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“No one is going to hurt you, . No one is going to make you do anything you don’t want to do. We just want to help you.”

I can hear Mako whispering to Tyr, but when I look over Digs’ shoulder, Envy is standing apart, staring down at the floor.

What is wrong with him?

The heat hits me hard, and I inhale deeply, drawing the intoxicating scent of Digs’ almond into my lungs. I feel hungry.

I feel like I need it.

I reach out almost unconsciously, and he draws me with him, back towards the room.

My panic hits me. I don’t have a nest.

I’ve never had one. I refused to allow myself even a remote chance I might fuck up and give myself away. I don’t have a nest.

This nest isn’t mine, but it could be. Maybe. I still don’t feel right.

I give it a once over and look back, finding Tyr and Mako following. Envy stands at the top of the stairs.

“Envy?” Mako growls.

“I can’t!” Envy whispers. “I can’t be here, and I can’t see it. Digs, I can’t watch.”

“ENVY!” I shriek.

“You stay with her. I’ll go home and stay with my mum. I’ll come back when it’s over.”

I protest, I fight, but Tyr slowly dips his chin and gives the other alpha his okay.

No!

I whimper. The room suddenly gets colder, but I’m barely hanging in. The heat is smashing me about and dragging me under.

Envy is backing away. I watch him leave, feeling something inside me shatter.

But the heat sweeps me up.

Chapter sixteen

Ryn

Into your fire, I’llburn there with you and you with me. And I’ll be so happy to be so ruined- Ryn Raines

I blink and moan. Someone has their hands on my ass, kneading it while their mouth is sucking hard on my neck. It feels so incredibly good, but I’m naked, and I don’t know how that happened.

But there’s something wrong. I frown, trying to figure out what it is. My heart races, and my mind stills. I ignore the mouth and the hot body pressed to mine. It’s a distraction. Something’s wrong. What’s wrong?

Envy.

I shove the alpha off me and rush to the stairs. I let out a shriek when someone grabs me from behind and pulls me back into the room.

I’m so hot and mad. My body is aching, throbbing with need, but the pain, the shock, pushes it all away. He left. He turned and walked away. I can’t have a heat without him. Oh, god, why did he leave?

All these thoughts collide so quickly in my brain, running around and around and leaving me with only one clear thought.

I need him.

I kick out and land a blow that makes my foot go numb. I’m dropped and scamper for the stairs again.

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