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Chapter 81

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Duncan’s POV

Something had changed.

I noticed it during the last few days. It was hard to miss. Stephanie and Antonio were speaking more than usual. I’d walk into a room, and they’d both go quiet. Sometimes their talks looked serious. Sometimes they looked too casual. Either way, I didn’t like it.

I didn’t say anything at first. I watched. I listened. I let them think I wasn’t paying attention. But today, I couldn’t hold back.

I found Antonio in the hallway, near the council room. He was reading a paper, leaning against the wall like he had nothing to worry about. When he saw me coming, he lowered the paper slowly, like he had all the time in the world.

“Alpha,” he said with a small nod.

I stopped in front of him and kept my voice steady. “You’ve been talking to Stephanie a lot lately.”

He raised an eyebrow, but his face stayed calm. “She’s your wife. It would be strange if I wasn’t polite to her.”

“I didn’t say you were being polite,” I replied. “I said you’ve been talking.”

He shrug
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