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glimpses of pale skin and delicate curves as she peeled off her blouse "You're watching!" she accused, catching my gaze in the reflection

I didn't deny it. Tm making sure you don't pass out from hypothermia."

"You shameless-" she sputtered, yanking off her wet pants and throwing them at my head.

I caught them easily and tossed them aside. Reaching under the seat, I pulled out a Moonlight Thermal

Blanket specially designed for werewolf physiology

"Here," I said, draping it around her shoulders without looking. This will help"

The blanket's special moonstone fibers would help regulate her body temperature and provide comfort. I'd had it installed in all my vehicles after Lily's illness, a precaution that now served her mother.

Olivia wrapped the blanket tightly around herself, still glaring but visibly relieved by its warmth. The

combination of alcohol, cold water, and emotional exhaustion was clearly taking its toll.

Within minutes, her eyelids began to droop. She fought against sleep, her head nodding forward before

jerking back up

Eventually, she lost the battle. Her head fell against the window as she drifted off, her breathing evening out

rhythm

thinking, I thrust my hand between her temple and the window,

moment, I was transported

her head to rest on my shoulder instead of the hard window. She mumbled

incoherent but didn't wake

Maxwell

he replied,

for the first time in years. Without the constant mask of defiance and pain, she looked younger, vulnerable in a way

awake.

I'd long suppressed.

hair-moonflowers and rain-filled my senses, bringing

different time,

I had

she mumbled, disoriented

again, blanket and all, and carried her toward the

protested weakly.

out, continuing up the path

unexpected gentleness in the foyer. The familiar surroundings seemed to bring her fully awake, her eyes darting around

bath, I suggested. To ward

bedroom. Instead of heading for the bathroom, however, she went straight to the closet, emerging minutes later in dry

purposefully past me, heading not to

directly to Lily's bedroom.

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