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Chapter 17

Author: Holly Ween
last update Last Updated: 2023-03-19 01:48:55

Eve typed, “We just had dinner and talked for a while. We didn’t realize how long we’d been there until I glanced at my phone and saw the time. Arec was just as tired as I was today.”

She hit send and muttered, “Linda would never believe me if I told her about seeing a werewolf, not once, but twice.”

Hearing the indication that Linda had replied, Eve looked at the text.

“So, things are going well at work, then?” she asked with a winking emoji.

Chuckling, Eve replied, “You could say that.”

“And what about your lunch dates? What’s going on with him?”

Eve frowned as she read that. She thought for a moment before responding.

“I get the feeling he likes me more than I like him. Don’t get me wrong. Craig is an interesting man, but the spark isn’t there between us.”

“If you don’t want him, maybe I’ll take him off your hands,” Linda texted. “Are you feeling a spark with Arec, though?”

Eve frowned as she thought about the spark she’d felt when she first shook his hand and muttered, “
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