101. Making decisions

When they arrived at the manor, Eudora was waiting for them in the courtyard.

Dave helped Kiara out of the car, and they headed towards where the girl was standing alone.

Kiara held her breath as Dave kept his arms possessively wrapped around her waist.

There was nothing unusual about his gesture; he had recently kept her close to him wherever he went. But it felt too intimate, especially here.

It just seemed odd when he openly displayed his protectiveness. During the time she lived in this place, he had never done this before. Let alone with his hand wrapped around her waist, he would rarely even glance at her.

To Kiara's relief, The Alpha's sister took no notice of it.

"Welcome back!" Eudora greeted them with a voice full of merriment, she looked genuinely happy to have them back. "I miss all of you,"

Her gaze turned to Kiara, Fear gripped her once more because she couldn't stop her heart from racing twice as fast.

Although Kiara had tried to prepare herself on the way here,