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.

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

anything wrong.” z

loyal to my prince and his

tilted his head. “And your prince’s orders

am to protect her and her child from anyone, sir.”

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

from me.”

anyone

Unless Terry had a deceptively strong wolf, I’d wager Mark could take him in a fight if it came

orders regarding his

the way he emphasized ex, though I couldn’t exactly pinpoint why. It

I will see myself out, if it

as Terry did. He shifted only to continue to stand between me and

door. Once he disappeared outside of it, Mark sighed

slouched

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

his head. “I don’t care if it did. And Prince Nicholas would

“But you said…”

the way he was

either,” Susie added, stepping away from the window. She crossed the room

hiding behind my skirt to

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