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Chapter 61

Author: Six Cats
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RYAN'S POV~

I was frozen, the air in the room as suffocating as a deep sea trench. My heart thundered against my chest, desperate to break out of its cage and roar the truth at Isabella. Every fiber of my being urged me to spill my secrets. Braxton growled, my wolf begging for a chance to prove our loyalty to the woman that held my heart. But fear strangled my voice.

I could feel Isabella's eyes on me, probing and penetrating.

I forced myself to hold her gaze. "Are you going to tell your mother about this call, Isabella?" I croaked, my voice strained and brittle, like thin ice on a frozen lake.

Isabella tilted her head slightly, her lips pressed into a thin line.

"No, I don't think so." She sniffled, her body sagging as if the words themselves were too heavy to bear. "My mother would be in so much pain. And I can't afford to see her that way. I've seen her break down on several occasions as a child and it hurts so much. I can't afford to see her break down again. I'll let her be."

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