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Chapter 32

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Why can’t I stop thinking about her?

Ryland muttered with a frown as frustration built in his chest.

He was seated in a dimly lit room with his gaze fixed on the window where the moonlight barely touched the edges of the curtains.

The room felt too quiet. His mind, however, was anything but calm.

Hazel was the only thing on his mind.

Hazel—The rogue he had pushed away, the woman he had discarded. Yet, every night, her scent haunted him. Every waking moment, her face, her eyes, lingered in his thoughts, pulling at him.

He hated it. He hated how his wolf, Kael, growled restlessly, aching to be close to her.

She’s a freakin’ rogue, he reminded himself, but it didn’t help. It did not make the ache go away.

“You are still thinking about her, aren’t you?”

Serena’s voice snapped him out of his trance. He turned to see her standing by the door. Her arms were crossed over her chest and the anger was clear in her posture.

There was a frown on her face as she eyed him.

Ryland said nothin
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