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“You.”
Me?
I stumble back another step...just as Vaughn slowly goes down on a knee.
Like someone about to pounce.
No. Oh no.
Everything happens too, too fast after that.
Just too, too fast for a human like me.
All I catch is a blurry image of flesh ripping into fur.
A vicious growl.
And then teeth tearing into my own skin.
Chapter Fifteen
THE HOLDING ROOM WAStoo small.
Or maybe it was just Hexius, his presence filling every corner of the space like a caged storm waiting to break. TheL’Allianceofficials had been smart enough to give him the largest secure room they had, but three magically fortified walls and bulletproof glass weren’t enough to contain what was building inside him.
Seventeen minutes.
That was how long they’d been “documenting the incident” while his mate was out there.
Alone.
Hurting.
Because he had made her believe he didn’t love her.
“MonsieurMercier, if you could just—”
