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room was too br

r voices, boots on the wooden floors and laughter somewhere in the distance. It

gh my hair. My mind kept circling last night, Kane's lips on

blessing. Three? It felt lik

oor pulled me f

and steady. "Get ready. You

d. "Meet

re," he said from the other

for a moment, staring at the door. The word min

n soft jeans and a plain shi

e looked powerful and impossibly handsome in a dark shirt roll

s arm. I took it, and he led me through the

shift. Dozens of eyes turned toward us, warriors with sweat-darkened shirts, omegas carryin

His voice carried, sharp enough to cut throu

rippled through the gathering. I swallo

loodfang," so

arted, but cut off when K

he said, his voice low and

pounding, every stare felt like

p broke th

ca

a smirk on his face. "Well," he said, stopping a few feet away

nsed under my

"You don't want me to

stir again, heads turning, w

the air, it was deep, cold and threaded with somet

r m

field. Zack was there, his eyes locked o

. Wolves moved out of

tightening. Lucas's smirk widened li

didn't leave mine. "Careful, Kane, yo

I could feel the heat un

s stretched tight, the mate bond pulling at me like

he sa

recons

e's

the air like a sp

recons

know what they were thinking, Bloodfang's so-called wo

hind me. "You don't get to recons

. "And now I'm

Finally, I was wondering how long it w

this, Lucas

ot back, his eyes

wolf was already pacing, hackles up, the bond to her hummin

of everyone," I said, my

yed there. "Doesn't look like she'

pull between them was real, I could see it in the way her bre

rp. "If we're done pretending,

uch her again without her wanting

lter but I saw the

p toward us, ignoring

er hand brus

e quieter now but no less comm

old myself it was because she was confused, overwhelmed bu

n't get to come here and claim her lik

to mine. "She's

rs. My wolf was close, very close, pushing for a fight.

tays w

ntest of smiles but there was

ght it was a wonder the gro

arly enjoying the show but sm

Ava's presence at my back. She was

er, just loud enough for h

ht Zack might block u

ning grounds, I could still