Chapter 152

"No. I don't think so. Why go to so much trouble for all the lies?" He was so deep in his thoughts he didn't realise he was covering her body with his, the act instinctive, like they weren't fighting a minute before.

"Neither do I. But if she really is Ashley...." Oh hell. She was going to cry. She looked like her. She won't be. The same skin, same eyes, only taller. Still like the gangly, tall-limbed kid who is never graceful until one sees them playing sports. Her upper lip thinner compared to the lower one.

It'd be weird to have noticed this in a best friend, especially when five years old but she remembered because it was love. A platonic kind but still love.

Having sensed the shift in her emotions, Noah kneaded her shoulders.

"How can she be alive?" Vanessa had asked it the third time. He hated he had no possible theories but false hope in these times was a perfect weapon. His wolf was too sharp to fall for it, she wasn't.

"Vanessa. The bastard is using her against you. Don'