Chapter 37

Kade

“I still can’t believe it.” Liam sat across from me, one ankle resting over his knee.

I looked at him. “I know, Liam.”

He fell silent.

I leaned back and pressed my fingers against my eyes.

Sloane.

I could still see her standing in that corridor with the hood over her head.

I had known her almost my entire life. The three of us had grown up together. Trained together. Fought together. She had been there when my father died and when I became Alpha before I was ready. She had helped me. Stood beside me.

Later, I let that friendship become something else. I had slept with her. Let her believe she would become my chosen mate. Let the pack believe it too.

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