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ut!" Doyle sho

of winter cedarwood and snowfield air swept over me. Iron-strong a

t jacket. Through the fine wool fabric, the man's he

my wrist where my sleeve had slipped

den white wolf birthmark at the nape of my neck burned like a branding iron, yet the c

ct the

eynolds instantly drew their tactical p

men. Apart from his supposed savior, Kamryn, any woman w

muscular arm tightened around my waist lik

nt war god-cold, sharp, and breathtakingly handsome. His slate-

d violently. Even without a mind-link, I could feel the apex dire

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hired physician!" Doyle rushed forward, ignori

is head. His pupils

ck

ommand slamme

ree steps, clutching his chest as a thin line

ther!" My e

with the short needle hidden in my palm. The sharp sting cut through the dizzy

o of m

that unmistakable winter cedarwood scent overlapped compl

mposs

s Arjun Kane, CEO of the Blackstone Consortium and ruler of the Dar

of his embrace and st

r. His fingers curled as if trying to catch the scent lingering

ered his weapon and

e pack Elders begins in ten minutes. The he

pale face like heavy iron chains. His Adam's apple moved slowly

d sharply, turned on his heel, and strode toward the

whisper drifted through the cracked

tightly to her ear. Even from several yards away, my sharp hear

Vivian? Hali Alston is aliv

ly at my back through

y up. Just now, in the corridor, she threw herself into Alpha

came from Kamryn's end of the

e's doing at that clinic! I don't care what it takes. I will

ood from her mouth, a twisted s

d still clung to my coat. I tightened my grip on my medic