Coming Out

Reid

“Marcel…” Tamara Morrison said softly, although Reid did not need the confirmation to know. He recalled how he had last seen Marcella. She had been angry at him and trying not to show it in front of the omega.

No, he corrected himself. She had been betrayed. He knew it, he just didn’t want to face it. She had hoped that the evening would be spent together, and maybe that they would go home together. She had hoped that there would be a reconciliation between them and that he would choose her over Jasper.

She had felt betrayed when it had become evident that Reid had arranged to meet Jasper there, and that he had intended to leave with Jasper, and not Marcella. Her anger had been because of her pain. He had known it then, and chosen to pretend not to understand, even to himself.

Marcella had died angry with Reid, and…

“Marcella,” Reid’s voice was a croak.

“Marcella,” Tamara corrected herself. “During the fight, Jay Turner stabbed her. She died before help reached her.”

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