Chapter 37

Jessica pales.

She’s like a fawn. Her eyes dart around nervously, but there is nowhere to go.

“I asked you a question.”

She licks her lips to moisten them. It’s one of her nervous habits. “I, uh, just meant that they didn’t stand a chance against us.

I look at her as if seeing her for the first time. It’s true she’s always underfoot and I’m as familiar with her as I am with myself.

But I don’t know that I’ve really seen her.

Not in a very long time.

“Are you happy, Jess?”

made her nervous, this one has her even more unsettled. She bites her lip hard and lowers her gaze.

is twenty-nine years old. And, as far as I know, she’s been alone for at least as long as Leah has lived beneath this roof in

wolves. They attacked

ie to

something stu pid,

can’t look me in the eye. Her

I slam my hand

over and shatter and the

anything!”

she played a part or she

and I feel my spine starting to curve. “Get

room, terrified. But there is nowhere she can go or hide where I won’t find

the giant table, sending it flying into the sideboard. The food and glass

strolls into the room. He lets out a low whistle. “Chef spent hours on that

coherent enough

shift fully and run. I need to get this rage out of my system so I can think and act rationally, because I’m not good to anyone-myself included-with my

are.

I really don’t want to ki ll one of my

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