| 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

his head. “And your prince’s orders involve

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

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

protection from

am to keep anyone from

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

orders regarding his ex–girlfriend,”

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

I will see myself out, if it would give you

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

Once he disappeared outside of it, Mark sighed so

slouched

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

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

“But you said…”

was looking

either,” Susie added, stepping away from the window. She crossed the room to stand

behind my skirt to

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