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“Alexander.”

I looked up as Derrick addressed me, his posture rigid, shoulders back, and head held high. But I could tell he was

nervous

“Yes?” I asked.

“I wanted to speak to you about my wife,” he said.

I raised an eyebrow, genuinely surprised. Lily had been an old friend of my mother’s, which was why I had felt confident confronting her when she had been upsetting Ella

I had remained appropriately polite when I warned her that if she kept staring at Ella, I’d give the rest of the restaurant a reason to stare at her. She had taken the hint and excused herself.

Since then, our only contact had been her awkward apology to Ella, and honestly, I had nothing more to say about the woman.

“What about her?” I asked.

don’t put much stock in women’s gossip, but Lily was very shaken up and insisted that I let you know.” “Let me know what exactly?” I asked, irritation creeping into my tone. “Say what you need to

behavior has been… strange lately. She made a comment to Lily that implied either you or Ella was ill. It was odd, and maybe Lily just misunderstood, but she wanted me to check and make sure that everything is okay.”

“My mother is dramatic,” I said. “Please assure Lily that everything is fine.

relieved to hear

handled yourself well today,” I told him. “Reporters

you,” he said. “And I could say the same to you. Some will claim that showing emotion is a sign of weakness. But I’ve always found that if you don’t stand your

advice,” I

Roman said as he approached us. “People are

huge for our packs–a real step in the right direction, cutting

certainly a dedicated spokesperson for the project, Roman said, patting

drawing his attention. Derrick made a polite excuse and stepped away. I caught the serious expression

away, turning my attention back to

my daughter,” he said. “I know

of the praise, considering

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recently.

is she doing?” he asked, “It’s been a little while since

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