Chapter 249<\/p>\n
Third person POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rae had learned to trust the way her instincts spoke to her. They were stubborn, persistent. The pressure would build until it couldn\u2019t be ignored.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It had happened back when she first became friends with Ellie. That was years ago, when Ellie had first married Nolan and moved to Silver Fang, Back then, Rae had been working as an assistant in Nolan\u2019s office. He\u2019d assigned her to work with Ellie, to help her adjust.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two of them had become friends quickly, partially due to Rae\u2019s instinctual feeling that Ellie needed support She\u2019d watched the way Nolan treated her. His cold demeanor and lack of attention weren\u2019t surprising to anyone but Ellie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was clear that she was young and inexperienced enough that she hadn\u2019t known what to expect from the relationship. Rae had done her best to help her adjust.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she thought about it now, she wished she had done more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The changes in Ellie had happened so gradually that Rae hadn\u2019t realized the damage until it was too late to help. She\u2019d watched Ellie morph from a confident, funny, strong woman into someone desperate and miserable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was the mate pull, she knew that. The bond with Nolan was strong but neglected and it had eaten away at Ellie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was one of the reasons Rae had left the packhouse. She couldn\u2019t keep working for Nolan and watching Ellie suffer without acting. So, she\u2019d taken a job for a company that oversaw press access to the packhouse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It had given her enough space to remain a support for Ellie without destroying herself in the effort.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That instinctual need to protect Ellie was the thing that had kept her close all of these years. After Ellie\u2019s accident, when her memories were lost, she was prepared to help her through it all. When she realized that Ellie\u2019s old confident and bold personality had resurfaced, she was thrilled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was determined to help Ellie take her life back. Determined enough to uproot her own life and move to Moonstone. Of course, Cassian was a factor in that decision too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But it was mostly her relationship with Ellie and the persistence of ther wolf, her instincts, pushing her toward\u00a0<\/p>\n
Moonstone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That same pressure had been building all afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They were seated at a long table in one of Moonstone\u2019s open-air courtyards, late sunlight filtering through pale stone columns. Cassian was across from her, leaning back in his chair, relaxed in a way he rarely managed when court politics were involved. Claire sat beside him, legs crossed, fingers wrapped tightly around her cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Too tightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo now he\u2019s a hero,\u201d Claire said sharply. \u201cConvenient.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rae\u2019s head snapped up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian blinked. \u201cWho?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNolan,\u201d Claire replied, scoffing. \u201cThe whole kingdom\u2019s suddenly forgotten who he actually is.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rae watched her closely. Claire\u2019s smile didn\u2019t reach her eyes. It hadn\u2019t for days.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian frowned. \u201cHe protected me. Publicly. Took a blade meant for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd now everyone\u2019s lining up to crown him,\u201d Claire shot back. \u201cFunny how that works.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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