Chapter 20 Pleasure and Pain

Nolan got Yena a glass of water and excused himself.

The bar was nearly empty. He paced away to a corner out of anyone’s earshot and glanced around to be sure he was quite alone.

He called his secretary and told him about the photograph.

The secretary confirmed, first, what Luna had already told the prince. That Adan had indeed returned home.

But the secretary had some even more interesting information, too.

Adan was supposedly beginning a new career in education.

And had just taken a position as a professor at the Werewolf Noble Academy.

Nolan looked at Yena from across the room.

She was patting her damp eyes dry with a bar napkin.

She was very sweet. And very naïve.

He had a bad feeling about all of this.

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YENA

For whatever reason, Nolan went to the bar and threw back two shots of whiskey before we left the tavern.

We’d only gone in for a few drinks. Supposedly.

Back at the hotel, I took a lo