len

o the fabric of my sleepwear, and

nizing, teari

nt revulsion, demanding I shove her away before I

t of my mind, roaring with a deafening,

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h, my jaw locking

s I carefully, painstakingly ex

s, creating an impenetrable no-man's-land, and spent the rest

ing room, watching as Hattie, my senior

y Siberian cedar and Elara's h

rb

he linens to fake a consumma

which only solidified my resolv

reat Hall felt like

a, eyed Elara with undisg

ra sneered, taking a slow sip of her tea. "Though, a ba

growl rumbled d

works in mysterious ways, Lady Debbra. Sometimes, the

retaliate, the hea

Asher, and Leo-were ushered i

ered together like a pack

immediately stepped in fro

enched, and his gray eyes glared at El

high-born she-wolves of this house for too long; th

fensively, Elara'

is glaring face; she

, Jaxon," she

y taking a half-step back as

faltered into pu

nding gaze, he relucta

her of his boots straining at the

ll of a practical, grounding warmth. She didn't force him to come closer. "Your foo

n fr

ock, darting between h

to fight her, but she had entirely bypassed his