Chapter 0152

| sidestepped into his path, blocking him.

His eyes narrowed marginally for a moment, before his overly–friendly expression returned.

“Forgive her, sir,” I said. “It will take her some time to come around to a stranger.”

“This is what I am attempting to rectify,” Terry countered. “I don’t wish to be a stranger any longer.”

His gaze dropped down to my breasts, even though I was wearing a sweater, not anything revealing. He

kept his eyes there, like he could see through my shirt, I crossed my arms over my chest.

“I wish to be a good friend to you both.” He licked his lips.

Mark moved then, entering the narrowing space between Terry and me, firmly blocking his movement.

Terry’s smile fell. He lifted a brow in Mark’s direction, questioning. Mark held his ground.

“Perhaps I could assist you with whatever you need, sir,” Mark said, voice so much sterner than I’d ever

heard it. This was his soldier voice, I realized, and not the one he used for Elva and I.

said. “Especially when I was only being friend. I wasn’t

anything wrong.” z

my prince

tilted his head. “And your prince’s orders involve keeping me

to protect her and her child from anyone, sir.” Mark’s words sounded like a

too, because he straightened. “It’s awfully presumptuous to assume she would

protection from me.”

to keep anyone from getting to close.”

sizing Mark up. Mark was taller, with more muscle. Unless Terry had a deceptively strong wolf, I’d wager Mark could take him in

orders regarding his ex–girlfriend,”

way he emphasized ex, though I couldn’t exactly pinpoint why. It felt like he was mocking me somehow, or

out, if it

even as Terry did. He shifted only to continue to stand

Terry moved to the door. Once he disappeared outside of it,

slouched

once. I remembered how Mark had told me that Terry was good to the staff. “I hope I didn’t put

to me, Mark shook his head. “I don’t care if it did. And Prince Nicholas would

“But you said…”

the way he was

the window.

switched from hiding behind my skirt to

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