*Arealla* As I walked away from Marcus' office, painfully reminded that I was just something he was delaying with, Liana came and caught up with me. She came right up against me, sniffing near my shoulder, and I flinched away instinctively. “Hey!" I objected, what was that? “Oh, sorry," she apologized a little sheepishly. “I know you just came from my brother; I wanted to know who was with him." I stared at her like she was insane. “So you sniffed me?" I asked her. “You know," I said, putting my hands on my hips. “Just because I am alright with finding a way to make this whole mate bond thing work out for everyone, doesn't mean I'm suddenly okay with all your little wolfy habits and heart-eating and all of that." “Heart-eating?" she asked, frowning. “Did Marcus already tell you about

