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Casey
I wasn’t ready to face Zora yet, so when Sheperd and Cruz accosted Darius and me, I used the opportunity to part ways.
I knew seeing Zora was inevitable, and I wished it would be easy, but I knew it won’t.
The last time we spoke, she was hurt.
I remembered the hurt in her eyes that day. I saw her give up completely. and it was all my fault.
I knew she was happy with Darius, but I still found it hard to move on.
She was mine right from when she was seventeen. Who would have thought our time together would be short–lived?
I felt ashamed of myself.
She had done what I failed to do.
When she reminded me of my promise the night she returned home naked and in pain, I sat on the couch and could not speak.
The truth was, I did not expect her to understand. I did not expect her to see things my way. I was afraid to let go of the rare gift given to me, and I expected her to accept it.
I knew that that was my inner truth.
When she complained and showed disappointment, I often told myself she would do the same thing in my shoes.
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Even though I knew Zora was very loyal and devoted, I believed she would do the same in my shoes.
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I had told Hardy that she would have rejected him for my sake, but I did not believe my words. I just wanted to discourage him from pursuing her and getting her in trouble with Darius.
After hearing that she rejected Hardy, I felt ashamed of myself.
How could I face her knowing I had failed her?
Darius Hand was a better man for her.
He made a promise and stuck to it.
She made a promise and kept it.
There was no way anyone or anything could come between them. There
was no way.
I needed to prepare my mind for my friendship with Zora. It will be hard. It would be difficult to see and talk to her, being in the same space with her and having limits around her.
It will be difficult because she was once mine.
I needed to prepare my mind for the torture I would experience through the friendship, but I was grateful to Darius for his kind gesture.
A challenging friendship with Zora was better than silence. It was better than being estranged from her. At least I get my confidant back, someone I know I can trust and rely on. I was excited about it. However challenging it will be, I was excited about it.
I returned to my booth, and Ramsey was sitting next to Lori.
I honestly hated the man. He brought about my ruin, and I was angry and enraged after what Darius had just told me he did.
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I knew Cruz was a fool, but he did not deserve this.
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I wanted to beat the crap out of Ramsey and ask him what the fuck Cruz did to him to make him set us up like that. I was angry.
The lives that were lost due to that attack still haunt me.
“Darling.” Lori said, smiling at me, and I returned the smile.
“How did your meeting go?” She asked me, and I knew I needed to watch my tongue where Ramsey was concerned. Speaking in opposites was the only way to protect myself from the prick.
“Not well,” I replied, and her face dropped. She rubbed my back gently and kissed my upper arm.
“I hope he wasn’t upset,” She said with a tinge of fear, and I could not blame her. The Wolf Lord’s anger was something to avoid.
“I hope he isn’t. Sheperd and Cruz accosted him, and I am nervous,” I lied, and she hissed.
“I am sorry, but those two alphas are fools. Cruz was the one that got the east into this mess to begin with, he had better not try it again, and Sheperd almost got us in trouble the second time,” She said, grumbling, and I rubbed her back to calm her down.
I did not want her going into labour in the booth of a sports arena in the north.
I wanted to tell her. It wasn’t Cruz but her treacherous father, but I refrained from it. There was no use voicing my mind.
“Father, you should go against them in the committee. The east was more peaceful when you led it. Casey is doing a good job, but those people make it very hard. I think you and Alpha Timothy should step in to support Casey,” She said, and Ramsey shook his head. The prick.
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Of course, he will shake his head. He had messed everything up. I was beginning to suspect that he did it out of scorn.
Zora and I had increased the strength of the Magic Fang, knocking him out of first place in the east.
I was occupying his seat. Cruz and Sheperd knocked him down to fourth place. Could he create trouble for us because of it?
I believed it was more profound than that, and I was determined to get to the bottom of things.
“Max and Cruz have Casey’s vote. I can’t contest it,” Ramsey said casually, and Lori shook her head.
“I am sure Casey will side with you.” She said and squeezed my hand.
“Won’t you, darling?” She said, and honestly, I cringed.
I knew I said I wanted to try with Lori, but other than the bond, there was nothing. It wasn’t her fault; the issue was with me.
“No, I won’t,” I said bluntly, and she stopped.
“I won’t, darling, because your father is in retirement. I can also put Cruz and Sheperd in check. I won’t be able to caution your father,” I explained, and she shook her head.
“You aren’t putting those two in check. If you were, they wouldn’t have caused the war and friction between the north and east,” She said, and I shook my head.
“Cruz did not attack the Western border in Gad. I believe him. I do not know who did it, and I don’t care.” I said quickly, so the main culprit sitting with us won’t be on alert.
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