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“It’s gone too far,” she told Dane

He stared back at her coolly “You’re going to get your heart broke, love You knohat that does to you Makes Leo darowly And E

lizabeth will try to fuss over you You kno you hate that”

His voice was gentle, a re The warning came a second before Mercury’s arainst his chest

His head lowered, his lips at her ear “You’re not leaving” He nipped the shell of her ear after growling the deainst it

Ria’s gaze remained locked with Dane’s, and she knew he sahat she was trying to hide even from herself

“We have to finish this, Dane” She let her hands grip Mercury’s wrists, aware of the suspicion directed on her now “It can’t go any further”

Mercury tensed behind her; Callan and Jonas watched her with hard, implacable expressions

“Well then, I guess that’s that” He relaxed farther back into the couch, ahis lips “If I don’t make it out of here alive, be sure to tell the Leo I did him proud,” he chuckled

Ria shook her head and turned to Callan “Pride Leader Lyons, it is ret to inform you that I wasn’t sent here in any way to track expenditures by Sanctuary froiven by the Leo, your father, and they have no strings attached”

Callan rose slowly to his feet, power hu as anie inside him

“What the hell have you two been doing in lared between them

“Protecting it” Dane surged to his feet as well, drawing Callan’s focus from Ria to him “Remember, mate, she’s my employee You have a problem with that, you’ll take it up with me”

Callan swung back to Ria, the look on his face so filled with anger that for athe Leo

“Back down, Callan,” Mercury growled, trying to push her behind his larger body again “Let’s see what she has to say first”