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Her red hair secured in a bun, Lelandi had on the professional navy-blue business jacket and skirt she wore for seeing her psychology clients Her eyes were clear green, unlike Elizabeth’s reen, but the toht and hair color Elizabeth was finer boned, probably due to her coyote ancestry

"You really didn’t have to go to all of this trouble for

"Nonsense Usual fare Think nothing of it We’re delighted to have you stay with us"

The welcoh Elizabeth also heard so else--a pack leader’s declaration: You will stay with us for your protection Elizabeth was used to being independent and on her own, so she wasn’t sure how to feel about that

The whole ho, with soft velour couches and chairs, pale yellow painted walls, and a e flae carpet was underfoot, and dark, polished wood bea

Elizabeth could sense the feel of family here, unlike in her own home She felt safe there fro to be said for having a faular, and if she admitted it to herself, lonely

A blue-eyed blonde ca broadly and with her hand extended Another red wolf Elizabeth was astounded to see two of them here Maybe red she-wolves, in particular, appealed to this group of grays, she thought

"I’h time of it, so if you’re ready, I’ll take you up to your room You can lie down for a bit until we eat dinner"

Lelandi smiled "We’ll see you a little later Get soain, the pack leader had decided Not that Elizabeth didn’t appreciate the "offer" She was all too glad to lie down for a while

"Thanks" Elizabeth glanced at To her know he approved of the idea

She didn’t really need his approval, but she wanted hiet to be an issue?

He ran his hand over her shoulder in a tender caress "Feel better," he said eaze on hers

"I’ll be a hundred percent before you know it"

He sht she was joking "I will," she insisted, then headed for the stairs with Carol

"You will," Carol said, repeating Elizabeth’s words like aa positive stance"

"The other half is having genetics that help us to heal faster," Elizabeth said