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derstand wh

ted to step away from him. He had no intention of letting go of me, and that terrified me more. I froze but managed

were still wrapped around me? I felt like a toy being passed down from a rotten rogue to a scary but handsome undead. I should be shaking terribly in fear

e my body was being tangled up by a statue. I couldn't even feel his chest move while breathing...

ike a savage beast right now," he whispered to me. His euphoric voice made my eyes dreamy as I stared up

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t as he stared at Jonas, who was angrily glaring back at him. It was as if b

glistened with sweat, even in the freezing coldness of the night. His broad,

calm. His lips weren't in a straight line, adding more tension to the atmosphe

f he hadn't appeared at that exact moment, I would have

son, and he was right. The longer I look at the Alpha, the more I realize how scary he is, with his body trembling in anger, looki

went dark

The feeling was just like when the rogue dropped me from above the forest, but this time I was more confused and curious than terrifi

he ropes would hurt, but surprisingly, they didn't. The ropes were comfortingly warm against me. Then there was the sound of a thumping heart that was synchronized with

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breathe slowly, his eyes locked on mine. The anger on his f

his feeling of

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n the hands of a vampire, but something was different with him. My heart was comfortable and at ease with hi

"Whatever happens, Claire. If that man ever hurts you, just

re you

But he lingered more on my soft, thin lips, and the sadness in his eyes made me wa

emy of them. Sin

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ster Ralph, whose eyes widened in horror upon seeing me in the hands of the vampire

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artly open while looking at me with Jonas's arms around me. H

his snarl rumbling in his throat. "You have to leave thi

ne last look in my eyes before he disappeared into the shadows of the forest. The next thing I heard for a few seconds were the night owls

Master Ralph stepped closer to me, calm but cautious, not wanting to scare

t me. About us. We're all anxious about what happened, but what made me more worried was the calm look on Alpha's face. Shouldn't he be upset? Agitated? He was

e I'd be dead when we came back to the

lin

to take those soft hands. His eyebrows angled up with gentleness in his eyes, and so I slowl

tried to steady my trembling body by r

ttering, my cheeks pressed against his chest. "What will happe

a Edison. Alpha Edison's silence was like torture to me because I was not sure if he'd just spare

ha Edison's eyes were blank and stoic as he stared at the dark

mansion and being feasted on by every ey

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't be ha