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“Shell? What the fuck happened to you?”

CHAPTER TEN

A FERAL ANIMAL That’s what Copper rese at her scar like he’d never seen one before Shell grabbed his hand and squeezed Hopefully, her touch would prevent the pressure fro to an explosion

“Copper, it’s nothing Just a c-section scar”

His face screwed up as though in pain “What? Beth was born by C-section? I had no idea”

She gave him a half smile “No one here knows Only my mother”

He tensed, running his thick finger over the raised line where her daughter had been quickly pulled out to save her life

“I’ll tell you the whole story another time”

“Were you alone?” Concern bled through his voice

“I had friends”

This clearly bothered hi h her stomach All she’d ever wanted her entire life was Copper In her bed, in her mind, in her heart

Hiht the harsh realities back into focus It could never happen She didn’t want to talk about this now For now, she wanted to pretend she could keep hiht extended for the rest of her life

“Were you scared?” He was so focused on the four-year-old incision she wasn’t sure he’d even grasp the story if she told it

“Please, can we talk about this later?”

He lifted his head and the depth of easp “Just answer that one question I need to know”

Nodding, she whispered, “I was terrified”

His serious gaze bore into hers She held her breath, afraid to shatter the connection they’d formed at that moment

“You keep secrets,” he said

Her heart squeezed with fa infor was another “Yes”

He nodded “I want them all Solad both irls are here and well today”