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ug my nails deeper into the back of my left hand, u
York Empire territory riot f
ting stench of blood, and Bryan stand
llet handgun smoking in his grip. When I accidentally stumbled into
o my coat and lowered his gun at the last second, a s
sts, I had suffered from severe post-traumatic
voice came from the backseat,
ack like a cornered rabbit.
ly run a higher body temperature than humans; a littl
t expose my lie; instead, he reached out a
life immediately, wrapping warm,
o see that he had already closed his eyes, resting his head
the closed cabin, my natural white
his mouth as if to remind his Alpha of protocol, b
rm, lily-scented air, and his fingers slowed their rolling
the only medicine capable of soothing the violent, sleep
e need to detour through South Ridge Boulevar
ded in a single word w
crossroads, guiding the low-slung sports car on
es. The car jolted violently over a deep rut, and befor
he center console divider between the
tantly, locking onto my arm in the
lace glove covering my wrist, a da
d suddenly, his tone carrying the unde
back and hid them behind my waist.
aring straight into my eyes th
again, squeezing the air from my chest as i
d out through clenched teeth, meeting his gaze s
cked in a sharp breath; clearly, no one ever
es for several seconds. To my
don't let trash trample yo
e was suddenly giving me what sounded like e
ared the bumpy road, and the tall wrought-iron g
," Bryan orde
y the curb several hundred yards away from my family's main
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