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owing! Or... well, glist

s. She sat by the hospital bed, her perfectly manicured hand hovering ove

ke a grimace. "It's probably the fever s

es sparkling with something that looked suspiciously

ospital blanket. "My cells are currently staging a v

was wearing a blouse that cost more than Louise's first car. "Don't say that!

My wolf isn't just quiet, Nat. She's basically a throw rug at this point. She u

eezing Louise's hand. Her grip was tight. Too tight.

st

bel for a step-sister who had spent high school spreading rumors that Louise had lice, and th

e was. The only

efied fate for-was nowhere to be seen. And her mother-in-law, Ella? S

asked, her voice smaller

ved a dismissive hand. "Working

orted softly. "The one that's

d a bar. He was brave, kind, and made her laugh. When the Moon Priestess warned her that choosing a chos

t. A romantic,

d her for their lack of children, a sentiment his

standing at the foot of this very deathbed. "She's obedient. She has ch

a, not a curse," Lo

rked. "You're bringing my

s watch, as if his wife being verbally ass

on Natalie, who was currently scrollin

ack into the room. "Thanks for being here. Really. Ev

"Water under the bridge, ba

lently against the bedside table. Sh

l wink. "It's the Big Bad Wolf. Mr. Finch. He i

h did a little

onality cold enough to freeze it. He was Louise's "one that got away"-mostly because sh

d, feeling a strange pang of

er take this in the hall before he fires me through the r

room, leaving a trail of ex

, staring at the ceiling. Don

se decided she didn't want to be the reason Natalie got fired. Maybe she

bed. Her body felt like it was made of lead and rusty hinges, but

, leaning against the fr

ce. But she wasn't sounding professional.

ty, dark laugh that Louis

nius, baby,"

ctly a "Ms. Salinger, this coffee is s

talie continued, her voice dripping with lus

her ribs. She leaned closer, p

aled. "Holy Moon Goddess, we're going to be swimming in it! Yes,

ouise's lungs.

o days," Natalie laughed again. "She's so gullible, Dav

vi

to turn into liquid. Natalie wasn't talking to

an get rid of her debt and start our family. Does your mom know? Oh, she's thrilled? Tell sweet Ella I said hi. Okay, I h

ic

g. It wasn't the cancer kill

er husband. Her

They were waiting for her to die so they could cash

id a child, for losing his money, for getting sick. A

clicked on the lin

er the covers just as Natalie breezed back in. Her heart monitor was

ce trembling. She hoped it sounded like

t." She reached out and stroked Louise's hair. "He's such a slave driver. But enough about

l, Louise thought, he

ispered, letting a tear slip out. Sh

ead cold. "You have the heart of a wolf

e in the b

d at her. She saw the cruelty behind

n't felt in months. I have to change the beneficiary. I have to call Andy Fin

to pla

n was s

t what she needed tonight, then divorce Dav

xpected she'd di