Chapter 371

Avery's POV

My mouth dropped open at Fiona's words.

“A fresh divorcee from the human lands"? I would "find someone who actually wanted to stay with me for once?"

When I first met Fiona, I'd thought she was just an unfortunate puppet of the men in her life. Now, I was starting to change my mind on that account.

That was uncalled for, cruel, and so utterly incorrect that it was almost laughable. Maybe I had given her too much grace in the beginning, and she wasn't as much of a victim as I thought she was.

I was about to tell her exactly how I felt about that statement of hers when a sudden presence shot through the back of my mind like a silver-tipped arrow.

Before I could stop it, I heard a familiar voice whisper in my head, "Avery. Talk to me-"

but the damage had been done. In my momentary state of shock, I had lost

of my ribs and my wolf was stirring from sleep. Gideon walked across the

away from him for five fucking minutes? His eyes were fixed on me, only me. Fiona, noticing this, clung to his arm and gestured to me with her lower lip

stood up," she said with

in,

a little at

through me, but it was quickly overshadowed by the sensation

was no use. She popped right back up,

had enough, I stood, grabbing my clutch.

brushing past Fiona. I ignored the feeling of Gideon's eyes on my back and walked over to the bar, where I sat in an open space.

was a middle-aged man with glasses and a

and walked

young lady. What can I get for you?" he asked. I

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