| sidestepped into his path, blocking him.

His eyes narrowed marginally for a moment, before his overly–friendly expression returned.

“Forgive her, sir,” I said. “It will take her some time to come around to a stranger.”

“This is what I am attempting to rectify,” Terry countered. “I don’t wish to be a stranger any longer.”

His gaze dropped down to my breasts, even though I was wearing a sweater, not anything revealing. He

kept his eyes there, like he could see through my shirt, I crossed my arms over my chest.

“I wish to be a good friend to you both.” He licked his lips.

Mark moved then, entering the narrowing space between Terry and me, firmly blocking his movement.

Terry’s smile fell. He lifted a brow in Mark’s direction, questioning. Mark held his ground.

“Perhaps I could assist you with whatever you need, sir,” Mark said, voice so much sterner than I’d ever

heard it. This was his soldier voice, I realized, and not the one he used for Elva and I.

“You are being very bold for a Beta,” Terry said. “Especially when I was only being friend. I wasn’t doing

anything wrong.” z

prince and his

your prince’s orders involve

her child from anyone, sir.” Mark’s words

have heard it too, because he straightened. “It’s awfully presumptuous

protection from

anyone from getting to

back, like he was sizing Mark up. Mark was taller, with more muscle. Unless Terry had a deceptively strong wolf, I’d wager

gives strange orders regarding his ex–girlfriend,” Terry said.

like the way he emphasized ex, though I couldn’t exactly pinpoint why. It felt like he was mocking me somehow, or Nicholas. Neither

I will see myself out, if it

even as Terry did. He shifted only to continue to stand

Terry moved to the door. Once he disappeared outside of it, Mark sighed so

slouched

I said at once. I remembered how Mark had told me that Terry was good to

don’t care if it did. And Prince

“But you said…”

the way he was looking at you,” Mark

from the window. She crossed

switched from hiding behind my skirt to

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