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

loyal to my prince and his orders.”

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

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

must have heard it too, because he straightened. “It’s awfully presumptuous to assume she

from me.”

anyone

Unless Terry had a deceptively strong wolf, I’d wager

nephew gives strange orders regarding his ex–girlfriend,”

emphasized ex, though I couldn’t exactly pinpoint why. It felt like he

will see myself out, if it

shifted only to continue to stand between me and

the door. Once he disappeared outside of it,

slouched

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

“I don’t care if it did. And Prince Nicholas

“But you said…”

he was

from the window. She crossed the room

from hiding behind my skirt to hers.