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He didn’t question the adrenaline rushing through hith that burned through his body

They were there, in Ria’s room, too close to her Too close to his wo her And that was intolerable

He slaainst the wall as Ria screamed Beneath a well-placed powerful kick to his kidneys the second went down and rolled in pain

The eneht saved him from it as the first shado at Mercury

It had to be a Breed Nothing else could be so fucking strong

Light flared in the rooht but not his senses

His ar into the dresser with enough force that wood cracked as he felt the second co for his head

His ar around a throat, the other knocking the weapon froht still fuzzy, adjusting froht, Mercury snarled in the intruder’s face

“You want to let hiun pressed into his neck

Mercury froze

“Mercury” The sound of Ria’s voice inflamed him

Instinct had his hand flashing up, jerking the gun to the side as it discharged and his elbow slammed back at the same moment the voice penetrated his mind

“Dane!” Ria screa on the pale blue gaze, the bulging eyes of Ryan DeSalvo, the bodyguard who traveled with Dane Vanderale

Mercury loosened his grip only enough to keep fro to Dane hiaze locked on Mercury in horror

He loosened DeSalvo sloatching as the otherback into his system