use. That first day, Zoe laid eyes on him and didn't hold back-she chased him hard, like a s

dad's my mentor, Melody. I don't want some petty drama mess

that courtroom, his betrayal cutting deeper than any knife, and rea

up in my pup's empty room, the cold floor my only refuge-n

han. Why bother with this act of care? No one was watching. I to

king fast on my end. You s

to the master bed

itchen, Ethan and Zoe were tangled up in each other, every detail painfully clear.

ailing tightening until my knuckles wh

you were out and wanted to check on you. These past three years, she's bee

in my skull. "She has no

of any pack deserved to st

es. "I had a ceremony done. He rec

urned to blades, slicing through me, carv

uet of flowers, her smile mocking. "For

g rash creeping up my arms. I slapped the flowers away,

ve, but a shout

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reflex kicking in befo

. "Sorry, Melody, I heard that's what they make y

rowed, his hand on her arm. "That's

s, all playful inno

mind flashed to that opened box of condoms

s widened when she saw me. "Melody, you look l

fast." I'd promised Ethan I'd play along with this c

, Zoe walked in, her pup in tow. My eyes lingered o

gh for the whole diner to hear. "This place has a murderer, sweet

Melody, three years in a cage-

ner turned to me, th