*Lana POV*I rush to the bathroom, my muscles trembling as I turn on the shower, aching to relieve the soreness I am feeling. My mind is numb as I try not to think of anything, focus only on the current which is getting cleaned up so Maddox doesn’t see the blood. I shouldn’t care if he knows I was a virgin after all, but the pain in his voice when he thought he hurt me, I couldn’t let him think that.Do I trust him? No. Do I still care about not hurting him? Yes, and it’s infuriating. There is so much that doesn’t make sense. His sudden appearance, him being the Alpha of Julian’s pack and inheriting mine by mating with me. I can admit, and will even tell him openly, how happy I am that he is alive, but to say that I am happy about things have turned out would be a flat out lie. Not that I expect any truth from him. Not anymore. As I step into the warm spray of water, avoiding wetting my hair, I sigh in relief. The perks of being mated, and of alpha blood myself, are speedy healing. M
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