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He'd probably help now if I asked him,a small voice in my head said. I pushed it away. There wasn’t anything for him to help with. It was done. I’d left it behind in California. And even if he could help me, that didn’t change the fact that he had stopped talking to me for an entire year before leaving for the Silver Wolves.

Still, I couldn’t lie and say it didn’t make me think about him a bit differently. I was still annoyed with him for not dropping the subject of why I’d come back to Brixton. He’d been out of line. But would it be such a bad thing if I were to give him a second chance?

I didn’t know the answer. I didn’t even know why I was considering giving him a second chance. But I was enjoying being near him again, despite myself. And the thought of cutting him out entirely was enough to make my wolf snarl in irritation.

All the emotions were swirling in my head, making them hard to sort out.

“You all right, Jenn?” Dad asked, pulling me out of my thoughts.

I blinked and turned to see him staring at me.

“You’ve been a bit quiet ever since you came here. Is there something wrong?”

I forced a smile. “Everything’s great,” I lied.

Chapter 5 - Klyte

I couldn’t stop thinking about Jenn.

I kept thinking about how we’d grown up, sparring back and forth and giving each other a hard time. Now that I was older, it was easier for me to see where I’d gone wrong. I shouldn’t have antagonized her so much. I wished I could say I’d learned from my mistakes. But given that I’d pestered Jenn to talk to me about why she was here, I still had a ways to go in that department.

She didn’t deserve it. A knot of guilt coiled in my stomach. I should have handled it better. I was happy she was here, happy to see her after all these years. I hadn’t realized how much I missed her company until I’d seen her walking down those steps. I’d made the mistake of letting her get away once before. I wasn’t going to let that happen a second time.

I wanted to make amends. I needed to apologize.

There was always the chance she would slam the door in my face. I probably deserved it. But if I didn’t apologize, I would kick myself for the rest of my life.

I sighed, scratching my chin. I was really going to do this.

Well, if I was going to apologize, I might as well do it now. No time like the present.

I made the short trek to Malcolm’s house, my heart pounding as I tried to figure out the right words. The walk was way too short to come up with anything, though, and I was in front of the house with no idea how to go about it. But here I was, and I was going to have to wing it. Which, granted, wasn’t necessarily out of character for me.

I trotted up to the door and hesitated. Malcolm’s scent was stale, hardly there at all. I still didn’t like the idea of telling him I was here to see his daughter. But it was time. If Jenn was going to be here long-term, I didn’t want there to be bad blood between us.

Still, it took more strength than I realized to knock on the door.

There was a long pause, and I wondered if she wasn’t there. Then I heard footsteps, and the door opened.

My wolf stirred eagerly at the mint and pine scent that hit me as I saw Jenn. For a moment, she froze. Then her eyes narrowed, and she folded her arms. Well, that was better than expected. I thought she would slam the door in my face, so I’d take the win where I could get it.

“What do you want?” she asked.

“I wanted to apologize,” I said.

Jenn blinked, clearly startled. She hesitated, and her posture relaxed a bit, as if I’d taken her off-guard.

“You want to apologize,” she said slowly. “To me.”

“Actually, I was planning on apologizing to Malcolm’s other daughter, who also happens to be living here right now,” I said. “But I guess you’ll do.”

The words were out of my mouth before I could reconsider them, and I wanted to hit myself. But, to my surprise, Jenn gave a short smile.

“She’s out shopping,” she said. “But I can pass on the message.”

“Look, Jenn.” I took a deep breath. “I’m sorry. I was a bit of a dick.”

She held up a hand. “Are you apologizing for when we were kids, or the last week?”

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