Should I doubt him?

Conan

I looked out of the window while talking as I remembered the past. It was a wild time but I was glad I had finished what I had gone there for.

At least I had been able to finish up with him even when it had not ended the way I wanted it to end.

“Did you get what you wanted from the pack?” she asked. “What you seek? Did you get it?”

I nodded. “I did.”

She smiled before looking away. A knock on the door had me going to answer it, leaving her on her own.

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Jade’s POV

My head ached knowing he was lying to me. How could he do such a thing to me? Why was he such a liar?

Maybe I was overreacting. Maybe he was right. He had done nothing to make me doubt him. He had told me the truth and I still saw him as a liar.

I suddenly thought about my children and grabbed my phone when he left the room to call Mr N. I needed the children released.

I had kept to my own end of the deal. It was his own turn to do the same thing.

While calling his number, I silently prayed that he would pick up. He