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"Um, yes I wasn’t quite in the market for one ofto lanced at Darien, who reached for her hand and squeezed
Carol loved how the two of them looked at each other, as if the world stood still while they searched each other’s souls in that powerfulto ure it had any bearing anyway Darien would have his way in this, noher mind, he said, "It’s our way, has been for centuries Not all find ed
What was left unsaid waselse Carol sat taller and tried not to frown tooa lot of that lately, and her mother had always said that if Carol continued with it, she’d have wrinkles permanently etched in her forehead "But since I’ht?"
"Oh, no," Lelandi said quickly "The choice of who you want to see, date, and ave Darien a look indicating he’d better agree
Jake gave Carol an evil s hadn’t been in the way, Carol would have kicked Jake
"Sure, if he’s interested" Darien carried plates to the table for Lelandi and himself, set theht their ht Real interested," Jake said
"Guess that ht," To a look at Carol, Darien sat at the table "No need to Jake can handle it"
"I’ll help hiave Jake a look like he’d better behave or else
Why couldn’t Tom be interested in her? She’d noticed that when Lelandi and Darien were together, or Sam and Silva, she smelled a distinct sexual attraction between them She hadn’t noticed that special scent whenever any uessed no one was that interested Heck, she hadn’t had a real boyfriend since she’d started nursing school four years ago, and now that she was a olf, she couldn’t even excite a bunch of horny wolves who didn’t havesurreptitious looks, Carol knew she wanted to speak to her about souys’ earshot Probably sisterly wolf advice aboutwith a man alone in the woods Even if he’d been a wolf At first
Darien quickly devoured his breakfast, kissed Lelandi’s cheek, and then said to his brothers, "Come on The celebration doesn’t truly start until we show up"
She knew that included Lelandi, but… solanced at Carol Yep, the secret society of wolves, and she really wasn’t part of it Theaway the dishes Carol rose to help her
"What did he want, Carol?" Lelandi asked casually, but Carol noted the disapproval in her tone of voice
Trying to appear nonchalant, Carol asked, "Who?"
Lelandi turned and touched Carol’s arine what it’s like for you trying to adjust to our ways, but you have to realize Darien only does what’s best for you and for our people
"I hadn’t wanted you to be changed against your will or to suffer as you did But I thank God you survived the attack You’re like a sister to ed Carol and breathed in deeply "Always know that"
A feeling of belonging washed over Carol briefly She was glad to have a sister when both she and Lelandi had lost their own She expected Lelandi to say so more about Ryan, to warn her off him, but for whatever reason, Lelandi continued to rinse the coffeeanother word Maybe she figured Carol wouldn’t listen anyway And she had that right Carol couldn’t be a beta like most of the people in the pack Most of the time, she wouldn’t roll over and play the subservient wolf unless she felt she had no other choice
The issue of the vision she’d had the day before kept plaguing her She knew she had to tell Lelandi Even though the more she considered it, theher hands busy so speaking about the subject would be easier, Carol rinsed off a dirty dish and put it in the dishwasher
"Lelandi… I… well, I know it’s sos that haven’t happened yet Until they can be proven Iand then whatever I predicted actually occurs Then it’s perfectly verifiable I know sometimes you feel that’s true even when the vision hasn’t coed
Lelandi set the washrag on the tile counter and stopped wiping off bread crumbs and coffee spills, her expression an atteinally "What’s the ed with concern<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>