A few patrons had already begun to cast suspicious glances their way. "I am truly sorry," Madison murmured, her head bowed low. As a female of immense pride and high-caste upbringing, she found the act of humbling herself before me nearly intolerable. But she forced the words through her teeth, desperate to keep me anchored in my seat until the brew took hold."Did a breeze just blow through? Or were you speaking to yourself?" I raised my brows, staring directly at her to signal that her half-hearted attempt wouldn't suffice. I wasn't going to let her off the hook so easily after years of her baring her teeth at me."Don't push your luck, Brooke!" Madison flared up, her eyes flashing with a sudden, sharp heat. I could tell she wanted nothing more than to tear my throat out right there in the bistro. To restrain her wolf, she clenched her fists until her claws bit deep into the meat of her palms.I shrugged, opening my hands in a gesture of feigned indifference. "It matters not to me.
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