Chapter 354 – The Problem

Ella

Cora blinks rapidly in disbelief and my own mouth falls open. I see Roger go tense in his chair and feel Sinclair do the same beside me.

“Wha- what?” Cora asks, aghast, leaning forward to stare more closely at Henry. “The problem that is HankJ; FJA

Hank? What the hell kind of problem is Hank?”

I grimace a little when I see her get defensive and dart my eyes to Roger, seeing him rankle at it, just a little bit. Roger, I know, is jealous of Hank – not very jealous, not in a bad way. Just…as much as he doesn’t blame Cora for her previous hesitations, or hold them against her…

…well, he’s not going to be thrilled about Cora’s ex’s continued presence in our lives, is he? Especially when he sees Cora defend Hank like that..

“Please, Cora,” Henry says, putting a peaceful hand out towards her. “Just… hear me out.”

“What is wrong with Hank,” she insists, continuing to be angry, which just upsets Roger more. I glance at Sinclair, worried. His face is a mirror of my own.

“Please “Henry says again, leaning forward and staring at Cora only at Cora intensely. “I mean no insult. I just want to…discuss.”

her chair and crosses her arms over her chest again,

continues, “about this man’s continued

mutters, his face turned down towards the table. Cora shoots Roger a dirty look he pretends he

I ask, confused. “He’s he’s our doctor – he did such a good job

me and holding my eyes. “He did a very good job taking care of Rafe. He was at your beck and call. He was very conveniently available

“No,” Cora says, breaking

my god,” I whisper, a frightened hand

ridiculous!” Cora cries, but Henry speaks

tend to place their people in high-powered positions – lawyers, bankers, doctors. We also know that

see him again covering his face with his hand. “How did we not see

“Hank is not part of this – he

his temper even. “At a clinic that we pay for. This man is…very suddenly very involved in our lives. Dad has a good

I know that he only has good things in his heart, and wants to help, and to bring wolf and human culture together.” She pauses, furious, glaring around at all of us. “And now you all owe him an apology for doubting him for a single

know that the Cult

just quietly look away from Cora, not saying

Cora…she might just not want to believe bad things about Hank because she got so close to him. That if he tricked all of us, then he tricked her the most. And that would be a horrible thing

her I see that she intuits what we’re all thinking. Without another word Cora seals her mouth shut and strides from the room, slamming the

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