d moving, his eyes staying on Elena as she crouched down and

ave

her stop, and E

his expression unreadable. For a

morning. First, Victoria had accused her of stealing, and t

y," she w

s jaw t

in, that strange

a

word away, but it r

led, disciplined, obedient to his command, yet the moment Elena had looked at

made no

f servants pass through these halls witho

glass," he ordered

pped forward, while Elena

, Al

ed away, but instead, h

tood there with her hands clasped in front of her, waiting for perm

alked out of the dining hal

reached the corridor. T

s twic

ssion hardened

was standing next to you

ignor

aised an

ignor

ning between him and his wolf would se

t was what he

ing grounds earlier than usual because he

t with enough force to make his knuckles ache. Every movement was

ed and clenc

wrong w

ly that same inexp

liar scent, and his e

en

ned toward t

basket of folded clothes in her arms. She did not look tow

ely, and Adrian's jaw tig

e noticin

to him. Today, he could recogniz

d the f

lp

e from behind him,

thi

toward Elena, but Adria

said

, and only then did Adrian realize he

d turned back toward

had t

ket of freshly washed linens down the servants

e wall as the Alpha passed, her he

ontinued walking, bu

been occupied with council matters, but th

en

ai

sto

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rtled her, and s

ot ner

could see it in the way her fing

you avoid l

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g at me as though I hav

t remained

you were an

n fro

I be angr

e of ye

thinking about the accusation, the necklace, th

thing wrong

look

ing about the way she looked at him made

nd Elena noticed. Conf

othing wrong, yet he looked as thou

lp

expression back in

G

odded q

, Al

, and Adrian wa

hat his eyes followed her until

did he t

rian found himself facing somethin

, and no matter how hard he resisted, the