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Dodie didn’t wait.
She pinched Alpha Zavier’s arm and gave him a pointed look.
Her throat cleared, her eyes narrowing in that familiar way that said she was two seconds from losing patience.
“So,” she said, voice a little shaky beneath her tough tone, “do you want to keep it or not?”
The question dropped like a stone into the room. Heavy. Direct. And impossible to ignore.
Alpha Zavier didn’t hesitate. “Of course,” he said, low and sure.
Dodie let out a breath she’d clearly been holding. “Okay.”
Her shoulders relaxed, and for the first time in minutes, the tension in her frame softened.
Weslee and Nicole exchanged a glance,knowing it was Dodie's bluff.
Despite Dodie's condescension, she had been afraid of how Xavier would react.
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