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Chapter 8: Sleeping Arrangements

Author: Cooper
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Samara

As I watch my family of the last nine years fade in the distance, I fight the tears that threaten to spill over. I think about what Alpha William has done for me, what he did to honor my dead parents. I have no idea how I can repay the kindness he’s shown me, but once I get my revenge and kill my mate and my brother’s murderer, I’ll find a way.

“Are you okay, Samantha?” Roman asks me. His voice is soft, as if he really cares about me. I’m sure it’s a farce. He acted like he cared about my brother too and look how that ended. If he really cared about me, he’d have accepted my rejection, even if it wasn’t a true rejection.

I ignore him and continue to stare out the window at the scenery going by.

He sighs. “We’re going to stop a few hours away from here. My territory is too far for us to drive all night. And since my pack members drove hours already today, it’s not safe to have them tired and driving at night.”

I’m not sure who he’s talking to. I don’t give a crap about his pack m
Cooper

I'm glad I'm not Eric.

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Margara
Poor Eric XD
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Bamom
I second that Shana! Cooper is faithful in her updates even when writing multiple books and I love her writing!
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Shana Allen
Roman, Roman, Roman. You will come to regret these actions once you realize the truth about what happened, what she witnessed, and what she believes. Another phenomenal book in the making. Thank you, Cooper, for sharing this with us.
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