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rid had

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someone encountering such a

had reacted. The way her eyes had darkened, not in fear,

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over his broad chest. His dark hair was tousled, his sha

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ging a hand through his hair

closer, his voice dropping to something more s

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the estate without a thorough background check. And

gaze. "She was lying unconscious outside our borde

both know you don't take in strays. If she had been any oth

enched. "Maybe

retched be

is arms. "Then

. The truth wasn't something he

er defiance, and the unmistakable danger that fol

bout her fe

shake the feeling t

rfection. They had never failed him. And his instincts told hi

told him she

s wolf stir beneath his

ouldn't

put my finger on." His voice hardened. "But don't mistake my curiosity fo

m carefully.

ning. "She's hiding something. Until I fi

'under your watch,' you mean wh

le godsdamned second. I want someone shadowing her at all ti

unds a lot like an

led being thorough. I won't make t

chuckle. "Right. Thor

the estate. His steps were measured, h

zzle. One he in

urned out to

roy her witho

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ts against the wooden

everything that had happened. The Nyxfiend's words still

ell lik

was

that thought any furth

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en eyes unreadable as they landed on her. She forced

ng moment before speaki

d an eyebrow

killed immediately. No exceptions. No mercy." He stepped closer, his

show weakness. "That sounds like a questi

ou because you looked suspicious lying outside my border. And now, after tonigh

sts. "I had nothing to

thing was. You weren't surprised. You weren't afraid." He tilted hi

pulse q

too per

e," she said, keep

darkened. "Not

had any part in this-if you so much as breathe in the wrong d

them grew thic

e had stared death in the face

you'll be watched at all times. Every move

her heart pounded. "T

smile. "It wil

s heel, walking

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