a's
nd Italian leather-reached me moment
m surprise to anger as he t
d, his amber eyes fixing on me acc
on her first. Why had I e
" she whimpered, tears instantly filling her eyes. "I was just trying
. "Is this true? Did
ay. Three years of marriage, and he s
sessions strewn across the lawn. "She threw my th
he surveyed the scene. "I'm sorry about yo
with her made
ntly. "Your brother's widow wants to sleep in ou
hand through his sandy hair. "V
rs still glistening in her eyes. "The guest room is just so cold,
as Lucius melted un
e murmured, placing a comforting hand on
lously. "Like what, Lucius? Moving your wi
flashing. "That's enough,
"I'm being cruel? That'
h barely concealed glee. She'd w
again. "Miranda, could you give us a mom
ing me a triumphant look b
is hard for you. But Miranda will be staying with us
. "I'll move my thing
then asked."What would you like in return? Some kin
The perfect opening
mload of clothing to reach into my pur
ce papers, watching hi
moothly. "The board needs your signature as my husb
was so simple. Without even looking at the papers,
nting to the signature
t what he was signing, Lucius scrawled his
eady turning back toward the
my bag, a weight lifting from my shoulde
what remained of my personal belongings,
a loveless
-
g to my biological clo
in the middle of my morning routine when the soun
e was tr
uld think a renovation cre
my long hair into a messy bun as I opened the door. The word
been removed, the oil paintings that once hung on the walls were gone, repla
r, hurried over when she saw m
iranda insisted on redecorating the house
ubbling inside me. My wolf would have been snarling i
e was an urgent territory patrol that wou
eassuring smile. "Don't worry,
a triumphant smile. She was dressed in a vibrant red dress, her honey-blonde hair perfect
st about to tell you that I've rearranged some thi
while inwardly plotting how to tea
when you're mistreated, yo
ic about redecorating, there's one thing
" she asked,
be left alone. That set is extremely valuabl
"Oh, I get it. It's your
malice gleamed in her eyes. "Don't w
suppress the slight smile that tugge
cal journals in my new room, I heard a sharp
anding in the middle of the tea room, a broken delicate
?" I asked, fe
iranda wanted to examine the tea set. I told her
errupted furiously. "I
at Martha. "Have you ca
t y
" I instruc
tain out of a molehill? Running to tattle to the main house? It's just
urprise. "That's former Luna Beth's roy
ter with uncertainty. "But you sa
er said that. I merely warned you t
nally realized she'd walked straight into a tra
id warn you, Miranda. Y
erything! You're finis
ah
ld confront me about this. It would
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