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

anything wrong.” z

loyal to my prince and

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

child from anyone,

he straightened. “It’s

protection from me.”

to keep anyone from getting to

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

strange orders regarding his ex–girlfriend,” Terry

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

I will see myself out, if it would give you

even as Terry did. He shifted only to

he disappeared outside of it,

slouched

Mark,” I said at once. I remembered how Mark had told me that Terry

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

“But you said…”

way he was looking

the window. She crossed

hiding behind

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