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 arms over her chest again, not happy

concerned,” Henry continues, “about this man’s continued connection to

down towards the table. Cora shoots Roger a dirty look

doctor – he did such a good job caring for Rafe

He was at your beck and call. He was very conveniently available when you were hurt after the

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

frightened hand going to my mouth. “Do you

but Henry speaks as if he didn’t

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

I turn to see him again covering his face with his hand. “How did we not see this

Cora cries, standing up now. “Hank is not part of this – he – he’s my colleague!

clearly working hard to keep his temper even. “At a clinic that we pay for. This man is…very suddenly very involved in our lives.

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,

be careful, especially because we know that the Cult has a history of deploying sleeper agents. But Hank himself? He hasn’t

Sinclair, and Roger don’t nod along with me. Instead, they just quietly look away from Cora, not saying the words that echo in the back of my

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

seals her mouth shut and strides from the room, slamming the door shut behind her. Roger gets to his feet

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