Chapter 226
xracing at the farmer Atlet while a torrent of emotions swept through her felt like a ikapo de
which the sal behind the wheat Forcing herself to breathe, the tried to figure out what had happenwol
Thes hadn’t even met yet not really and he’d run from her like the was some
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Tears threatened to fall, which she hastily wiped away. Avery rarely cried and she wouldn’t let it happen me
suppose to be her fate.
Crushing realization set in that he could potentially reject her the next time they met. Gripping the steering wheel Avery’s mind ran through so many possibilities – none good – until she finally hung her head and let out a shaky breath,
–
What was her dad going to say when he found out? Because he would. Even if she said nothing, Donovan Wrhezati ered notice
already knowing the answer something was wrong, note when it started, and draw a conclusion. Then he’d ask
forced to come clean.
Rejected.
The thought sent a chill down her spine; it squeezed her heart all the more tightly before settling in the pit of her stomach.
What was she going to do? What could she do?
Run away, was the first thought, which she firmly cast aside. She was no coward and refused to run away from this, no matter how painful. She would be Alpha one day and she’d be damned if she didn’t take this just as seriously.
Without thinking, she reached for the touchscreen on her car’s center console and found the contact she wanted. Hitting the call button, she waited for it to connect with bated breath.
It made it halfway through the first ring before it was picked up.
“What is it?” The voice was low, almost a whisper, and cold, as if the call had interrupted a very important moment in Riaghaire’s life
“…I thought I was calling Beatrice,” Avery managed to say after a moment of surprise.
“You did.”
That wasn’t helpful. “Could I speak with her then? Please?”
“She is sleeping.”
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of create that tuman
SOTTY BUL I really need to talk to her about
Aomething important Place
A brief silence met her pars before she heard the sound of someone mumbling incoherent, and se before a sleepy voice came on the line sup?” Beatrice managed to say, sounding more asleep than
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“Hey
sorry for calling while you’re sleeping.”
“Mmhmm. Can we speed up so I can get back to sleeping?”
Always straight to the point. Avery could feel a trembling smile tugging at her lips but it didn’t last
I found m
Another silence, followed by more shifting noises and a low groan. “Okay I’m actually sitting up now. What’s the itse
happy.”
“…he ran from me.”
“…why?”
“He saw me and ran.”
“Uh huh… Can I get, I don’t know, more context?”
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