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Alexandra POV“What are you looking for, Alexandra?” Enzo mumbled as he cut into his steak.Alpha Jeffery must have travelled a long way to deliver his threat I doubted he would leave so easily. I looked around the fancy hotel restaurant. I couldn’t see him anywhere, but I did see a lot of happy faces.A few couples on dates like us, and families on larger tables. I admired the way the women watched their children eat and cleaned them up when they made a mess.It warmed my heart.“Cub?” Enzo said, setting his fork and knife down.“Are you avoiding someone, Enzo?” I asked.He leaned back in his seat. “Don’t think so?”I narrowed my eyes. He was keeping things to himself again.My foot slipped out of my shoes and slithered up his legs.“We agreed no more secrets, Alpha.”He tugged on his collar and cleared his throat. “Here?”“The tables are covered. No one will see,” I teased. I dragged my toes inside his calf and moved up to his thigh, and let my foot rest there. He adjusted himself a

Alexandra POV“What the hell happened?”Enzo barged into the kitchen where I had my feet in a bucket of ice water. Blaze stood behind me while my best friend paced the length of the massive kitchen nervously.“Wolf’s bane? How could that happen?” Enzo demanded.“Your mother, that’s how,” Blaze grumbled. “She’s in pretty bad shape.”“Why?” Enzo clutched at his hair. “Why the hell would she do this of all days?!”“It’s my fault,” I mumbled.“Hey, why would you say that?” Blaze asked softly.“Yeah, cub, you didn’t make her try to kill you,” my mate added.“What if I wasn’t even the target, Enzo? Your mother suffered a lot, too, and she thinks I’m the catalyst for why she lost everything.”Enzo knelt in front of me and took my hands. “You are in no way to blame for my mother’s actions. Everyone can blame me if they want.”Tears sprang to my eyes. “Our only crime was loving each other, huh?”He brushed a tear from my cheek. “My beautiful mate, you’re in no shape for a mating ceremony.”“Wh

Alexandra POV“I know when you and Enzo left for your getaway, I went MIA, but things were so difficult with my parents. Mom still won’t talk to me, and I think Dad’s banned from talking to me,” Emmie explained.As the party continued, it got colder. Unfortunately for me, no amount of dancing could warm me up, so Emmie and I retreated into the house.“I understand. You needed space.”“I needed to snoop and come up with the truth!”I narrowed my eyes at her teasingly. “Did you snoop Azeal’s ass too?”Her cheeks turned cherry red. “No! What? He’s an Alpha, remember? I’m an omega who was probably cursed for her mother’s sins.”“That’s ridiculous. Have you seen the way he looks at you? He’s probably searching you right now.”She lifted her lips to her nose and made a dismissive noise.“It’s not like he can’t smell me. He could find me if he wanted to. Anyway, I found my mother’s journal from ten years ago.”“I doubt she would have written about your bio dad ten years after she gave birth.

Alexandra POV“Would you like me to tell her you’re not home?” Patrice asked.That would have been easier and nicer.I shook my head. “Send her to the drawing room.”Patrice nodded. “Yes, Luna.”I’d never gotten along with Faye’s friends. They were ruthless and cruel. My palms and pits sweat profusely as I make my way to the drawing room.I’m not the same anymore, though. I can fight her if she tries to kill me, and hopefully I’ll come out on top.I closed the double doors behind me and contemplated locking them, but that would be reckless.Sadie stood as soon as she saw me. She clutched her bag to her side. Her hair was damp, and her cheeks were red from something I couldn’t explain. Fear, embarrassment?“Sadie,” I said cautiously.“I’m sure you don’t understand why I’m here. I just had nowhere to go. Faye’s gone, Winter’s dead, and I have nowhere to turn to.”Winter was another one of their friends who died from the same catastrophic disease Faye had. The only thing that saved Faye