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Finally, Lyric took the phone from his ear and faced me.

“You're awake.”

“Any word about Colt?”

He shook his head. “Nothing yet."

I bowed my head. “They haven't caught him.”

“No.” He came to sit beside me. “But they will. Count on it. And you're safe here. With me.”

“I know. But I just wish he wasn't on the loose.”

“How about some breakfast?”

It sounded great. I needed protein after all we'd been through.

“Great. I'll have it delivered. I’d take you out to eat to celebrate our… bond. But you have nothing to wear.”

Our bond. It sounded so final. But I didn't have any problem with that because Lyric was the most wonderful alpha ever.

“All my clothes are at home.”

“I'll take you out later and we can gather your stuff you might need. Because you'll be staying here where it's safe. For as long as you want.”

“Thank you. I still can't believe...”

“Me, either. But Lyrican says not to question, not to keep thinking too much. It's his mantra.”

“Jinnan feels the same. But... are you?”

“Am I what?”

“Still thinking too much. Questioning.”

Lyric leaned in and took me into his arms in a tight embrace. “Not about you. Never about you.”

“About yourself?”

He smiled at me and kissed me. “I'm always questioning myself.” He laughed.

“You shouldn't.” I stroked my palm down his cheek. “You're perfect.”

I usedmy new phone to call my landlord and ask him to meet us in the afternoon and to let us into my apartment. I’d losteverything when Colt had kidnapped me. Phone. Wallet. I.D. Keys.

Then I called in to work to let them know what was going on with me and that I wasn’t sure when I’d be back.

I was afraid to go anywhere with Colt still on the loose.

To go out, I changed into the only clothes I had, the hospital scrubs.

As we drove up to my building, I saw the empty space where my car should be. I realized it was still at work.

“At least I still have my car. It’s at my place of work. And the spare keys are in a kitchen drawer. Can we go get it after this?”

“Sure. We’ll take it to my house for now,” Lyric said.

We parked at the apartment and went up the walkway. The landlord was waiting. I didn’t like the look on his face.

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