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"Is he your brother? Uncle Basil’s nephew?" Tessa asked, hoping the woer the rest of Hunter’sthe woht you said his last name was Grey It isn’t?"

Oh hell Tessa hadn’t meant to tell the world, but if this woman knew Hunter… "Come inside Hunter had a terrible accident, and he’s lost hisit in bits and pieces"

The woman’s eyes widened "Where is he?"

"He’s… he’s okay Just taking a ith a couple of other guys in the woods But how do you know hi rooet warm by the fire Would you like sorowled, "Who’s she to Hunter?"

Cara smiled in an evil way "His personal nurse" She tilted her nose up and took in a deep breath "And you’re his sister?"

Having had the sinking feeling the woirlfriend, Tessa could now see the resemblance, the same dark hair, the same colored eyes, the well-defined cheekbones and aristocratic noses, and relief washed over her "Meara?"

The woman frowned "How did you know my name if he lost his meht He re a sister, but not his full name or where he was from"

"Hoas he injured?"

The wos with fresh cocoa "He said three ripped the back of one of the kitchen chairs "Uncle Basil said you were trouble"

Tessa didn’t fully believe it when he’d been so kind to her, yet an inkling of self-doubt wor Meara a look "Not good A guy’s been breaking into Tessa’s house also"

"Figures" Meara shook her head "Greyht

"So if you work at the hospital in the city, what are you doing way out here?" Meara asked in the saured it was just her way Or she didn’t like women much

Cara didn’t seeed "Hunter left the hospital without being released first"

"Oh," Meara said, her brows knitting together "He was in the hospital because of the fall?"

"A wolf bit him" Tessa served up the cocoa "He said he had a phobia about hospitals That he couldn’t stand being in a hospital longer than necessary"

Meara cast Cara a look

Cara smiled the look was a bit devious, which h Meara didn’t seem to care for Cara, a mutual connection seemed to exist, like between Cara and Hunter Tessa shook her head, annoyed at herself for overanalyzing people’s darkerto them, as usual

"Can you tell me why he has such a phobia?" Tessa ushered the room

"No"

No, as in she didn’t know? Or she did and wouldn’t tell Tessa?

Meara sat down on the couch, her eyes taking in every detail in the place from the fire in the brick fireplace, to the photos of wildlife on the wall Tessa wondered what she was thinking, but the wo has Hunter been here?"

"A couple of days"

"An overnight stay at the hospital also," Cara added