Page 105 of The Wolf King's Mate

“Nope.”

She grinned. “Don’t give him my name.”

I laughed. “I won’t.”

“This should heal up nicely in a few hours,” she said, grabbing a few large, clear bandages. “The one on your collarbone is already looking good.”

I lifted my hand to the birds she’d inked into my skin there, brushing my fingers over the bandage.

Enzo would recognize what they stood for immediately.

Freedom.

“Just text me when you’re ready to start that sleeve, and we’ll make it happen.” Nova winked at me.

She was taking her time with the bandages. More than I expected.

Her gaze flicked to the hallway, and lingered on the men out there for a moment. They didn’t so much as glance our way, having a conversation with some other guy who was in the process of getting inked.

She looked back at me, and bit her lip. “How is the Lodge? Do you feel safe there?”

My forehead creased. “Yeah, the Alpha is really protective. Hence the security entourage.”

She nodded. After another moment of fiddling with the bandages, comparing them to my leg, she asked, “Has Silas ever mentioned me?”

My crease deepened. “No.”

“Right. He wouldn’t have.” She let out a steadying breath and lifted her gaze to mine. Her green eyes went electric, and I sucked in a breath before they faded back to their human shade. “He told me about you. I’m looking for help. Protection.”

“Protection?” My voice was strangled.

I reallywasn’talone. There was another female werewolf. And Silas had been hiding her.Hiding herfrom me.

“Someone else learned what I am. I’m not sure who. He’s leaving me messages. Dropping dead animals at my door. Creepy things like that. Silas has tried to figure out who he is, but he hasn’t found anything, and I’m getting nervous. I don’t have anyone else to turn to, but if the king might protect me…”

Shit.

Holy shit.

“He would. His mother was a female werewolf. Him and his brothers are…” I trailed off.

His brothers.

I took her arm in my hand and lifted it to my nose, inhaling.

Coffee. And ink.

“Have you visited Greenview recently?”

It was her turn to look confused. “Yeah, I work at a studio there for a few days every month. I’m trying to train my wolf to live away from the pack. Why?”

My gaze flicked to the men in the hall.

They still hadn’t looked our way.

I leaned a little closer to Nova. “Hunter caught your scent there and has been looking for you.”

“Hunter?”

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