Nolan:
For a long moment, I just stood there, staring at her.
I just stood and watched in silence as I looked at the woman who I thought was nothing more than a wife, at least by name. A woman who was raised to submit, just like her father often claimed.
I knew the reputation that he carried and I knew how cold and cruel he was. I knew that he would not allow her to have such a responsibility or to even care to understand any of this for her to know such strategy, for her to be as smart. Confidence, her steady gaze and their refusal to shrink under the weight of my silence. I found myself being impressed.
I did not say a word as I watched her before I turned my attention to Alessandro and nodded.
“Alessandro,” I said, my voice low but carrying through the courtyard.
“Yes, Alpha.”
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