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he tasted the sound of her name on

rt in his hands, he mutte

aron, one of his most t

nion? Why would she want t

wolf she was

tch her name. She's registered u

n. It's something s

of her correcting him about her

as she did so sparked

ity? M

gifts," he commented as he

ounced it. That alone is pre

. Yet, reliable enough to do

location

alm. The fake is doing a good j

f her skill then," he glanced back at J

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out the window. "There's something more about h

rked up as the door o

sharp sight, he had a clear v

ched her stumble out of the

me with rushed to h

pushed his hearing

o the pack,' he

he watched her lean on t

injured? H

He ordered, "Watch her ti

aron bowed and stepp

idden motive, and it was now his mi

ghter,' his hands clenched at the thought, '

ifts, of course.' he smiled, nod

South," he muttere

great significanc

turned them over as the feel of

laim to not be interested in bedding t

n even the hint of opportunity to have him, a

ought. 'Did she thin

ut the way her body responded to his l

of hers wasn't sat

pond when I actually decide

e low as he closed his fist, "You

tches," he added as he walked out of th

d a sigh as he took a peek betw

was busy pushing at the extra plate

empty dirty plates on the

finish a

ke forever, her eyes were clear and h

k of pain or tor

ched at the sc

elplessly at her? Watching the royal healers shake thei

rate. Desperate to see his daughter full of

sire to see it last forever pushed at

his ailing daughter just to get to him die

ed him a life

st a bit of relief to his daugh

he rope with all he h

pt watching from the door

l of elders would surely poke at his d

ddy

er, snapped her

ng at Myrra. Her eyes were wide with shock;

, but her wolf senses were sharpen

his hand in surrender, a

o you

red as she moved t

stopped her, zapping to her bed

ine now!" S

ound her. "Yes, I know," he murmured as

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he south,". Jaron started, as he glimp

aughter asleep after demanding to t

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the faces of the people around him. They had stared at the won

cle, m

ever imagined it wo

are of his thoughts. "Well, Darius Thatcher does

." Opening his eyes,

d at him, "Y

bridal hunt forward,"

ut

" He growled as Jaron kept question

ing elders in the name of strengthening the bo

his hand, "Then, how are you going to

," his fingers trailed h

or something more. So those pes

about our o

furrowed at

ad left the palace to come to the

e had been t

have changed, but we can st

n nodded and le

the picture of Elana that lay on his des

ure," he muttered

from the one in the p

something else– like a flicker of de

u, Elana Solis?" he

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