Caden's POVVessa stood close enough that I could feel the warmth coming off her shoulder.I stood straight, looking ahead. I let the instructor complete the ceremony but deep within me, I was somewhere else entirely, thinking about Mira.I'd watched her fight twice from the sidelines. Watched her take hits that would have made others quit. Watched her get pinned, get up, get pinned again and still found something left to work with. She didn't have a shifter's advantage. Just that stubborn, relentless refusal to stay down.She didn’t win the female event, but for an omega, she surpassed my imagination.The instructor wrapped up the crowning ceremony. Vessa touched my arm briefly as we stepped off the platform. Of course, I knew it was intentional. I moved away without acknowledging it. Vessa had always tried to get my attention, but I didn’t have time for her. It’s not that she’s not attractive. I just didn’t see her in a romantic light. So do I see Mira in a romantic light?The qu
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