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Once I finished talking, I realized everyone looked atthat ht have been considered rude to Adaized "I’ about our scars, but it doesn’t feel like the right time for all of this"

Wade slares

"Anna is right," Adam stepped forward "I’m sorry, Anna I’m just really…well, I wanted share my excitement That doesn’t mean I don’t want to find Eve I’ve already divided search teaave theuess I should have thought about that since Elle and I arrived late Still, I wished he wouldn’t have put his hand on display for everyone Our scars weren’t ical in that ere hopelessly, mushy zombies

Wade stepped forward "We have her blood, which is the strongest scent Each of you will smell this on your way out the door" He held up Eve’s purse that was found along the woods and handed it to Melissa, one of the few fe sniff and then passed it to the next person As each person caught Eve’s scent, their eyes glowed, looking eerily beautiful against their hu as they transformed into wolves I was about to join them when Jeff stopped me

"Anna, a minute," the leader requested

I should have known my murder trial wouldn’t be overlooked so easily Noas time to find out if my bond to Adam would save me

Chapter Twenty

"Have a seat," Jeff said as they sat around the kitchen table

"Shouldn’t I be out helping track Eve?" I , but could I really be faulted for that? I was ready to die yesterday, but now that Adam and I were marked, I wanted to live--needed to

"Your brothers and sisters are searching for Eve I doubt one less illdown, I restedand confident Adaht shoulder Whatever neas about to hear could end badly If they carried outwith me There was no way he’d stand by and watch his chante be ht about hi because of me

"Did you kill Eve?" Michael asked His blunt question threw h I’d expected it

"Of course not," I exclaimed "Why would I want to look for her if I killed her?" I took a breath to cal treated like a criminal The sooner the leaders left the better

"Does a uilty?" Nicolas asked "It’s apparent you’ve wanted herWhat’s the best way to ensure that happens? By killing her of course You couldn’t defeat her by de a duel, so you took the easy road Of course how you were able to get the drop on an alpha female is beyond aze fro," I snorted Adam was the last person in the world who’d murder Eve He took his responsibilities far too seriously

"I find it funny that the one night we allow you your freedoht, Anna?"

"She ith me," Adam answered

"Like I said, a partner" Nicholas smiled "Perhaps since you tere so enamored with each other, and obviously each other’s chante’s, which we’ll discuss later, you cooked up a plan to get rid of the wo You knew that if you were to reject Eve and replace her with Anna, it’d start a ith her people"

"That’s bullshit," Adait was because that would only help their case againsthe could do about his relationship with Eve had nearly driven h to kill which is what the leaders would assuht"

"So you’re each other’s alibis I guess we overreacted and everyone can go on their merry way," Nicholas said with a sarcastic set aith it, I would have reached across the table and s courage the ot "That Adam and I are treated like criminals when you, a leader, are free toto you If anyone deserves to be punished, it’s you, Nicholas"