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.”

back against her chair and crosses her arms

continues, “about this man’s continued

down towards the table. Cora shoots Roger

doctor – he

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

me, letting me figure it out. “No,” Cora says,

frightened hand going to my mouth. “Do you

Henry speaks as

says to me and to Sinclair. “We also know that they tend to place their people in high-powered positions – lawyers, bankers, doctors. We also know that Xander, if he is behind this, is very content to play the

his face with his hand. “How

it didn’t happen!” Cora cries, standing up now. “Hank is not part

to keep his temper even. “At a clinic that we pay for. This man is…very suddenly

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

feeling sorry because Cora has a point. Henry does too we need to be careful, especially because we know that the Cult has a history of deploying sleeper agents. But Hank himself? He

look away from Cora, not saying the

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

Cora seals her mouth shut and strides from the room, slamming

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