บททั้งหมดของ His Secret Second: บทที่ 81 - บทที่ 85

(Jenna POV)I hadn’t seen Beth since the birthday gala, so I wasn’t sure what to expect when she invited me to lunch.Still, I had agreed. In many ways, she was just as much a victim in all of this as I was, and I wanted her to know that I didn’t blame her. (Yes, Willow still did… but I told Willow she had to play nice.)Beth picked a Japanese restaurant close to my condo. I thought it was a strange choice, given that Beth didn’t like sushi, but Beth explained that she had been craving their Yashioba stir fry noodles.When I arrived, the place was lively and full of werewolves. Still, Beth and her nurse stood out like sore thumbs. I took one look at Beth and felt confused. At the gala, Beth had been doing better. She was on the verge of completing her treatments, and Danny told me that she was “fine” or “better” whenever I asked him how she was doing.That was clearly not the case. She didn’t look terrible… just tired and frail. There were dark circles under her eyes, and she

(Jenna POV)Mandy walked by me in tears as she left the waiting room.A part of me wanted to feel badly for her, but my blood was absolutely boiling.Yes, Mandy was young and she probably didn’t realize how grave a mistake she was making. But helping her patient fake a seizure and intentionally stealing a phone? Those weren’t mistakes any employee comes back from.Once she was gone, I walked into the waiting room.“You heard,” Danny said solemnly. I guess my feelings were written all over my face.“I heard.”“Jenna, I am so sorry. I had nothing to do with that. I ---”“I know. It’s not your fault.”His face softened. “Thank you for believing me.”I didn’t tell him that the only reason I believed him was because I heard it for myself.“What are you going to do about Beth?” I asked.His face looked conflicted as he dragged his hands down his face.“What do you think I should do?”“If she lied about this, what else has she lied about?”Danny slumped down into a chair and put his e

(Jenna POV)Time passed, and the strange distance that I had noticed from Danny at, and after, the hospital continued.I had been the one who asked for the break, so I told myself that he was just respecting my boundaries.Deep down, though, I knew it was more than that.And it bothered me.I had gotten used to his relentless apologies and pursuit. Now, he missed some of our weekly runs; he barely looked at or talked to me; and he never tried to touch me. Hell, he even stopped trying to tempt me with his nakedness when he shifted to/ from his wolf form.I know it makes me sound awful to admit to feeling upset about it. Which is why I didn’t tell anyone else.And I didn’t bring it up to Danny.Instead, I threw myself into work and my small circle of friends.When Danny cancelled a run, I hung out with Andrew and Ashley.When Danny turned down my invitation to hang out on his birthday, I worked.And when Danny didn’t offer to make plans for our one-year mating anniversary, I didn’t e