Margot POV
“I’ve always been careful. I haven’t given them anything they can use against me. The only mistake I made was letting him take away my...”
Something about the unfinished sentence made me look down.
I didn’t need him to say the word.
There were some things neither of us wanted to name.
“Whatever he’s planning,” Rhett said, “I won’t let him get away with it again.”
I lowered my voice.
“Everyone has weaknesses.”
“Of course. But why would I expose mine to an enemy?”
That made me hesitate.
“There is something I’ve been thinking about.”
Rhett looked at me.
“Spring is coming. It’s getting warmer.”
I swallowed.
“Your… rut. Is it usually in the spring too?”
The transformation in him happened right away. His eyes darkened, and a faint crease appeared between his brows.
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