was already up by the

t making up for your screw-ups. After l

ked flatly. I had no de

Amber said. "

generously. "But only if

Jenny, but no one

mber replied. "Co

gathered her t

essage from an

Tony's af

ne who'd changed their number.

The photos were new, but the model was the same. Dad hadn't lied-she looked stunning i

ou?" asked the at

ster-she owns the shop

id, nodding her head. I winked at her

utiful," I he

rt skipped. I'd recognize that voi

ed the

te wedding dress. Princess-style, frilly-not h

married?" I asked on

," Amber said

could only see her hair, but som

Amber said. "Y

ut and closed th

ell me," I sn

siness," she replied. "Wait f

later, I heard the back

asked for. When Amber wasn't looking, I unlocked the room Jenn

to a little side table. On the rolling rack, alongside Jenny's spare clot

?" Amber's accusing voic

or shut behind me. "Nothing," I said. "

on the head. "We're done. Yo

I stepped out of the car, a fam

tty

nnon. "You

me?" I asked,

ating you to something wildly unhe

I was already ther

g to a new spot. The booth wasn't pushed all the way to the wall-some big p

ed, "I once promised myself I'd repay Ja

se," I laughed

eady

rown leather bag, but I

nt?" I asked wh

e said. "My parents told me it was my problem to de

I know about this? That's what

. And I've paid her back every

ested-this was

g," I said, w

the lady, please. D

ealed. Jenny couldn't h

t when you two start

inned. "You weren

you were the cool guy. But I realized she was always just as m

I lost t

e an alpha. She already was one. That's wha

knew that

," Shannon added. "You'd be be

the one to tell me wha

ands and pointed urgently. By the time I realized what he meant, it was too late-I