-James-
Dinner was rather quiet tonight. It felt strange that no problems had arisen, but of course, Lara wasn’t here at the moment. Maybe she knew it was better not to be in the same room until we had rejected each other. But then she surprised me by showing up, just as we were halfway through dinner.
At first, my wolf leaped with joy at the sight of her, but then he froze as we both took in her state. She had a black eye, a cracked lower lip, and a small cut on her cheek. She looked utterly exhausted and disheveled. What the hell had happened?
I glanced around the table, but it seemed I was the only one ready to kill whoever had hurt her. Or was there something I didn’t know? Suddenly, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned to see Damian giving me a hard look.
“Calm down. The queen a
