**Rosalie‘s POV Soren‘s eyes seemed a bit haunted as he looked at me, and I knew I probably asked the question too bluntly. However, I considered Soren a friend, and I thought‘it would be best if I was honest with him and asked the question directly “You know my half–brother,” he didn‘t answer my question, instead, he commented, “it appears, quite well.” His eyes went to my protruding baby bump, and I felt a bit uneasy, but I nodded. In the past, I hid my past from Soren because I wanted to start over. I didn‘t mean to cause any trouble. I just thought it wasn‘t necessary to tell anyone. Honestly, Soren and the others around him also did their best to avoid asking questions about my past. Soren smiled at me and patted my arm. “It‘s okay, Ro. You don‘t have to be upset about anything. I‘m trying to understand your past.” “I wasn‘t completely honest with you about what I was running from,” I decided to be the one to confess first. “And .. please accept my apology for that. I didn‘t know that Ethan had a half–brother. Never once, in all the time that I knew him, did he, or anyone else that I knew in his pack, ever mention you.” Soren‘s head rocked up and down slightly. It was quite clear to me that the pain medication the doctor had just given him had kicked in, and he was not only numb from pain, but he was also a little loopy. He said, “I have no doubt that it‘s true that Ethan never mentioned me. But surely… when you saw me… you had to know the two of us were related?” He smiled at me and raised his eyebrows, as if he couldn‘t believe anyone would miss the similarities between them. I nodded honestly. “I definitely noticed that the two of you look a lot alike, Soren. When I first saw you, it scared me to death. I thought that Ethan had followed me. I was terrified.” I looked at him and sighed. “But… they say everyone has a doppelganger, someone who looks exactly like them, or nearly exactly like them. And the two of you do look a lot alike, but over time, I began to notice the differences between you and focused on those.” Soren tipped his head slightly to the side and studied my face for a moment. “Differences… like what? Our hair color? The shade of our eyes?” I couldn‘t help but giggle. As if the differences were that simple.copy right hot novel pub