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“Ethan, why are you here? You never told me.”

“I couldn’t sleep, so I thought I’d go for a drive. I just wanted to make sure everything was okay up here.”

“But the police are keeping an eye on things.” Her lips parted ever so slightly, and the ache in Ethan’s chest became an actual physical pain. “Tell me the real reason.”

Of course there was more to it than that. More than he could admit even to himself. More than he could articulate.

Time was running out. He needed to put a stop to this. Now, while he still could. “It’s late, and you can stop looking at me like that. I’m not one of your wolves, Piper.”

She flinched. His words had hit their mark with the desired effect. “I don’t… I mean…”

What was wrong with him? He was an idiot. Such an idiot that he kept talking when he should have shut his mouth. “I don’t need a champion, Piper. And I don’t need saving.”