Julian’s POV
I wasn’t a big fan of Mary. That was particularly apparent after spending more than five minutes with her. If she wasn’t Rafael’s, and therefore Amber’s, cousin, I would demand that this tiresome woman be removed from the premises almost immediately.
The first thing out of her mouth when arriving at Rafael’s was, “Where is this cousin of ours? Hiding from me, and her responsibilities, no doubt.”
“Mary,” Rafael said. “I need you to be civil.”
“She’s resting because she spent all of yesterday and last night and this morning curing another incurable disease,” I said flatly, extremely unimpressed with Mary’s attitude.
Mary looked at me sideways. “You are an Alpha, so I will give you respect. But you are not part of this family, so I’d kindly ask you to butt out.”
“Julian sav
