The smile he gave her released the coil of tension that had been tightening inside her and she couldn’t help but smile back. It was the strangest sort of connection but she felt the same affinity with this young man as she had with Mr Williams during their brief acquaintance. Sometimes she thought of him still, worried whether he was doing well, but she had not seen him in many months.

Perhaps…? But no, if Mr Abernathy said he took precautions then there was no way he could be the wolf that bit her. Of course, he might just as well be lying – he likely had as much practice as she did.

“May last year, not long before the Minister’s daughter. I did wonder if it was the same wolf but I’ve never been able to prove it.”

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MJ knows my soul rings to the rune of this iconic hat