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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

the rhythm

the road, and Olivia's head jerked toward the glass. Without thinking, I thrust

moment, I was transported back to simpler times-before Victoria's

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

incoherent but didn't wake

Maxwell quietly. "Take the scenic

Alpha," he replied, smoothly

first time in years. Without the constant mask

awake.

I'd long suppressed.

my senses, bringing with it memories I'd

of a different time, a

Imperial Gardens, the house where she, Lily, and I had lived together for five years. The house I still considered hers, despite her

she mumbled,

arms again, blanket and all,

she protested weakly. "I

up the path to the

unexpected gentleness in the foyer. The familiar surroundings seemed to bring

I suggested.

already moving toward the master bedroom. Instead of heading for the bathroom, however, she went straight to the

past me, heading not to the

directly to Lily's bedroom.

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