CHAPTER 57MARCO MORE MYSTERY My father’s study always smelled like old wood, whiskey, and secrets, things carved into the walls long before I was born. Tonight was no different. He sat behind his massive desk, fingers tapping idly as if every word I said was a leaf caught in a wind he controlled. It was so annoying, him trying to be controlling and not fucking telling me what was wrong. “So, Marco, tell me again,” he drawled, leaning back, “who do you think that girl is?”I opened my mouth, because honestly, I didn’t know. Everything about that girl settled and unsettled me at the same time. Her cold calmness, the way she spoke in riddles and the fact that I was drawn to her too quickly. I mean, who the hell could tell I had a mate just by touching my skin. “I have no idea what answer you want me to give. You were literally there when I brought her in injured, and I told you I found her in your grounds. How the hell am I supposed to know who she is?” My father’s brows rose wit
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