Chapter 53

One day, as they were training, Garrett pulled her aside. "Nicole," he said, looking at her with a serious expression. "There's something I have to tell you." "What is it?" she asked, feeling a little nervous. "I've been doing some research about your complication with the mark from Alpha Liam," he said, his voice low. "And I've discovered something." "What?" Nicole asked, feeling a knot form in her stomach. "It can fade," he said, looking at her intently. "If you stop feeding into it." "Fade?" Nicole repeated, feeling a chill run down her spine. She didn't want it to fade, she was hoping that Liam would finally acknowledge her. Yet her fear of him made her think it was a good idea. At first, she had thought whether it was the Mark that made her tremble, or perhaps her attraction to him, but when she tried to separate what the mark made her feel and her true feelings, she realized that it was true fear. "Yes," he said. "You mixed things up by staying close to each other. If you continu