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Wrongness surrounded Em; she didn't smell like herself, and Andre’s wolf hated it. He clutched her shoulders and breathed deep, trying to identify what was wrong.
She was looking at him like he was crazy, her eyes half-lidded and still a bit drowsy from the nap she claimed she had been taking. But it was a busy day, and he knew Em well enough to know she wouldn't sneak off for a long nap when people needed her.
And Vi’s scent was too heavy for him to ignore. She had been in this room. She had done something to Em.
He didn't trust her, and with the shadow beast stalking, he was sure she was a threat.
If Andre was in his right mind, he would run after her and demand to know what she had done. If it had appeared that Em was hurt in any way, nothing could have stopped Andre from attack
