Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 291 Wait for Her to Walk Into My Trap

Caden’s voice was deep and commanding “Close your eyes.”

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His voice carried an almost hypnotic power, weaving its way into my mind. Without thinking. I obediently shut my eyes.

His long, deft fingers traced down my cheek, gliding past my neck and shoulders….

Lower

and lower… until they reached my chest.

A strange sensation shot through me, like an electric current surging through every cell in my body.

I quickly opened my eyes and grabbed his hand, stopping him from rubbing the ointment across my chest. “That’s enough.”

Caden arched a brow, his large hand teasingly pressing forward, though his face remained perfectly composed. “I haven’t applied it here yet.”

“It’s fine. There’s no allergic reaction there.” I instinctively shrank back, eager to change the subject. “By the way, Caden, did you have someone look into those flowers from yesterday?”

I was almost certain that bouquet had caused my allergic reaction.

I didn’t recognize the two girls who delivered it, which meant someone must have sent them on purpose.

Thinking about it now, several names flashed through my mind–Wendy, Lilian, Heidi, Candice, Annie…. Every single one seemed like a possible suspect.

Honestly. I had no idea why these female Beta werewolves were acting like lunatics, so hell–bent on targeting me.

I had no interest in playing their petty games.

leave me

beyond frustrating-

my Beta look into it.” Caden set the

pressed on. “Did he find

he should have something soon,”

he finished

at the screen, and answered. “Hey, Beta, any updates on what I asked you

call on speaker so I could hear

flowers sent for testing. The results just came in–the petals contained a significant amount of

all along–those flowers were

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the two girls who delivered them?”

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nothing to do with it. No matter how we press them, they won’t crack”

darkened further. “Keep

Mr. Holbrook!” Yale responded

the call ended, Caden met my gaze. “Rosaline, what do you think?”

know those two students, so it’s possible someone put them up to it.”

the case, it all seems a

too many people there, including the press. It wouldn’t take much effort to track down those two werewolf

nodded as well, lost in thought.

students to deliver the

moment, then murmured, “It’s highly likely those students were just scapegoats. Someone must have tampered with their flowers behind

pays!” Caden’s chiseled

on my lips. “She’s after me. I’ll handle

to a low growl. “And what exactly do you

it obvious? I’ll find her–and then I’ll settle the score. An eye for an eye,