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Chapter 257
Amber’s POV
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I felt better once the test was performed, but waiting for the results was anxiety–inducing. I knew it could take a while to see if I had been injected with the wolfsbane, to have been made to forget the night before.
It could have been a longshot. Maybe I could have just fallen asleep. But, at this point, with a poisoner still out there, I didn’t think anything was outside the realm of possibility. I needed to be sure, for everyone’s sake, that I hadn’t been attacked last night.
My worry of what might have occurred made me want to be near Gloria, to help protect her or to alert Julian if something went wrong. I knew I could have just watched the camera, but with it missing two hours from last night, I no longer felt that it was reliable.
I could trust nothing but my own two eyes. So I left the video feed with the supervisor and I moved out to spend time with Alice, Julian, and his family. Alice was happy to see me. She had been spending most of her time with Penny today. Aunt Kathy was noticeably absent today, but I supposed after finding out her husband was a
poisoner, she had a lot of soul–searching to do.
I made a mental note to reach out to her in some way later, to make sure she was alright. There wasn’t exactly an appropriate greeting card for this situation, but perhaps a call would do.
Like a hawk, I kept my eyes on the door to Gloria’s room. All of the family took turns going in there to sit with her and spend time with her. Even though Gloria was unconscious, I was sure she appreciated the care and
concern of her family.
They were dysfunctional, certainly, but they did seem to truly care for her and each other.
Seeing this, I started to relax. It almost worked, until a familiar face walked into the room.
Tony.
My entire body seized up with dread.
Julian noticed and glanced over at me. He asked me wordlessly, with his eyes only, what the problem was. I wished I had an answer that made sense. I only knew that seeing Tony here and now shook me down to my core. Even my typically quiet wolf was starting to growl at his presence.
Without a definitive answer, I couldn’t tell Julian about my fears and concerns. Tony was still his cousin and it
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wasn’t right to accuse family of something… especially when you couldn’t even put a name to what that
something was.
So I lightly shook my head, bottling up this unpleasant emotion and burying it deep within me.
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It wasn’t deep enough, apparently, because when Tony spotted us and started to come over, every nerve in my
body prickled with fresh alertness and alarm.
I didn’t want to be sitting when he came over. That felt too defenseless, so I pushed myself up to standing.
Julian glanced at me again, confusion in his features, but he too stood then beside me.
It pleased me that we were united in everything, even this, even something he didn’t understand at all. Even
something I didn’t understand either.
Tony walked over to us. His gaze drifted over Julian to land primarily on me. He waited a moment, watching me,
but when nothing happened, he started to smile. “Hello Julian, Amber. Good morning. Nice to see you p>
I grumbled a greeting, while Julian said more clearly, “Good morning, Tony. Was there something you
needed p>
“Actually, yes,” Tony said. He gestured over to the corner. “It’s a private matter, if you will indulge me p>
“Of course,” Julian said. He glanced at me as if to say goodbye, but I reached out and snatched his arm with
both of mine. If he thought he was going anywhere with Tony without me he was sorely mistaken.