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We reached the spot in front of the house.

Is everyone in place?Raffe linked with our pack.

We are,Adam replied.There’re at least a hundred animals here that we can see, and the coven is circling the backyard.

The five of us stood and waited, listening to the sound of birds singing from nearby trees.

After what felt like hours, Lucy linked,I see wolves.

An engine purred, heading in our direction.

My breath caught.Why are they coming in a car?

Sedona’s weak. They don’t want to make her walk, and they’ll want to get her out fast before we change our minds,Raffe answered, brushing his arm against mine.

A black Navigator appeared and came to a slow stop several feet from us.

The wolves stopped moving forward,Adam replied.They’re staying fifty feet back.

My heart hammered. Maybe they hadn’t come in attacking, but I wasn’t sure what the future held.

Then, the driver, passenger, and back passenger doors opened.

A tall, burly man with a thick beard stepped from thedriver’s side. He was almost the same size as Raffe and alpha power radiated from him. Keagan.

The woman from the front passenger seat stood tall, nearly six feet, with dark-blue eyes that matched Keagan’s. She looked close to our age, which made me think she was his daughter.

The one Raffe was supposed to marry.

A deep growl escaped me, my wolf surging forward. My power grew in strength, flaring straight to a high fizz as I studied the woman who could have taken Raffe from me had King Jovian gotten his way.Is that Keagan’s daughter?

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Ithink so,Raffe linked, and he pushed calm toward me.Remember, you’re the one I chose, and you’re my fated mate, the only person who matters to me.

Some of the anger ebbed, though my wolf remained alert within me. I took a deep breath, remembering what Sedona had said: The girl hadn’t wanted to be with Raffe either. That was something King Jovian and Keagan had come up with together.

The older woman in the back stepped forward, her long, silver hair reflecting sunlight. My breath caught as I remembered her from last night. She was the witch who had used water magic on me, and it hadn’t worked.

Her eyes homed in on Sedona, and she took a ragged breath. With my power so high, I could sense their fear, hesitation, and wariness. They didn’t trust us and were nervous.

“Mom, I’m fine.” Sedona gestured to Raffe and me. “What I said on the phone is true. They helped and saved me. They did me no harm.”

“Good.” Keagan remained at the door and examined Sedona’s wrapped forearm. “We’ve been worried about you. Let’s get you back with the others so you can get some rest.”

Priestess Caroline cleared her throat from her spot on the opposite side of Keith and almost in front of Ednah. Standing tall, she said, “We may have given her grace this one time, but it’s the only time that will happen. Attacking us again will be considered a declaration of war, and no lives will be spared on our front, the same as you didn’t spare any of my coven, who’d never done a damn thing to you.” Despite her words, I sensed her fury.

“We didn’t have a real choice,” Ednah rasped.

“No, you made that choice.” Priestess Caroline wrinkled her nose. “And broke the sacred oath of doing no harm to others.”

“I made that call.” Keagan lifted his head high. “If you’re angry at anyone, it should be me.”

Raffe chuckled darkly. “Oh, believe me, we’re furious with all of you equally. The only reason I’m not ripping your throat out is because my mate asked me to be understanding. But I agree with Priestess Caroline. You try harming my mate in any way again, and I won’t hesitate to kill you.”

Faint paw steps sounded to our right, and I turned my head to see Adam stepping out of the trees in wolf form. The young woman’s head snapped in that direction. Her brows furrowed, and she shook her head faintly.

Something akin to interest and confusion swirled from both of them.

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