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“I know you’re eager to see if your loved ones woke up as well when Oskar died. I can give you a lift.”

Yes. Please.

He watched another round of hugs as if Ava had become attached to them.

“You will never know how grateful we are to you, little one,” Andrei said. “We’ll meet again.”

“No,” he growled.

Diego smiled and looked at him.

“We will meet again, Ezekiel,” he said. “You and Ava are the first fated wolves since my parents. I think you will be the ones looking for me first.”

Over his dead body.

The four of them smiled and then disappeared, and he could finally breathe again. But Alpha Roland walked to the door and let himself in like he owned the place. He sighed again and followed.

Chapter 66

“Howisthisevenfair? When I came to the academy, I was squashed under someone’s armpit in a small plane for a whole freaking day,” Ava said. “And you travelled alone in this huge private jet. You even drove yourself from the airport.”

Zeke grinned as he sipped on a beer.

“I wasn’t alone. I had Derek and Myles.”

Ava looked at all the empty seats and rolled her eyes.

“Yes, you had two other people. That makes it so much better,” she said sarcastically.

“You know, I liked you better when you used to tremble in fear when you spoke to me. This new you is just too mouthy for me.”

She threw a magazine at him and watched him throw his head back and laugh.

The sight of it took her breath away. She hadn’t seen Zeke laugh many times, but now they had no darkness hanging over their heads. They could laugh and hang out like a normal couple. She could feel the absence of the burden that had been lifted from their shoulders as if it had been a tangible weight, and she could sense the same in her mate.

They hadn’t been alone since the battle. She sensed Zeke’s frustration, but they had the rest of their lives to be together. With Nyx’s help, she’d sensed her father’s emotions more and knew he had only been putting on a brave face for her. She wouldn’t leave his side until he and his wolf were soothed.

Zeke stopped laughing and met her gaze. He bit his bottom lip, and his eyes flashed. They were red in his human form, thankfully. She didn’t know when she would get used to the fact that their eyes had changed colour.

Zeke’s eyes flicked between red and amber, and she could feel how quickly his frustration and need filled him again. The sound of her father clearing his throat brought her back down to earth.

“We’ll be home soon. Try to keep it together until I’m not stuck on a plane with you two,” Alpha Roland said.

He was sitting across the aisle from them and looking through a tablet at the news.

“They’re not even talking about Hansson anywhere,” her father said. “I hope they’re not trying to cover it up because I’m sure everyone can sense it by now.”

“Can they do that?” she asked with a frown.

“They’ve gotten away with a lot of shit in the past,” Alpha Roland said as he threw the tablet to the seat beside him. “Let’s not talk about him. I just want to get home and see the boys.”

She smiled as she sat back in her seat and found Zeke’s gaze still on her.

“We’re going to have to find out more about our bond,” Zeke said. “I can’t help thinking that Diego knows something because he was so confident we will look for him.”

“Worry about graduating and taking your place as Alpha. Whatever happens, you’ll be safe if you’re the one in charge,” Alpha Roland said.

“I’m already in charge,” Zeke smirked.

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