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Chapter 17 - The Lion's Den
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Between Destiny's Chains and Moonlight (Book series) Chapter 17 - The Lion's Den
While the food was being served, Alpha Oney let his dark, unreadable eyes fall on me.He leaned back slightly in his high-backed wooden chair, his gaze tracking the lines of my posture, searching for the phantom limp or the slight, defensive flinch I’d been trying so desperately to hide since walking into the room."You're sitting up straighter today," he observed. "Do you feel fit? Did your wolf finally decide to do her job and help you recover, or are you just faking it to get out of the clinic?"I kept my gaze steady, meeting his eyes across the polished table.I didn't want him seeing a fragile victim, but I also didn't want him sensing the sheer, instinctual panic his dominant aura usually triggered. I needed a middle ground, a protective shield made of cold professionalism."I am back to absolute strength and health," I answered.I kept my tone intentionally polite and formal."Thanks to the excellent care in your hospital, the food Mama Tina packed. Of course, my wolf, Diamond
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The sudden frost in the room was so sharp it almost made my skin prickle."Oh, look who finally decided to crawl back to civilization," Mama Tina sighed, though her voice instantly softened with that fierce, maternal indulgence.She wiped her hands on her apron and gestured toward the newcomer with her wooden spoon. "Inzinga, this is my youngest, Nahash. Nahash, this is Inzinga. She’s staying with us for a while, so you make sure you show her some proper White Fangs hospitality."Nobody else seemed to have noticed the shift. Jace was too busy leaning against the industrial counter, a lazy, captivated grin spreading across his face the moment the girl stepped into the light. Mama Tina had already turned back to her massive cutting board, muttering under her breath about dirty laundry, missing keys, and late nights.But I saw it. I felt it.Nahash didn't bother to offer me a hand. She didn’t even step closer to bridge the gap between us. She just gave a stiff, jerky nod, her eyes maski
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I followed him back down the stairs, twisting through a labyrinth of hallways until the rich, savory smell of roasting meat and fresh herbs hit my nose.My stomach let out a loud, embarrassing growl.Jace laughed, pushing open a set of swinging metal doors into a massive, industrial-sized kitchen.Standing by a massive copper pot was an imposing woman with tight grey curls and an apron dusted in flour. She was aggressively chopping vegetables, her knife hitting the wooden block in a rapid, terrifying tempo."Mama Tina," Jace called out, pitching his voice high and dramatic. "I have brought you a starving soul. Please tell me you have something better than the leftovers from yesterday's patrol."The woman stopped chopping, turning around with a wooden spoon held as a weapon. She brandished the thick wood like a warrior holding a mace, pointing it directly at the Beta's nose without an ounce of intimidation."Jace, if you come into my kitchen whining about leftovers one more time, I wil
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