Ridge POV Hearing someone's thoughts —I need to test that at some point. Maybe the girls are hiding something. Or I wonder if I can listen to subconscious thoughts, ones they don't even hear? The idea had me in a spin. We rested for a couple of days, the king having ordered the seven girls to live in a cottage at the royal grounds. The parents were honored that the king was so concerned about their little girl; little did they know it was part of a bigger picture than they thought. We were back to work, and as tempting as it was to try to read others' thoughts, I berated myself and promised not to use it willy-nilly; testing should be done for a reason. Testing on my workmates didn't feel like I should, and my wolf agreed. I would feel uncomfortable working with someone if I heard some

