“So no one actually really dies during these trials, right?” “You don’t want to know the answer to that,” Cole says as we walk down the hallway. I sigh, rubbing my fingers against my temples. We reach Damon’s study. I knock at the wooden door before opening it and walking in. Cole hesitates before following. Inside, we find Rhoda and Mason. I had only just learned recently that Mason was Damon’s Beta. I was surprised when I found out. I would have thought Darren would be given that position, since he was practically Damon’s right-hand man when we were younger. Not that I was complaining. Darren was—and still is—a major ass. “So,” I say to Rhoda and Mason, “he isn’t back?” “He isn’t,” Mason replies. Rhoda doesn’t say a word. She just sits on the couch at the far end of the room, quiet. She doesn't acknowledge me. Okay. Nothing new. "Hey," Mason calls from the other end of the room, walking towards where Cole and I stood by the entrance. "Hi," I reply.
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