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 and his

tilted his head. “And your prince’s orders involve keeping me away

her child from

he straightened. “It’s awfully presumptuous to

protection from me.”

am to keep anyone from

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

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

the way he emphasized ex, though I couldn’t exactly pinpoint why. It felt like he was mocking me

out, if it would

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

disappeared outside of

slouched

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

care if it did. And Prince Nicholas would back

“But you said…”

was looking at

from the window. She crossed the

behind my skirt to hers.