Nadia
I watch Cole closely as he grins at me for a long moment before he exhales his breath, glancing away for a second, clearly resisting the bait that would lure him into a fight with me on the point of monarchical rule.
Instead, he takes a moment to collect his thoughts before he turns back to Grace and me, his equanimity restored. “That was cleverly done, bringing in Jeanie.”
“Wait,” Grace says, crossing her arms and narrowing her eyes at the Prince. “Did you like…hear all that? From the door?”
Cole nods to her, totally casual, as if his Alpha hearing is just no big deal. She gapes at him and he grins before he turns his attention back to me.
“Did you know she had a past that would help her connect with the patients?”
“Unfortunately, I cannot take credit for that insight,” I mu
