NovelEnglishChapter 0121
“I love chicken parmesan and our chef makes the best I've ever had, isn’t that right Anders?” She says looking at
her husband. He also has food halfway to his mouth, obviously not expecting to be pulled into the conversation.
“Well, it’s not steak with truffle butter, but it’s pretty good.” He says givinga knowing smile. | smile back.
“Chicken parmesan it is then.” | tell the omega.
Conversation over dinner is easy. Calista seems very excited to havearound and Donna, Charles’ mate, also
seems happy to have another female in the mix. Looking around the table, it does seem dominated by males.
After dinner, | excuse myself to find a restroom. Rik pointsin the direction they are in, and | go off to find it. |
did need to use the bathroom, but I also really needed to just catch my breath. This had been a lot. And while it
has been fun and unexpected, | was getting a lot more attention that | was used to.
When | step out, there is another she-wolf waiting. “All yours.” | say and move to step around her.
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“You know he'll get bored with you, right?”
| stop and look at her. “Excuse me?”
“He’s acting all into you now, but he'll get bored with you. He always does and then you'll be nothing but
another one of his conquests.”
She's hit a nerve. It is the one thing that I've been worrying about. What if this isn’t real? What if he isn’t as into
‘She's just a jealous she-wolf.’ Artemis chimes in. ‘We are above this."
Artemis. The voice of reason. | take her advice and choose the high road. “You know, green really isn’t your
color.” | say to her.
She sneers at me. “Are you color blind? I'm not wearing green.”
| give her what | hope is a kind smile. “Green. It's the color associated with emotions like envy and jealousy. They
aren't attractive on anyone, and that includes you.”
“And why would | be jealous of you?” She practically spits out.
Suddenly, she’s looking behindand her entire demeanor changes. | don’t have to look to know it’s Rik. Great.
“Alpha.” She practically purrs. “I was just welcoming Cara here to the pack
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house.” | raise my eyebrow at her. Seriously?
Rik wraps his arms around me, pullingto him so my body is surrounded by his scent and heat. It calms me
immediately. “Is that what you were doing Sheila? Because it sounded like you were being rude to my future
girlfriend.”
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Her face registers shock before she begins stumbling for an explanation. “I...I..."
He interrupts her. Nuzzling his nose in my hair he says, “Did you know that Cara pinned my father in a sparring
match in 15 minutes?” | watch her eyes go wide as she shakes her head, no.
He continues. “Or that she is immune to wolfsbane?” Now her eyes are as big as saucers when she looks at me.
“Rik.” | try to convince him to stop, but it comes out much breathier than |
wanted. His proximity, his deep voice and his face breathing against mine were turningto mush.
“Or,” He continues, sliding his nose up my.neck, “that she can mind link her father from a distance where | can’t
even feel mine?”
He moves to the other side of my neck and begins his gentle assault on that side. ” Or that even when she is
restrained by silver, she can still speak to Artemis?”
| can see the defeat in her eyes. Did she think | was a normal she-wolf? She had to know at least sof the
strength of being a Guardian. Or maybe not. She’s not a warrior after all.
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