| 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

my prince

prince’s orders involve keeping me

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

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

protection from

am to keep anyone from getting to

muscle. Unless Terry had a deceptively

strange orders regarding his ex–girlfriend,” Terry

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

it would give you peace,” Terry

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

Once he disappeared outside of it,

slouched

said at 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

his head. “I don’t care if it did. And Prince Nicholas would back

“But you said…”

like the way he was

window. She crossed the room to

from hiding behind my skirt to

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