She’d immediately pulled back, and even if she hadn’t outright said I’m not yours, the direction of her thoughts was clear as day. She wasn’t feeling all this like I was. This pull. It was like an anchor in the center of my chest, the chain stretched between us right to her. She could pull me any direction she wanted, but she didn’t even know her hands were on the rudder.
When I stepped back into the dining room, Lucien was talking to Dirge off to the side, a sandwich in hand, while Brielle, Shay, and Olivia sat at the table in front of a veritable feast. The girls were chatting, but I caught the new girl shooting a glance at Lucien when she thought nobody was looking.
Good, maybe she could keep his attention far, far away from Leigh.
Mine, my wolf rumbled in my head, shocking me.
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