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Chapter 30. Bella POV
“Did you sleep well ma’am?” she asked politely.
“I did thank you,” I replied, trying to give the impression I was a legitimate Luna.
“Is there anything you require from our village or are you heading onwards?”
She had a simple, pleasant face and I decided to take the plunge. What did I have to lose anyway.
“Actually…I am looking for some kind of medicine man, someone who deals with issues with one’s wolf. Do you know of anyone?”
“Padgett, Old Padgett is the best around here. You will have passed her cottage if you came from the main road last night. It has a noticeably bent chimney stack, like the letter C?”
“Well thank you for your kindness. We may visit her then.”
The girl curtsied and left the room whilst I sipped my tea, pleased with myself. Lucien finally stomped back in, impatient and grouchy as ever. “I didn’t find any
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