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Chapter 35 : Dealing with Isolde
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*Gabe* The adrenaline of the encounter with the rogue was wearing off by the time I reached home. I was exhausted, but there was too much to be done for me to sleep. Estelle apparently felt the same sense of immediacy, because she was waiting for me just inside the door. She looked relieved to see me. "What happened?" she asked anxiously. "It was the same rogue that attacked you," I confirmed. She looked upset, but not surprised. I pulled her into my arms and kissed the top of her head. We were alone, and I wanted the comfort of holding her just as much as she wanted to be held. She wrapped her arms around me and sighed heavily. "I'm glad he was caught, but it's terrifying to think that he's been trying to get to me this entire time." I had to wonder how much this had been weighing on her mind. So much had happened in the past few months, it was hard to even keep track. "We can't lower our guard," I said. "We don't know if he's the only one." I didn't want to add t
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*Estelle* My heart was pounding in my chest. Val was enraged in a way I'd never seen him. I felt frozen to the spot as the weight of the confrontation hit me. The men who had accompanied Charles looked just as uncertain and startled as I was. Gradually, they backed away from Val. None of them wanted to anger him further, and I didn't blame them. After an uncertain moment, the men followed Charles. Once Charles and the strange men were far enough away not to pose an immediate threat, Val turned to me. "Are you alright?" he asked. The look of rage fell from his face as if it had never been there, and concern took its place. "I'm fine," I said softly. "Just a little freaked out. That was intense." I shook my head in an attempt to clear it. "What do you think he meant?" I asked softly. "I'm not sure," Val said. He looked as concerned as I felt. "If he knows about my parents and he starts telling people, won't the pack be upset? Considering the history with Bear Lake…"
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