This type of scenting felt too intimate for our audience, but I supposed there was no real harm in it. Julian knew of my affections for Nicholas, and his for me. If anything, Julian might give me a high five afterwards. He’d say something like, If he’s jealous, it means he cares.

But then, I look to the side and realize that Julian is not our only audience. A few feet to the side, watching us from the wall of the plane interior, stood Bridget. Her expression was carefully blank, but even that was alarming, given that she usually sported a smile no matter the occasion.

I didn’t know my place here. With Bridget’s presence and everything that

had happened since her arrival, I felt on uneven ground. And I heard her voice, remembered her words, when she told me that she and Nicholas were together now, and I needed to back off and leave him alone.

This was not leaving him alone.

Since Nicholas wasn’t touching me, his arms down straight at his sides, I faced no resistance when I placed a foot behind myself and took a large step backwards.

Nicholas didn’t give chase. He simply raised his head and looked at me. His expression was mostly unreadable, as if he was still half-lost to the instincts of his wolf. But the human side of him seemed like he had a question.

to know why

was because of

to Elva,” I said. It wasn’t a lie. I had left Elva alone too long. But it wasn’t the full

would have to do. “If you’ll excuse me.” I turned to leave, but that was when Nicholas reached out and snagged my arm. I looked behind me, up into his face. Was that reaction from the human side of him, or from the wolf? Slowly, the human side

deep

be okay,” I

be

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