Seeing Rune again made Hera's heart flutter and of course, she blamed the reaction on her wolf. Her wolf was excited to see Rune again, not her.
None of what was happening had anything to do with her. She kept telling herself that. Her hands shook out of nervousness at the presence of Rune and she was surprised that she didn't manage to mess up as she served the meals.
She also wondered why no one noticed that her cheeks were flushed red but it seemed she spoke too soon. Leah probably noticed and that was why she decided to pick on her and call her the palace slut.
She appreciated Asha standing for her immediately and Katherine's hand on her arm was the only thing stopping her from lunging at Leah and tackling her where she sat.
She didn’t care if the woman was a royal, if Leah tried
