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Ronan nearly choked Such a weapon in the hands of aall this news?" Ronan had no idea that recent rave

"You know the rest of the Council" Braickind"s detriment

"You"re involved in this?" he asked Braroup Mathias must be eliminated"

Ronan only knew of the evil wizard from history He hadn"t been alive when Mathias last terrorized ickind But if history was even half accurate God help theer"

"You don"t tellher, Ronan turned on Tynan "A few days ago, she was attacked by a witch na for you Tall, dressed like a streetwalker Ring a bell? She blasted Kari with soed another glance, then shook their head

Frustration pounded at Ronan as he addressed O"Shea "Rhea wanted to knohat you and Shock discussed"

Braed "Since his fa supported Mathias, I wasn"t keen on the idea of his involveot wind of that fact"

"I"m not certain anyone is," Bram admitted

"Who is this Rhea and ould she spy on Shock?" Ronan asked "Or attack a hued glance between the wizards They both shook their heads

"Bloody hell, figure soer!"

"I am not your mate," Kari protested

Ronan sent her a look to let her know that denying his possession noould not be wise

Brahed "Shock Denzell is a member of the Doomsday Brethren…in theory"

"Should we assume, then, that Rhea supports Mathias? And that Mathias wants to knohere Shock"s loyalty lies and is using the witch to find out?"

"That would be uess Ask many nored him "Who else has joined?"

"I can"t say"

"Who else rowled at Brao beyond these walls, and I" you only because you were my sister"s childhood friend and you"re clearly overprotective because of your unanswered hts with us…or he did until he was felled by

Mathias took Anka fro the Doomsday Diary We have been unable to locate her His brother, Caden, is helping a bit Isdernus Rykard and Sirove, as well Tynan, here," Bram pointed to the other wizard, "Has just joined An immortal human warrior, Marrok of Cadbury, trains us in huent" Braed "We"ll see whose side he ends up on"

"A motley collection" Ronan frowned Those h to low, fro yourself" Ronan frowned "Hoill you fight Mathias"s larger arh the details Interested in joining?"

His automatic answer should have been no Wolveseys were noted for their achievement in bed sport, not battle But…for the last few years, Ronan had felt aimless What did he have to devote his ti Kari? The real question ould his involveer? And ould befall roup of wizards failed?

"My mate"s safety comes first," Ronan insisted

"I areed We would help you defend her," Bram said, as if Kari had never interjected

"You and Raiden would be good additions to our force"

Kari scoffed "If you could keep either of theh"

That did it He wanted Kari alone now Right noo urges hit him at once: lay down the law and kiss her senseless She made him crazy with her vulnerable,backbone was part of the reason he loved her

As if he sensed the shift in theyou up to speed Let"s go"

Ronan silently thanked Bra astute as they teleported from the pub Finally, he and Kari were alone

He cupped his hands around her shoulders and held her when she would have squirmed away "Listen to erous You can"t even co of Mathias"s e of panic

She propped a fist on her hip "You didn"t refuse Braht Mathias, but it"s possible the Doomsday Brethren can help me protect you However, it won"t work if you don"t cooperate Keep Tynan, Bram and the other Doomsday Brethren away You don"t know Mathias"

"And you don"t bloody know me! I won"t take orders fros another the next I learned froh Ronan had done his ut in Kari"s eyes, he didn"t like being corowled Da Kari Stupid plan "In my heart, you are my mate Letthe o" She sniffed, and the tears bri in her eyes crushed Ronan"s heart "And don"t come back"

Ronan teleported to his hoical sucked A hu over his head A hu instincts He would weigh whatever feelings he had andbut rational

"So you"re finally back?" Raiden lounged in the doorway Then his body tightened, his eyes sharpening on the outline around his twin He swore loudly "You Called to her? Are you out of your fucking mind Do you want her to die?"

Ronan blinked Of all the things he assumed Raiden would express, concern for Kari"s safety hadn"t been made the list "No And she was nearly killed a few days past Did you know Mathias D"Arc has returned fro innocents!"