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"Nora, we've already talked about this..."

"I'm scared! This seems like a miracle! Oh, Aldo, what if it's a trap to capture us because we're supernatural beings?"

They exchanged glances, communicating only in their minds while the children, unaccustomed to such long journeys, slept soundly.

"The Duke is an honorable man. Believe me, I made sure of that before taking this step," he assured her, convinced. The impression Elliot had left on his mind was strong and vivid.

"You were calling him a pompous idiot less than a month ago!" she reminded him, throwing back the most refined insult he had ever given the noble when he thought he was the cause of their misfortunes.

"He just got a little overconfident, but he’s already fixed it. Now stop clucking like a hen, woman!" he scolded her with a huff.

"And be careful not to let anything slip that he might hear in his mind. Remember, Nora, he's a lycan."

That was another thing keeping her up at night.

Goddess, she had never seen such a