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“I’m not asking,” she cut me off firmly. Shifting, she pulled out her cell phone and called someone.

I heard Hazel yell out Teagan’s name when she answered after one ring.

“Are you still there?”

“Yes, where the fuck are you? Eliza—”

“Bestie emergency. Tell her pack that she will be back tomorrow but she needs us right now. Bring the others. I’ll send you details of where once you text me you’re driving.”

“Isn’t that a bit extreme—?” Hazel stopped herself and then she whispered, “Oh, Eliza.”

She must have heard me sniffling and my tears started all over again.

“I’ll handle it and get the others. Give me ten.”

“We got you, bestie,” Teagan reassured me, squeezing me tight.

I had the best friends ever.

Hopefully, my pack understood.

This time, I planned on coming back. I just needed… I needed time to get myself together first.

Chapter

Seven

Eliza

My best friends all sat around me, staring me down with varying looks of concern and shock. Except for Teagen who’d heard this an hour before.

It was easier to say out loud this time. Maybe it was the mimosas helping me along, but I’d like to think it was because I’d finally stopped holding onto the secrets.

“Eliza,” Sienna said softly. “What are you going to do?”

“Face them. That’s all I can do. I don’t want to run from this again, I just needed it to be on my terms, not theirs.”

They all nodded a few times, a beat of silence as I sipped the last of my third mimosa.These are fantastic.

“Damien looks good,” Hazel said with a cocky grin, her exaggerated eyebrow wiggle emphasizing her attempt to lighten the mood.

A low growl escaped me, surprising us all.

“Well, I guess that explains how you feel about seeing him again,” Hazel replied knowingly, not the least bit put off by my possessive growl.

“I never stopped loving him,” I admitted quietly, staring down at my now empty drink so I didn’t have to look at them. “That was never the issue. I just couldn’t drag him down. He deserved more than I could give.”

“Did you even ask him?” Sienna asked, repeating Teag’s earlier question. They were being so gentle with me. Except for Teagan who was never one for subtlety.

“No, of course, she didn’t. She made the decision for both of them and now it’s catching up with her.”

“Damn, Teag,” I groaned. “You’re a straight-up savage.”

“I’m your bestie, it’s my job to tell it like it is. Sienna has the gentle side down,” Teagan defended. “And Hazel is always here to help fuck shit up and have fun. We balance each other. Besides, right now you need someone to call you on your shit.”

“Does that mean you’ll tell us why you’ve been around so much lately?” Hazel teased.

Teagan took a sip of her drink and ignored the question completely.

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