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“Everything,” I echo, realizing he means the whole mating situation. “I’m close to my heat, and I’m not supposed to take mates.”

“Going by a contract that’s in another person’s name,” Zane reminds me.

I blink at him. “You’re telling me that contract is null and void because I’m not actually Zelena?”

“I’m telling you it’s invalid because you’re not Zelena, and your parents knew that when they had you sign it. They know it can’t be legally enforced if you know you’re not her.”

“Holy shit,” I murmur. “I’m not Zelena.”

Chapter Fifty-Four

Cameron

Rollercoaster rides have less shocking twists and turns than my life since the day Dale walked into it.

The first day I ever saw him, I would never have guessed he’d be the one to turn my life upside down and inside out. He was quiet back then, withdrawn. He sat at the back of the class, studied hard enough to get As, and he barely ever lifted his head to look at anyone.

I couldn’t help thinking about him, wondering who he was and why he seemed so sad and alone.

Speaking to him back then would have been social suicide, and my fake girlfriend would have been livid if I’d ruined her life by talking to some nobody. The funny thing is, she was nothing to me. She would have stayed that way if I hadn’t let my football buddies push me into asking her out.

One mistake, and I was stuck with the biggest bitch in school.

She hated me. Literally the only reason she wanted us to be a couple was for appearances.

I was popular. She was popular. That was where any similarity began and ended.

If she wasn’t holding something over me, we wouldn’t have lasted longer than that third date.

Clearly, she knew that when she agreed to the date. That’s why she made sure she found something that night that she could use against me. I tried to check what she’d told me, to find out if it was even true, but honestly, it was beyond my comprehension. I had to assume it was true. It wasn’t worth the risk to assume anything else.

So, I pretended I didn’t notice Dale, while I watched him from a distance. Then, one day Cherise turned him into her BFF. She gave him a mini make-over and brought him to sit with us at lunch.

I was wary that first day, waiting for the inevitable prank and knowing I couldn’t let her do it.

Turned out, there was no prank. She actually liked him.

My life was never the same again. Getting to spend time with him was a sweet kind of torture. He was easy-going, funny, and his smile was worth every second spent earning it.

I couldn’t help blurting inappropriate compliments whenever Marianne’s back was turned.

He seemed stunned the first time it happened. I know he didn’t know what to make of me.

I probably only made myself seem like a thirsty bitch.

I can still hardly believe we had our first kiss on prom night.

It wasn’t exactly fireworks. It was more like a spark that got lit.

I didn’t find out why until he explained about the Alpha who’d abandoned him. The more he shared about Zane Morris, the less I liked the guy. He’s the reason Dale used to sit at the back of the class with sad eyes. He’s an idiot.

He’d have to be to abandon his Omega.

Dale explained about their other Omega friend, Zoey.

It didn’t make Zane’s reasons for abandoning him any more understandable.

No Alpha should abandon a true mate, and that goes double for Omega true mates.

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