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With shaking hands, I picked up the photo and shoved it back into the box. My movements were frantic as t
snapped the lid shut, hurried to the kitchen to grab a chair, and fed up to return the box to its place on the top
shelf.
Once it was back where it belonged, I sank into a kitchen chair and pressed my hands to my face.
This wasn’t the discovery I was hoping for.
I wasn’t looking for ghosts from Alexander’s past. I just wanted to understand why he was sneaking around like a thief in the night. This woman couldn’t be connected to that–not now.
He wasn’t sneaking off to meet a secret girlfriend. That much I could be certain of
The late nights, the emergency meetings, the cryptic phone calls–none of those things made sense in the context of this woman. But even if she wasn’t tied to his current behavior, her existence was still important.
Alexander was connected to her in a way that had nearly destroyed him once before. In the original timeline, the scandal had ruined his life. I couldn’t remember the details, but it had to have been serious.
And the fact that he kept this photo hidden away only confirmed that whatever had happened still mattered. The secret between them still existed, even here, even now.
If that was true, it could all come back and ruin him again.
I couldn’t let that happen.
But how was I supposed to protect him when I couldn’t even remember what the scandal was about?
Frustration clawed at me as I groaned and slumped deeper into the chair. My fingers pressed against my temples, trying to stave off the headache that was building.
What was wrong with me?
Why could I so vividly recall David’s face when he sentenced me to death but not the endless stream of news stories that chronicled Alexander’s downfall?
I had to remember.
I couldn’t count on Alexander to tell me. That much was painfully clear now. Whatever his reasons, his secrets were too deeply ingrained, too important to him. I couldn’t rely on him to be open or honest, even with me.
If I wanted to fix this, I’d have to do it behind his back.
The realization filled me with a mix of resolve and guilt. I rubbed at my temples, willing myself to focus, but my thoughts refused to settle.
And this wasn’t even the most pressing issue.
There was still the strange text message from a mysterious sender–likely part of the scheme to steal my wolf and, ultimately, to kill me. That’s where my attention should be, but instead, I was fixated on Alexander.
I smiled sadly and shook my head, the weight of the truth settling heavily on my shoulders.
“I can’t even deny that I love him anymore, can I?” I whispered.
The words hung in the air, a quiet confession that I hadn’t wanted to admit, even to myself.
The sound of the door lock beeping suddenly cut through the silence. My heart leapt and I jumped to my feet and
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picked the kitchen chair up, running to put it back where 1 ad taken it from.
The moment I sat the chair down, the door opened and Alexander stepped inside. He looked at me with surprise and I smiled awkwardly at him.
I felt guilty and I couldn’t shake the thought that he could tell I had been up to something.
He stepped further into the apartment, walking straight towards me. I cursed internally, and braced myself for whatever might happen next.
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