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"Not anyone," she said "And I never would’ve expected it froed you e y"

He cupped her nape and brought her down to hie When you told reed to the handfast to collect the trust fro to take his bribe because you wanted the money for yourself And not that it should ht at the checkpoint, I knohat you did I realized what you’ve been doing all along--using your personal funds to buy clearance for camp supplies"

She frowned "It’s only money How can I keep it when those supplies mean life or death to the people who depend on me?"

"Your work obviously means a lot to you" There was a soberness in his eyes as he studied her in the darkened tent "You told arden that your work is a calling"

"I did say that, yes" It surprised her that he remembered the offhand relanced down at her hand where it rested on his chest "When I was eighteen, I volunteered one winter at an orphanage about an hour away froed it, since I was orphaned as an infant too"

Jehansound "A lot of Breedmates find their way into Breed households as abandoned and orphaned babies or young girls"

She nodded She and her sister were both adopted by the Sanhajas in such a way "I was lucky Sonized that I was different There was a place for me because of that But there were no Breede I went to that year Only huees whose parents had been killed in wars or died of faht ball "There was sobaby or embraced one of those sweet, terrified kids"

"You felt it," Jehanfully now He reached up to take her hand, bringing her knuckles to his lips "You felt their emotional pain, because, like me, you’re an empath"

Every Breedmate, like every Breed male, was born with a unique extrasensory ability Soift Where Jehan could register physical injuries, hers was the ability to feel eht I could handle it," she said "But everything I felt stayed with e that winter, I didn’t kno to help Now I do what I can"

He’d gone quiet as she spoke, and Sera knew he understood Given his own ability, Jehan probably understood her better than anyone else could

"You’re an incredible wo idly over her jawline "I think I recognized that thefor reasons to dislike you I wanted to find hidden flaws, since it was obvious I wasn’t going to find any on the outside"

His praise warmed her "I haven’t been able to find much fault in you either And believe me, I tried I called you a killer when I found out you were a warrior with the Order That wasn’t fair I know that now I also thought your biggest personal flaw ht be an overblown opinion of your own charh I suppose I have to give credit where it’s due"

He chuckled "If what I just did with you was charrinned down at him "When can I look forward to that?"

"If you’re not careful, sooner than you think"

He grabbed her ass and gave it a playful smack Then he tumbled her onto her back and covered her with his hard, fully aroused body The crackling eood on his threat right then and there