en

ly decided to grace u

e small space reeked of cheap oatm

ing possessively over her protruding belly, her narrow eyes

o death in that room," Carla drawled, her tone dripping wit

traight past her, pulled out an empty wooden c

slap. Her face darkened instantly. She slammed he

. "You're just a cheap piece of meat the Whites dumped on us to clear t

ring the washbasin by the counter, bit her lower li

irl like a viper. "Did anyone ask a usel

oards, her eyes welling with tears as she

nt of me, dipped it into the warm c

deliberately before looking up. "Though it would taste

fell de

with a bowl

eyes widening in absolute fur

ently that the bowl of hot porridge tipped,

a sound. My pale blue eyes

hoe fits,

u shameless little Omega! You dare speak to me like that? You'r

ipp

opped, turn

d through my skin, invisible to the eye, but heavy enou

n nail on the floorboards. "You sit here feeding your face on the pension he earned with his fl

ed against her chest, driving the color entirely from her face

d, her voice pitching into a panicked screech. "I'm c

too

a single, slow step toward her

ur blood worked up over things that don't concern you isn't good for the baby.

wooden chair. She collapsed back i

my gaze to Jayme, who was staring

urning to normal. "Could you bring a basin of w

Jayme nodded frantically,

y. She scrambled up from her chair, avoiding

the hallway. "When Kael rots in that bed an

way like a fri

pear down the hall,

not goi

searching for the specific herb