Chapter 73 The Woman He Trusts

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• Before the thought can spiral far enough to make me lose my grip on myself, I shake my head and force it away. Vera is gone. My wolf is lost. That is the truth I have lived with for years, and I refuse to let anything else unravel me now.
• I swallow and look back at Knox. “Now that what you think is important has been discussed and is out of the way,” I say, keeping my voice even. “Explain it to me. What does imprinted actually mean?”