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Chapter 24 - 24. Zara

Jack plops into the nearest chair majestically, back properly postured, one leg draped over the other, and his eyes wander the room, landing anywhere but on us—the tables, the chandelier that looks dangerously close to falling if you stare long enough, and the still unkempt dining table, littered with leftovers and stained from when Chad spilled the beer.

"Your dad, he—" Jack looks up briefly, eyes barely skimming over our figures before dropping to the white tiled floor. He looks sullen—his once-gelled hair now disheveled, eyes gloomy, and lips swollen from being chewed raw.

"He what?"

Alpha Josh's hands find their natural position—clenched tightly together. His jaw is locked like a perfectly timed alarm. He doesn't attempt to sit; instead, he shifts his weight restlessly from one foot to the other.

Oh no.

My wolf is deeply disappointed that the time with her mate has been cut short. What upsets her even more is how Jack seems even more nervous than he did earlier.

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