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“I would have done it for you, but no. I asked the OC to heal me because I no longer need to carry guilt. You made me see I never did, but I’m a slow learner.”

On the return home, Dom saw OneWorld with two eyes again. The view was almost blinding, despite cloudy skies.

When he and Maddy landed, Freki raced up the steps and into the salon, crashing into his mate. Laughing, she ruffled his fur. With what passed for a wolver’s smile, he jumped and twisted, tail wagging, happy to see them.

Scratch that.Freki was happy to see Madeline. He greeted Dom with a bounce of his snout and a “Hey.”

After Madeline fed the wolver and whispered in his ear, she disappeared into the bedroom. Freki stilled for a moment, his eyes moist, before he returned to chowing down.

Dom said, “After you eat, get lost.”

He paused. “Why?”

“We’ll be celebrating our release.”

“I don’t need the deets. Got a gal wolver waiting for me to play hide the hot dog with her. Didn’t plan to stick around and watch you fumble your dick with Madeline.”

Dom snarled. “Just be sure to get lost.”

“Don’t you want to know about my love life?”

“No.”

“Sad. You could use a few pointers.”

Dom shook his head but paused in the doorway, staring over his shoulder. “I’m sorry about your mate, Freki.”

The wolver stopped eating, his eyes tearing up again. “Time does not heal all wounds—but they scab over.” He bounced his nose and returned to his task as if his stomach were as empty as his heart.

Chapter Thirty-Six

Dom woke from a deepsleep the next morning, the world a little brighter. Maddy was curled up, ass to his groin. But instead of getting time to continue the celebration of their release from custody or getting that vacay as promised, the OC interrupted with a path. So much for Maddy-and-Dom time.

He had nearly slipped out of bed undetected when she said, “What’s up?”

“The OC has ordered me to bring Lucian in for a chat.”

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