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facing me, and I couldn't help but stare at her figure. The curves of her body weren'

, trying to make sense of wha

o meet mine as she adjusted her glasses. But there was a stark contra

n. At first, I thought the wound was deep, but after cleaning it,

ly with the healing process kicking in. That wasn't entirely my blood,

obbed," I said quietly, as memorie

d, her tone soft

d, looking at me

u hungry?"

ly, but a low rumble from her

for the day, " she replied with a faint smile, t

throat. "But you're not..." I started, but th

bric, making it difficult to get comfortable. With my eyes closed, I drifted into thought, my mind returning to the attack. Those people weren't wolves but human

t night, so I wouldn't see, r

on as I do, I'll make sure the rent is settled,

wonder your mother warned me about you. She said I shouldn't let you in,

but it was hard not to overhear. I clos

nt since I moved in?" she asked, her v

ipping with disdain. "Now you've

g me like a jolt. Mia? That was her

g by my door every other day, reminding me about my rent, reminding me of my mother'

man roared. In an instant, I was on my feet, moving toward the doo

said urgently, h

t loosen my grip at first, but with Mia's calm request

I said coldly, giving him one last

s time of the night? By tomorrow, you'll p

y voice low but full of menace as I closed the distance between us. But before

me, I half-expected her to be angry, but instead, she

n on the couch. I blinked, unsure of

this away in the fridge," she said as

now. The wound was healing faster than I had expected, a

rms. She laid them carefully on the couch. "My room's a b

ity. "Why would you offer a stranger your bed

for someone your height. That's the only reason. Don't get too flattered," she replied, t

, though I wasn't quite buying he

that," she insisted

our room," I said firmly.

ed anything, my bedroom is just there." She said it innocently, but

she said, gesturing toward the door in t

g her glasses once more and

se into comfort. But as she reached the door to her bedroom, som