The Luna Choosing Game

| 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

prince’s orders involve keeping me away from Piper?”

her and her child from anyone, sir.” Mark’s words sounded like a

it too, because he straightened. “It’s

from

anyone from getting to close.”

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

regarding his ex–girlfriend,” Terry said.

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 would

didn’t move, even as Terry did. He shifted only to continue to stand between me

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

slouched

had told me that Terry was good to the staff. “I hope I didn’t put you in

don’t care if it

“But you said…”

way he was

added, stepping away from the window. She crossed the room to

behind