CHAPTER 8
Cory sat there on the sill, thinking. Jotham had just left and Cory didn't know what to do. Pain coursed through him at the sadness in his mate's tone. He knew he should shift and talk things out, but Cory wasn't ready to do that just yet.
Cory had heard Jotham when he had entered the cottage. When Jotham had not immediately
come into his room, Cory had snuck out to listen to what was being said. Maybe it was wrong to eavesdrop, and his mom had always told him to be prepared to hear nothing good when you did it, but in this instance, it had only had Cory adding questions than gaining answers. What in the hell had made his mate so jaded with trust? Had someone hurt him? Had a lover betrayed him?
Did it matter to Cory if there was a reason for Jotham to not believe in him?
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