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Chapter 17: Guilt

Author: Cooper
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-05 23:48:50
Roman

Goddess, being in this room brings back so many memories. Seeing the picture of Theo on the mantle, I swear I can hear his laughter.

Maybe it’s this room, maybe it’s the commonalities between Samantha and Samara, maybe it’s that Theo’s birthday is coming up soon, but it’s like all of that grief from nine years ago is pressing down on me, making it hard for me to breathe.

‘Focus on our mate,’ Pierce says softly. He feels the pain of losing Raye as much as I feel the pain of losing Theo. All four of us were best friends. Our wolves treated each other as much like brothers as Theo and I did.

I look up and see her staring at me like I’ve grown another head. Shit! She was finally opening up to me a little and I started going down memory lane.

I push the past aside and focus on my mate. I pick up my knife and tap her plate.

“Let me know if it’s to your liking,” I tell her. She blinks at me, then slices into her steak.

White hot desire flashes through me as I watch her eyes roll back in
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Now, will Samara believe him?

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meai gamao
I don't think so, she will observe him until she gets the best reason why Ramon does not belong to the death of her family.
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meai gamao
why is it the death of Althea was not mentioned?it's a bit vague...maybe, just maybe Sawyer and Althea planned the attack...
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Jess
I think Sawyer colluded with the attacking pack so he could take over as alpha since he would not be alpha of his pack. Or he was talked into it by the older sister. Even more so if she was his mate!
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