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    "Kane, are you even listening to me?"


    Finn''s voice cut through the fog in my head, but my thoughts were somewhere else entirely.


    We were in the car, heading back to the pack house. I''d called Finn earlier


    because I needed to talk to him about something, but now I couldn''t even focus on what he was saying.


    "Kane," Finn repeated, his tone sharper this time.


    I pulled a cigarette from the packet and muttered, "I''m listening."


    I ced the cigarette between my lips, reaching for my lighter, but Finn beat me to


    it. He flicked his silver lighter open, igniting the me and holding it out for me.


    "No, you''re not," he said as I leaned in to light my cigarette.


    The flicker of the me reflected in his lighter, but it felt like I was burning from the inside out. The


    emotions stirring in my chest were too overwhelming.


    Before I learned the truth, I''d been fine-content even. But now, everything felt off. Everything had changed in an instant.


    My mind kept circling back to Selene, to the way she responded to Grayson.


    Why didn''t she push him away the same way she pushed me?


    And that healer! He had the audacity to flirt with her right in front of me. Did he even know who she


    was?


    Even though Selene was technically my ex-wife, she was still bound to me through the mate bond. She belonged to me. No other man had the right to touch her, let alone look at her like that.


    "If you''re just going to ignore me, I don''t know why you even bothered to call me," Finn said, his


    frustration evident.


    I turned my head toward him, snapping out of my thoughts for a moment. "What were we talking about again?"


    Finn sighed, shaking his head in defeat. "You''re impossible sometimes, Alpha."”


    smirked slightly at his reaction. "So, are you nning to resign from your position?"


    His eyes widened, caught off guard by my question. But when he noticed the teasing glint in my eyes, he rxed.


    "Seriously?" he muttered. "Even as your beta, I can''t always tell when you''re joking."


    I chuckled softly. Was I really that intimidating? Even my best friend couldn''t take


    a joke when I made one. Did he really think I''d fire him?


    Finn''s voice turned more serious. "Let''s cut to the chase, Kane. What''s really going on? Did you talk to Selene? What did she say?"


    I turned my gaze to the window, watching the darkenedndscape blur past. Her words echoed clearly in my mind.


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    "She said she doesn''t love me anymore.


    Finn blinked, confused. "Wait-love? When did love evene into the picture? You know she''s moved on. That''s what matters now. Did you at least apologize to her?"


    "I did," I said quietly, taking a drag from the cigarette. The smoke filled my lungs, but it was her name that filled my mind, repeating like a mantra.


    Selene.


    "Bro, you need to figure out what you actually want," Finn said, his tone more direct now. "You know you''re in love with her, but you keep pretending otherwise. Now that everything''s out in the open, what''s your next move?"


    I closed my eyes, leaning back against the seat. He wasn''t wrong. But being the head Alpha wasn''t as simple as following my emotions. I had responsibilities, a pack to oversee. Every decision I made had


    consequences.


    Still, I couldn''t ignore what I wanted. I couldn''t just let her go. I had to do something.


    "Finn," I said, breaking the silence. "Make an announcement tomorrow morning." Finn raised an eyebrow, his confusion evident. "What announcement?"


    I opened my eyes and looked out at the dark sky, its emptiness reflecting the turmoil inside me. Taking another deep drag of the cigarette, I finally replied,


    "Announce to the whole pack that Alpha Kane has broken up with his girlfriend Ruby. We''re no longer together."