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“This text list is unusual,” she says, the dryness of her words suggesting just how much of an understatement that is. “As you have Dr. Arzento’s permission we will of course fetch the texts. But you will be kept under close supervision. Is that clear?”“Of course,” I say, nodding eagerly.She takes a deep breath, looking me up and down. “Can you even read the original Itanian in which these are written?”I give her my absolute prettiest smile. “Est da lingua mia miteria,” I say, quite calm, my accent perfect.And it’s not a lie. Itanian is my mother tongue – my twin brother’s, too. My father had Itanian nurses brought in expressly for us after my mother died. Learning the ancient forms in later study had comparatively been a piece of cake, at least for me. Matteo had shown none of my interest after childhood, preferring to waste his time being useless.The librarian’s eyebrows go slightly up, but I can’t tell if she’s impressed or contemptuous.It doesn’t matter. The result is the sa
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God damn it, I’m better than this. Why is he riling my temper? Why am I letting him?“I have to get back to work,” I say, heaving an adorable, contented sigh and turning back to my research.From the corner of my vision, I see him dip into what can barely be called a bow. “I’ll look forward to seeing you at dinner, Celestial.”“Thank you, Hawthorne,” I say. “That will be all.”He laughs at my dismissal, which is honestly below his station - the kind of wording an Alpha or a Celestial would use to dismiss their maid, not someone else’s trusted guard. But Rhett Hawthorne is pushing my boundaries and needs to be set in his place.I listen as his footsteps fade away, tension draining from me as they do.He is trouble, my wolf whispers, a little whine in her voice.I know, I say, full of dread, reminding myself of the conclusion I came to yesterday. But he won’t be around long to bother us.My wolf whines again and turns in a circle, not liking it. But we promised Cosy we wouldn’t kill any
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Sabrina “Oh, it doesn’t matter,” he says casually, pushing the door shut and dropping an arm around my shoulders, escorting me toward the table. “You look fantastic, Betty. And I love that you didn’t change – it’s refreshing. We should all come as we are more often.”I settle into the chair he leads me to, pretending embarrassment as he settles in next to me. “My apologies for my appearance,” I whisper, looking around at everyone. “I didn’t know.”“Oh, you look adorable,” says the dark-haired young woman across the table from me. She gives me a sly smile. “Like you’ve been in the library all day! Very academic, very librarian chic.”I bite my lip a little. “I was in the library all day.”She blinks, smile fading. “Wait, really?”I nod and her mouth circles into a scandalized o, like that’s the most gauche thing she’s ever heard.“Everyone,” Max says, leaning forward and looking around the table. “This is Betty Spencer. Betty, this is Ally Jones and Flora Barone.”I nod to the young w
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