behavior."

"And reminiscing about your intimate past? Was that intelligence gathering too?"

The direct confrontation catches me off guard. Finley doesn't usually engage this directly with personal matters, typically maintaining a careful distancedefelcting with sarcasm.

"I was simply acknowledging our complicated history," I reply honestly. "Context for our current situation."

"Context," she repeats, the word dripping with disbe
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