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.”

not giving in yet, Cora leans back against her chair and crosses her arms over her chest again, not happy

continues, “about this

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

our doctor – he did such a good job caring

and call. He was very conveniently

it out. “No,” Cora says, breaking in and shaking

god,” I whisper, a frightened hand going to

Henry speaks as if he didn’t

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

mutters, and I turn to see him again covering his face with his hand. “How did

now. “Hank is not part of this – he – he’s my colleague! We work

clinic that we built, Cora,” Roger points out, clearly working hard to keep his temper even. “At a clinic that we pay for. This man is…very suddenly

head around at all of us.” Hank is a good person who has only done wonderful things for this family. I know him. 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

need to be careful, especially because we know that the Cult

just quietly look away from Cora, not saying

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

all ridiculous,” Cora growls, and when I look up at 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

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