rawfor

icle to the heart, piercing thr

Tuan's undisguised smirk. And I looked at Jaxson, my mate, standing there i

his lover and her child. And

ne laugh, filled with en

everyone into silenc

to be composed when your great-grandson deliberately injures someone? You want me to

in the dead-silent dining hall. Every

n. She never expected me

rying. "I didn't... Tuan didn'

re for me. "Dawn, that's enough! Do no

and blistering, for all to see. "Compa

atilda directly. "Mother, we don't know what hap

nsisting that I was making a scene and ha

family, and the last lingering trac

urried over, wantin

oiding his touch. "Tha

a clear command through a private mind-link, not the

es. She was the most skilled physician i

n. I no longer trusted the syste

He knew exactly what my action signi

them again. I turned and

pain in my hand was a sharp reminder of e

Without turning back, I spoke in a v

are my own. I won't troub

stares on my back-shock, anger, and from E

t the door. The moment it clic

looking at my injured hand,

. They were tears of farewell. A f

t the door. It

th professional efficiency. She didn't ask a single

tment, I made a decision. It was time

and said, "Evelyn, I need you to prepare a detailed injur