Chapter One Hundred and Ninety Five
I wasn't fine. | knew that.
It never did stop. The nausea and puking becan everyday routine. | leaned over the sink, spraying more
water on my face. | thought | looked pale. | stared down at my stomach. Was it just me, or did it look a little
bigger?
Maybe it was just me.
| walked out of the bathroom; the knock on the door gavea pause.
Before | could give a response, the door was pulled open.
“I didn’t remember asking you to cin, Bailey” | say to the Elder. | might have to put it in mind to keep those
doors locked at all times, but locks can’t restrict werewolves, so it gets a bit useless.
“So, the rumors are true; you are back.”.
“Much to your disappointment, | see.”
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“I should feel hurt that you didn’t cvisit| thought we were such good friends and all.”
“Is that what you thought? I'm so sorry, | have been busy doing nothing. | couldn’t make out the time, but you
are here now, and | guess | don’t have to worry about that anymore,” | say to
her with a smile.
“Oh, | must say, | did miss you. Thane was no fun with you gone. The whole pack had been waiting on your
return,” she says, and that piqued my interest.
“What?”
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“Of course. With you gone, Thane changed completely, and it only took a while for them to understand that he
still loved you. Despite all he had said, they all hoped you would return, and | guess you are back. But what is
puzzling is the fact that you haven't even gone out there to make it official.”
“Well, no one did tellthat they had been waiting for my return.”
“Could there be more to why Thane had kept you hidden in here?”
“Always the curious one, Elder, but remember, curiosity kills the cat, even the ancient ones,” | said with a smirk,
and she gavea false smile.
“I am here now; perhaps we could go out for a walk, the pack is wide awake, we could visit the training grounds,
make your presence known, except... there is a reason you don’t want anyone to know about your return.”
“As much fun as it sounds, I'd rather remain here, Bailey.”
“Oh, con, Riley, it’s just a walk,” she cooed.
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| could see it clearly in her eyes; she believed | was hiding something. It wasn’t exactly a bad idea to take a walk,
just to prove to her that | had no reason to hide.
“Okay then, I'll grab my jacket, and we could be on our way,” | said, and the smile on her face disappeared. She
hadn’t expectedto agree to this, but she was quick to mask her emotions.
She took a seat as | disappeared into the dressing room, where Thane had also filled with clothes. But thankfully
they were lesser gowns. | put on the black leather pants and a jacket over my cropped top. | took a hair ribbon
and, quickly throwing my hair into a messy bun..
| was done hiding in this room; maybe it was t| met the pack... again.
| got stares-a lot of it.
But they were atleast welcoming; seven more tic women shed tears. | did hope it was tears of joy.
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“You cannot be distracted while
facing an opponent; you need to
focus, find their ve pgints, and ise
gn 50 cannot afford to
be crippled by fear; otherwise,
consider yourself dead...” he trailed
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taken his attention.
They were even more murmurs; | didn’t think I'd changed, but there was clearly something different in how they
stared at me.
Bailey walked up to Axel.
“If you would givea chance, Beta
Axel, | would be glad to show them
the practical aspeptof What Jove
taught them “she said, and Axel gave
her a calculative look before nodding
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“No.” Axel said, cutting her off.
| didn’t know exactly what Bailey was up to, but perhaps humiliating before the whole pack was a part of the
plan.
“Don’t worry, Beta, | won't go further than a nick,” she assured, her gaze finding mine.