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on with a star in the center. She'd never seen anything like it

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an G

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this was. She had spent years trying to keep her life small, safe, quiet. Now, a stra

er body didn't w

cross-legged on the couch with her laptop ope

stayed up till three researching blood markings

blinked

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. "And you th

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w how she knew

she s

dark jeans, hands in his pockets. He wasn't smiling. H

feet away. "You

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fists. "You came into my dr

aid. "The bond did. It's

lowed. "

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d. "Others l

heart s

n Damian's warning. But the way h

is

than me. Crueler. He'll charm

ad. "Why would anyo

do more than bond," he

ed. "Cont

. Even rage. Your blood is o

e asked. "Do

e she had to tilt her

d softly. "Y

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e, the dream

name. And then he was there again, Damian, shirtless, his chest rising and f

ched f

e didn

pped in

bones. His hands slid under her shirt, claiming her

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est heaving. The dream had chan

and L

and

city, Lucien Devereaux leaned bac

reach

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er hunger. Her

his lips a

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stared at her from acro

omeone kissed yo

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said. "But then... it wasn't him. So

ed her eyes.

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her spoon. "Luc

know

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n cold. "And now

her keys. "That's it. We'

An older woman opened the door-tall, dark-skinned, with

man said. "I figured y

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ked Keisha ov

been m

er collarbone. "

eye can." She step

ler and former blood tracker. She didn't a

s," she said, pouring tea. "That

d. "I didn't

wan said. "But

er arms. "What

pulling the strongest wolves toward he

ce shook. "W

an said. "One will love you

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parked dow

it wasn

ing, and sat slowly. Her mark burn

nock at the d

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to make he

t slowly and

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ci

air damp from the rain, his gold

a," he said wit

invite you

ed. "But you

mouth, but no

rushing a strand of hair behind

omeone like you," he murmured. "An

s breat

ssed a kiss to her cheek

leaving the air

roof across the street, fists

waited

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to