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“You can’t take the cat, Oria,” Tay said immediately.

“Excuse me?” she snapped. “I’m taking my fucking cat, he is mine.”

“Oria, I won’t take you if you take the cat,” he said, looking a little nervous.

“It’s her cat, let her leave with him,” Gray said.

“The cat is coming with us,” Ryder growled.

“No, he can’t come with us,” Tay growled back.

“Dammit, Tay, you know how much he means to me, I won’t leave him,” Oria’s voice broke.

Tay looked pissed, like he was ready to leave, but when Oria got teary eyed, he softened. It seemed we were the only ones willing to do whatever she wanted. She had him wrapped around her finger, but I still didn’t trust him.

“Ria, look?—”

“Fuck you, Tay. You owe me this,” she snarled. “He’s been with me all these years. I need him.”

“No,” he snarled.

He moved to grab the cat and all hell broke loose.

Gray reached for Tay while I tried to push Oria behind me and Ryder grabbed the cat.

The furry fucker hissed at Tay before jumping out of Oria’s grasp, landing on Tay’s face, scratching him and growling at him. His growl was loud, making me wonder if the situation was making it seem louder than it really was.

“No!” Oria screamed when Tay threw the cat away.

Gray immediately ran to retrieve the cat when Tay pushed us away with his magic. I snarled, reaching out to grab Oria before he could, but I was too late. He put his hand on the barrier, saying an incantation before they slipped out.

We recovered quickly, jumping through the barrier to see Oria fighting Tay.

“Dammit, Ria, you will thank me for this later.” Tay tried to dodge her bag, but she hit his face.

“You fucker,” I snarled, punching him while he was looking at Ria.

I was able to get in two punches while grabbing his neck, ready to break it when Blondie screamed no. It was that slight hesitation that fucked me over.

His body hummed with power before he blasted me away.

“No!” I heard Gray yelling, while my vision spotted.

“Get him!”

“Fuck you, Tay!” My sunshine screamed when a blast of power cut through the air.

I got up, still disoriented, hating that I hadn’t fed before we set off. I looked up, searching for anyone, when Gray's bloody body came into my line of sight.

“Ria, no,” Tay shouted when a blast of power pushed him back.

“Grab him,” Ryder shouted while Blondie helped me get up.

My eyes rested on my brother as Ryder picked him up. They took us to a portal and the pull of the magic made me close my eyes wondering if this was our time to go and I only had seconds with my mate, instead of a lifetime.

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ORIA

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