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Chapter 31 : He's Not Yours, Amber Mariah Brook

Author: Reina Bellevue
last update Last Updated: 2022-11-24 14:04:19
**Amber POV

After what had happened between August and Leo, the whole compound was shrouded in an air of tension and discomfort.

I continued training with Dylan for the next few days, but it was probably a bad idea, because my mind kept wandering and he landed several punches on me when they should have been easily avoidable.

"You okay, your Highness?" Dylan asked, wiping his sweaty forehead with his sleeve.

"Yeah, why?" I feigned ignorance.

"It isn't too hard to tell you're…distracted," he pressed. Dylan took a step closer to me and unwound the tape around my boxing gloves.

My expression darkened and Dylan picked up my chin so I would meet his gaze. "C'mon, your Highness. Something happened between you and Alpha, right?"

"He told you, didn't he?" I asked, wondering if Dylan knew what I had said. I dropped my gloves onto the ground.

"You know the prince doesn't talk," Dylan reminded me.

"Such an astute observation," I spat sarcastically.
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