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CHAPTER EIGHT
I wake up and get dressed as quickly as possible. Dread fills me as I think about meeting Don. I am still terrified of him. Being his mate, I am supposed to keep his anger at bay, but I guess I have the opposite effect. I put on a jumpsuit, and plait my hair into a ponytail. I check my bag for the locket, it is still there. I slide my bag over my shoulder and walk downstairs.
“Morning” I announce. No one replies. I am wondering why they aren’t chattering away as usual.
“Morning,” I hear Don’s deep voice, and I shiver. How did I miss him?
“Morning” I repeat, and I sit down at the table.
“Breakfast?” Claire asks me, and I reply with a tight smile and an affirmative nod. Claire walks away, her usual smile not visible on her face. Don sure knows how to make everybody around him miserable. Claire returns with steamy, buttered pancakes.
“Thank you, Claire. I love pancakes” I start to pile the food in my mouth.<
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