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Chapter 34

Author: Benita Jones
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-14 02:00:29

An Unsettling Encounter in the Kitchen:

When they finally reached the pack’s kitchen, Elena could still feel her nerves lingering.

She kept close to Asher, not wanting to draw attention to herself, but she knew that was impossible now.

Everyone had seen them.

And they wouldn’t stop talking about it.

She inhaled deeply, trying to shake the unease when—

“Asher, darling, it’s been a while.”

Elena’s stomach twisted at the voice.

She didn’t even need to look to know who it was.

Tessa.

One of Vivian’s friends.

One of the girls who used to stand back and laugh while Elena was tormented.

Elena stiffened, instinctively stepping closer to Asher.

Tessa was beautiful, with perfect blonde curls and sharp green eyes that always seemed to hold a hidden agenda.

Her smile was too wide, her voice too sweet—everything about her screamed fake.

And she was looking at Asher like she owned him.

“Tessa.” Asher acknowledged her with a cold nod, his hand tightening around Elena’s
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