"Thanks."
She left me standing there, once again lost in a crazy mess of thoughts.
"You can talk to me." Hugo said.
"I know what you want. I can feel it."
"I know what she did Garrett. But you never did give her a chance to explain either."
I snorted. "What is there to explain? She slept with another guy."
"She did acknowledge that she was in the wrong. Let's go back and talk to her."
"No. Not tonight."
"You can't put it off forever. She's our mate."
"I know! But with my shift being so close, I don't want to say something I'll regret. Afterwards, okay?"
He pondered for a minute before agreeing.
"But we are going to talk to her." He said.
"Yes. I am the future Alpha, and I won't run away from my problems. I'm just... putting it off, until I have a clear head."
"Alright."
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