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“Zane, stop it.” She gave me a look, telling me to just do that. “Blake’s here, and you have to go so what you’re thinking isn’t going to happen.”

I groaned. “Can’t you just tell him to piss off?”

“Nope, because Blake and I have to finish our conversation from this morning. Unless you want me leaving with him?”

No, I fucking didn’t. “Fine, but if he makes one more move on you, I’ll personally re-shape his face.”

She gave me a final kiss. “Tonight at seven. I’m all yours.”

“As of seven, you’re mine for the rest of your life.”

She laughed. “Uhuh.”

“You are.”

“Well, then I guess I should enjoy my last few hours of freedom.” She smiled. “Now you have to leave.” She groaned. “I can already hear Blake getting out.” “One more thing,” she turned to look at me seriously. “I don’t trust people, period, but I am trusting you.” She ran a hand through her hair. “Don’t make me regret it. Hell, everything is telling me not to trust you, but I’m going to anyway.”

She opened the door, walked out, not giving me a chance to say I wouldn’t be breaking her trust. I had to follow her. Come seven I was going to make sure she was all mine. She might have been joking about only having a few hours left of freedom, but I wasn’t. As soon as she handled Blake, she was all mine.

And this trust she just gave me, I wasn’t going to break it.

Chapter Sixty-four

ALLIE

It was stupid being this nervous. God, after what I let him do to me, I shouldn’t be nervous about just watching television with him. Then again, the last time we watched ‘television,' we did anything but that.

God, it ended in him marking me and, well, me him.

Again, it was stupid. Why was I so nervous?

I knocked on his door.

Calm down, Allie.

God, I was acting like this was the first time I was going to see him or something.

People kept walking past looking at me, most likely thinking what is she doing anywhere near Zane’s door. God, even the pack knew Zane and I were polar opposites.

Not being able to take the staring anymore, I just let myself in.

His scent hit me hard and fast, but so did another’s.

“Well, this could be awkward,” she said.

I looked at Ebony. It shouldn’t be a surprise to see her in Zane’s room as they were best friends. What was the surprise was the fact she was in her underwear and getting off his bed.

“Look, you can think of it as me doing you a favor. Zane and I we just click.” She stepped in front of me. “You didn’t really think just because he marked you, he was going to be faithful.”

I don’t know what hurt more – seeing her, or hearing what she was saying or the knife that was just shoved into my heart.

The bathroom door opened, and Zane hadn’t spotted me; his eyes were on Ebony.

“What are you still doing here? I told you to leave ages ago.” His tone was rude and short with her, and he was only wearing a towel around his waist. “And why aren’t you dressed?’

Ebony looked directly at me. Zane turned, and his eyes widened. I automatically backed away. I didn’t need this. I didn’t need drama. I really didn’t need him. Well, that was a lie, I think I physically needed him to survive.

“Allie, this is not what it looks like.” Zane was quick to walk towards me.

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