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    Rain streaked down the restaurant windows, making the outside world look fuzzy. The nts everywhere really set the mood.


    Finally, things had calmed down, and I was treating myself to dinner alone. I picked a ce away from the hotel needed some fresh air after all that drama.


    Axel wanted toe, but he was stuck dealing with Alpha business.


    "What can I get you?" The waiter shed a friendly smile.


    I nced at the menu. "Bring me your best dish."


    The waiter''s eyebrows shot up.


    Great. Did he think I couldn''t afford it?


    "Is there a problem?"


    "No, not at all! Would you like some wine with that?"


    ssic upsell.


    "Just water, thanks." I gave him a small smile, and he headed off.


    I people-watched while waiting for my food. Lots of rich guys with women who definitely weren''t their wives. Typical Alpha behavior - they had their mates at home, so they figured they could do whatever they wanted on the side.


    I almostughed when I spotted one Alpha I recognized. He''d been to a pack meeting with my dad once. And shocker that wasn''t his wife hanging on his arm.


    "Called it," I muttered, watching him wine and dine his date.


    "True love''s pretty rare these days." I sighed.


    My mind drifted back to when I was head over heels for Kane. Man, I was so happy on our wedding day. And what did I get? Nothing but pain and humiliation.


    The waiter brought out this gorgeous te of food - perfectly ted and everything.


    "Time to enjoy something good for once," I told myself, digging in.


    After dinner, I paid with my card and headed out. I didn''t realize howte it had gotten - I must''ve lost track of time in there.


    The street was dark and empty. No cabs in sight. It was a twenty-minute walk back to the hotel, but I figured I''d just hoof it.


    I turned down this tree-lined alley. The fresh air felt nice, and the breeze on my face actually had me smiling.


    Then I saw them - a group of guys hanging out under a streetlight. I tried to just walk past, keep my head down.


    "Hey beautiful, where you headed?" One called out.


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    I picked up my pace and ignored them. Big mistake - they started following me. Before I knew it, one grabbed my arm.


    "Back off," I snapped.


    "Awe on, baby. You got all dressed up like that just to tease guys?" He yanked me closer while his buddiesughed.


    His grip tightened when I tried to pull away. That''s when it hit me - these guys were rogues.


    "Just y nice and you won''t get hurt."


    My stomach dropped. What were rogues even doing here? This area was supposed to be off-limits to them.


    Suddenly I was right back there - that day I barely escaped from those other rogues. My whole body went stiff when one of them ran his fingers down my bare arm.


    I could fight - I wasn''t helpless. But I wasn''t trained to take on rogues, and those memories kept flooding back, making it hard to move. When another one grabbed my waist, I finally snapped out of it enough to snarl and shove them back.


    They stumbled, surprised I had any fight in me.


    I took off running, but they were right on my tail. The hotel was still a good fifteen minutes away.


    "You can''t get away, sweetheart! Once we spot something we want, it''s ours!"


    Their words made my skin crawl. I prayed for my strength to kick in.


    I nced back to check how close they were - and mmed right into someone.


    I froze, thinking another rogue had cut me off. Then I felt that familiar solid chest. I slowly looked up. "Kane?"