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She hain softly "For your sake, lare, she turned on her heels and left the roo after her

Victoria

Man, these she-wolves are more fierce than their male counterparts

"For your sake, my dear, I hope so"

What on earth did Brucellamy seat on the mattress, I tried to shake away the encounter, but since I had nothing else to do in this apartment that could distract me, it continued to play back in my mind until eventually there was another knock at ain, but no Toin the doorway, fully dressed in his usual loose, casual garb

"Are you all right?" he asked as his eyes roamed my face "You look pale"

"Yes, I’m okay," I said, even as I wondered whether to mention the encounter with Brucella to Bastien I supposed it was best that I did "It’s just that your, uh, aunt visited"

Bastien’s jaw tensed "What did she want?"

"Well, she brought esturing to the bed where she had left the items and where they still sat, untouched by me "And then she, uh, informedhis head "She just won’t let that lie"

"So you are really betrothed to your cousin?" I asked

"Yes, she is ritted teeth "If and when I decide toband of fabric I sat down on the bed as he lowered to ently and unwrapped the old cloth before starting on the new one As he wrapped the bandage round and round, he concentrated with such focus, it was almost like it was some kind of therapy for him

Once he’d finished, he stood up and walked to theHe gazed out at the clear blue sky and turned his back on me

"I was supposed to marry Rona last year," he muttered after a span of silence "But I put it off I was not interested in entering such a bond as e then… and neither am I now"