Alex opened his mouth, but no words came out.I leaned in close and dropped my voice to barely a whisper."But if you report her to the pack council right now, get her exiled... I'll think about coming back to you."Something shifted in his expression. The words seemed to ignite a desperate hope in him.He drew in a shaky breath and reached for his phone with trembling fingers.I watched him scroll through his contacts until he found the council's number.His Adam's apple bobbed as his thumb hovered over the screen.Then he hurled the phone across the room."I can't!"He grabbed my arm, and his grip tightened. "Aria, I'll give you anything you want, but not this! The council will banish her, and if she loses the pack's protection, she won't last a day out there. The rogues will rip her to shreds!"I looked at him without saying a word.Then I smiled.I knew it.I bent down and picked up his phone, brushing off the dust. "See that? You're still carrying two people in your heart. It's to
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