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Valeria

Kade’s gaze was intense as he stood in the middle of the room, his arms crossed. “About what happened back at the motel…”

My pulse quickened. I wasn’t sure if I was ready for this.

He hesitated for a moment before continuing. “Look, Valeria. That kiss… It shouldn’t have happened.”

I flinched at his words, but he didn’t seem to notice.

“We are mates,” he said, his tone softening slightly, “and I want this to work out between us. But until your name is cleared, we can’t… I can’t…” He trailed off, rubbing the back of his neck as though the words were difficult to get out. “We need to keep our bond in check.”

My stomach sank. “So you’re saying we should pretend like nothing happened?”

His jaw tightened, and he avoided my gaze. “I’m saying that until I’m sure you didn’t have anything to do with the Alpha King’s death, I can’t let emotions cloud my judgement.”

I stared at him, a bitter laugh escaping my lips. “Judgement? You mean your judgement. Because you’ve already made up your m
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