Elena‘s POVI'd been sitting in the same plastic chair for two hours, waiting for my test results. At some point, I must have fallen asleep, because the next thing I knew, someone was saying my name."Elena?"I blinked awake and a familiar face swam into focus,"Jacob?"He sat down in the chair beside me. "I thought that was you. What are you doing here? Are you okay?"Jacob. I hadn't seen him in almost four years. We'd dated briefly before I met Blake, nothing serious, just a few months of shy glances and awkward first kisses. He'd wanted more, but then I found my fate mate, and everything changed."I'm fine," I said automatically. "Just a routine checkup."He studied my face, and I knew he could see the lie. I'd lost weight since we last met. "I heard about Blake's campaign," he said, changing the subject. "Running for Alpha is such a big deal.""It is.""You must be proud of him."I smiled, but it felt hollow. "He's worked hard for it."Jacob nodded slowly. "Elena?" A nurse ap
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