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Caleb and Dom are on either side of their mate on the left side of the table with the Alpha mate, Grace, next to Do s her fists under the table It’s difficult not to laugh I have to remind myself that she knows little of vaiven have alned to cause fear Devin is seated next to her at the head of the table and the other two pack ht

“Hello” I greet the eye contact with each of them as I take a seat at the opposite end of the table without hesitation Vince pulls out ht His affection towardrather fond of him, far too quickly So much so that I don’t trust it I know of s are uncontrollable I don’t care for them

The large wolf to the right of Devin smiles at me and asks, “Do you know the difference between ooh and aah?” The wolf next to him smacks him in the back of the head

“Shut it, Lev” The large wolf chuckles, unaffected by the hit

“About ten inches,” I answer effortlessly with a straight face I rather enjoy crude huh there’s a twinkle of camaraderie in his eyes It earns hiaze narrows and Liz continues to shy away, hiding behind Caleb I make a mental note to mention a coffee run and a trip to the phar rin curls up my lips

I’m not the monster here; they’ll learn that Monsters and evil exist, but that’s not who I am

“I welcoh I hear an unspoken but

“Thank you”

“Why were you in our territory?” Devin’s baritone voice is even and disrupts hts

“I respect your straightforwardness” Meeting his silver eyes with a professional gaze, I begin “As you knoith the nes, our food source is now scarce We’re doing our best to respect the Authority’s wishes, but the blood banks are hardly providing enough to sustain us”

“Your coven sent you?”

“Yes”

“Just you?”