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s beyond the border. The air still carried the faint scent of burning mist-remnants o
rid had
esitated. Ha
someone encountering such a
had reacted. The way her eyes had darkened, not in fear,
ew exactly w
e you,
ce cut through his thoughts, d
over his broad chest. His dark hair was tousled, his sha
t turn. "I d
ss with that 'I'm-one-bad-day-away-from-mur
ging a hand through his hair
closer, his voice dropping to something more s
n sti
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
-
ts against the wooden
everything that had happened. The Nyxfiend's words still
ell lik
was
that thought any furth
er
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
he reached i
f me, Astrid," he murmu
mirk
st time, she wondere
re dangerous th