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CHAPTER 38
~Jade's POV~
Kai did not look away after delivering his statement, and I realised quickly that he had not spoken to provoke me but because he believed what he was saying.
"My wolf?" I repeated, keeping my voice even although Javelin stirred uneasily within me. She or anyone who was told would have some form of reaction.
"Yes," he replied without hesitation. "You compensate well with instinct and intelligence, and your awakening during the race closed the gap, but before that moment, you were almost overtaken. That should not have happened."
I folded my arms loosely, more to steady myself than to appear defensive. "I came in second."
"You survived because something triggered," Kai corrected calmly. "That is not the same as maintaining control from the beginning."
His tone was not insulting. It was analytical. That unsettled me more than if he had mocked me outright.
"You're assuming too much," I said.
