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“Don’t lie to us, little slave. You are already in deep trouble. You don’t want to add to the punishment you have coming,” Wolfe said, giving her hair a slight yank.
“But why? I didn’t do anything wrong!” She tried to twist out from between them, but neither allowed her to escape, instead keeping her caged between them while the women who’d been upstairs rushed past them and out the door, in a hurry to greet their own mates.
“Little human, you left the house before the victory horn sounded. Do you have any idea the danger you might’ve put yourself in?”
“But I was trying to warn you, Jaxon. That’s not fair!”
“Ava, even after you informed several of the Banded of the danger against Jaxon, you still refused to return to the house. Trent had to pick you up and carry you back here over his shoulder,” Wolfe said.
Jaxon stiffened and pinned her with a displeased look. “Is that true, young lady?”
A deeper flush bloomed across her cheeks. “Well, I…”
“I also heard her calling Trent a name and putting up quite the fuss.”
“You will apologize to Trent, of course,” Jaxon said sternly.
“All right, I will tell him I’m truly sorry, but I still think it’s unfair for you to punish me. Would you have rather I left you to die on the battlefield?” she said, her blue eyes flashing.
“The human might have wounded me, Ava, but I would likely have prevailed. I will admit you gave me an advantage, warning me ahead of time as you did when your voice came to me, however, I don’t want to think of what would’ve happened if you’d have run into this human man yourself as you ran around searching for me.”
“You could’ve been killed,” Wolfe said, his voice hardening to steel.
Ava lowered her head, and when her bottom lip began quivering, she bit it and inhaled a deep breath. After a long moment of silence, she said, “I suppose I see your point, but when your mother had the vision, I didn’t even think about it. I just ran outside. I care about both of you very much. We’ve become a family.” Her voice broke over the last few words.
“Yes, Ava, we’ve become a family,” Jaxon said, “but we are Banded males and you are our sweet, treasured female. It’s our duty to see you protected at all times. Both of us would gladly die to keep you safe. We won’t stand for you risking your safety under any circumstances. You mean everything to us.”
