Chapter 40
And why does that sit uncomfortably with me. My wolf shifts around, agitated with that thought.
I’m so involved in my thoughts that I’m not paying attention as I pull some of the heavier pots down from a shelf above my head. I didn’t realize there was more than one stacked on top of the other and as I pull the pot off the shelf, the second one comes sliding off the top, straight at my head.
I’m already lifting my arm to block the pot when I feel familiar heat at my back and one of Sebastian’s strong arms wraps around my waist while the other catches the falling pot.
When I look up, his eyes are on mine.
“We have the strength class first thing tomorrow morning, Christina. I‘ d prefer it if my assistant wasn’t in the infirmary with a concussion.”
James starts the tour where we always start the tour, in the dining hall, since it’s the first floor of the building where the dormitories are.
I got downstairs early, and I’d seen her immediately when I walked into the dining hall. The kitchen is mostly open, and it wasn’t hard to spot her tall, lithe frame and long blonde hair that is once again up in a ponytail. I could tell she was distracted right away. She was focused on what she was doing. But while Laura and Mia were talking, she wasn’t engaging with them.
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