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2021-02-27 05:14:27The drive to my parents’ house was long and quiet. Ben and I weren’t upset at one another. It was just so early. I was tired, despite a full-night’s sleep, and it was easier for me to doze off than it was for me to think about talking to him about what Brice had told me.
I knew that Ben was aware of the conversation Brice and I had had by the stairs. Not that I thought Brice had told him or that Ben had overheard. It was just clear to me by this point in time that something I said to one wolf shifter was going to be shared among all of them, at least the ones in my pack. And there wasn’t much I could do about any of it.
When we arrived at my mom’s apartment, it was really hard to find a parking spot. Even though we’d gotten there early, a lot of people who lived in the complex must’ve been having guests who’d spen
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