I could tell what Henry was thinking at a glance.

He had specially held a banquet while Jackson was in town, knowing his friend would come. There was no way he wasn't trying to mate his sister off to the Alpha of the Sterling pack. Henry might not be the Alpha of the Wilton pack yet, but he was certainly thinking like it.

However, he hadn't expected Jackson to bring a female companion. Naturally, he wasn't pleased by my presence, and it showed on his face before he could rein his wolf in. However, as a well-educated man, he had shown me respect, so I responded in kind.

I shook his hand and smiled. "Hello. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Wilton."

Only then did Henry let go of my hand and look at Jackson as if I wasn't there. "It's been a long time. Let's go have a drink and catch up."

It appeared that Jackson was worried to go anywhere without me when he looked over and said, "Come in with me."

me along, so I

say anything, Henry stopped a servant. "Take Ms. Palmer

to me, "Ms. Palmer, please come

back and forth between Henry and me, then said, "Don't walk around. Wait

the maid to the dining

array of food was placed

at all, but I managed to have a bit of tomato soup served in small drinking bowls. While standing quietly in the dining area with my soup and looking out the

got out of the car first, opened the door, and held it open for whomever

a man in a tailored black suit got out and stood before the car door with his

face was chiseled, his jaw

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