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, not happy
just concerned,” Henry continues, “about this
table. Cora shoots Roger a dirty
he did such
Henry says, turning to 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 when you were hurt after the temple and worked incredibly hard to keep you and Rafe alive beyond the point when
out. “No,” Cora
whisper, a frightened hand going to my mouth. “Do you seriously
cries, but Henry speaks as
tend to place their people in
Sinclair mutters, and I turn to see him again covering his face with his hand. “How did we not
cries, standing up now. “Hank is not part of this – he
working hard to keep his temper even. “At a clinic that we pay for. This man is…very suddenly very involved in
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
need to be careful, especially because we know that the Cult has
Roger don’t nod along with me. Instead, they just quietly look away from Cora, not
got so close to him. That if he tricked all of us, then he tricked her the most. And
intuits what we’re all thinking. Without another word Cora seals her mouth shut and strides from the room, slamming the door shut behind her.
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