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CHAPTER 290
~Valerie's POV~
"Yeah. That's what happens when you shift. I shifted."
Dristan's eyes darkened, his brows pulling together in that way that said too much and yet nothing at all. He said nothing for a heartbeat. Then two.
"Do you always go for a midnight run while you're in heat?" he asked, his tone sharp with something jagged—possessiveness, maybe.
I exhaled sharply, folding my arms under the hoodie. "I didn't plan to go into heat right now, okay? It's not exactly something I scheduled."
He stepped closer.
"So what, Xander just happened to be there?"
I looked away. "I didn't go out looking for him."
"But he found you. Of course he did." His voice dipped lower, bitter, like a curse barely restrained. "And you let him see you. In that state."
"That state?" I repeated, a dry laugh escaping. "You mean my wolf form? That state?"