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Chapter 22
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Rain streaked down the restaurant windows, making the outside world look fuzzy. The plants everywhere really
set the mood.
Finally, things had calmed down, and | was treating myself to dinner alone. | picked a place away from the hotel
needed sfresh air after all that .
Axel wanted to come, but he was stuck dealing with Alpha business.
“What can | get you?” The waiter flashed a friendly smile.
| glanced at the menu. “Bringyour best dish.”
The waiter’s eyebrows shot up.
Great. Did he think I couldn't afford it?
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“Is there a problem?”
“No, not at all! Would you like swine with that?”
Classic upsell.
“Just water, thanks.” | gave him a small smile, and he headed off.
| people-watched while waiting for my food. Lots of rich guys with women who definitely weren't their wives.
Typical Alpha behavior - they had their mates at home, so they figured they could do whatever they wanted on
the side.
| almost laughed when | spotted one Alpha | recognized. He'd been to a pack meeting with my dad once. And
shocker - that wasn’t his wife hanging on his arm.
“Called it,” | muttered, watching him wine and dine his date.
“True love's pretty rare these days.” | sighed.
My mind drifted back to when | was head over heels for Kane. Man, | was so happy on our wedding day. And what
did | get? Nothing but pain and humiliation.
The waiter brought out this gorgeous plate of food - perfectly plated and everything.
“Tto enjoy something good for once,” | told myself, digging in.
After dinner, | paid with my card and headed out. | didn’t realize how late it had gotten - | must've lost track of
tin there.
The street was dark and empty. No cabs in sight. It was a twenty-minute walk back to the hotel, but | figured I'd
just hoof it.
| turned down this tree-lined alley. The fresh air felt nice, and the breeze on my face actually hadsmiling.
Then | saw them - a group of guys hanging out under a streetlight. | tried to just walk past, keep my
head down.
“Hey beautiful, where you headed?” One called out.
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| picked up my pace and ignored them. Big mistake - they started following me. Before | knew it, one grabbed
my arm.
“Back off,” | snapped.
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“Aw con, baby. You got all dressed up like that just to tease guys?” He yankedcloser while his buddies
laughed.
His grip tightened when | tried to pull away. That's when it hit- these guys were rogues.
“Just play nice and you won't get hurt.”
My stomach dropped. What were rogues even doing here? This area was supposed to be off-limits to them.
Suddenly | was right back there - that day | barely escaped from those other rogues. My whole body went stiff
when one of them ran his fingers down my bare arm.
| could fight - | wasn’t helpless. But | wasn’t trained to take on rogues, and those memories kept flooding back,
making it hard to move. When another one grabbed my waist, | finally snapped out of it enough to snarl and
shove them back.
They stumbled, surprised | had any fight in me.
| took off running, but they were right on my tail. The hotel was still a good fifteen minutes away.
“You can’t get away, sweetheart! Once we spot something we want, it’s ours!”
Their words made my skin crawl. | prayed for my strength to kick in.
I glanced back to check how close they were - and slammed right into someone.
| froze, thinking another rogue had cutoff. Then | felt that familiar solid chest. | slowly looked up.
“Kane?”
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