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dn't chase after her though his men started t

olly. "She won't get far

"You follow her. Find out where

replied and vanish

turned to an

wolf stood a

o Elijah. Tell hi

Mike bowed and

-

s fixed on the map spread across his desk. His expressi

left him broken and questioning everything. He had never intended to hurt her. But sh

a knock on

Elijah said

ith his head bowed. Elijah didn'

pe

ed Ava. She was found..

le

it as a dismissal

hat far just to get away from me.

would never witness the union he'd dreamed of. The pack had waited too long without a

uld always

-

Irene, startled by her f

seen a ghost or a vamp," she joked

yanked the c

written al

r arms. "Ava, w

her voice shaky. "My... my brother found me. I

has our mother's eyes. I wonder how she is." Those thought rushed in as she pa

and concerned. "Why do you hav

ound came out they had heard Ava

hand on Ava's shoulder. "You're

, Ava," Laila said g

ead. "I can't let you fight my battles. If anyth

for taking me in, for loving me

the front yard was alrea

was no

, hand extended. "Let'

werewolves would clash. Innocent lives woul

going

she stormed outside, stand

idn't want to stay ther

And that comes with responsibility-some

va had a duty,

placing a calming han

s ok

d, patient a

lled home. "I guess I've played and sta

idn't stop her. Instead, she

at the wolves with open

back, whenever you wa

them both. Then she le

-

Adrian's elemental affinity with t

halls, Ava was esco

ust as she had lef

dow, and that's when she

epped from

. Pale skin. Mid

ij

pping just in front of her. His eyes ro

brushed his fingers against

heart

" he said. His voice was

overwhelmed her, pulled at her emoti

courage to look me in the eye,"

she whispered, barely audible. "

hing passed through them. Lon

kly, his gaze tu

e about t

ned to

added, "Since you're here, you w

fr

dd

father more than you already have. The new Lu

t, without

l, breath caug

tting m

meone

hether to cry...