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“Not hidden away in the west wing anymore? I ask quietly, sounding as somber as his mood, looking for something to engage him in conversation with, because I literally feel his intentions of sneaking away and leaving me to my new room, and it sucks. He’s disconnecting form me, shutting me out and it’s shredding my soul to pieces a sit becomes clear that’s what he’s doing.
“He wasn’t happy that I decided you should be among the rest of us, and part of this pack, seeing as he’s trying to unite the mountain. Convinced him your showdown was under better control and wouldn’t happen again.” Colton avoids my eye, obviously not really telling me everything that was said.
“And he gave in, just like that?” I hate the fact that I can sense he’s being evasive and keeping things from me.