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The foster fa with had been forced to contact Dane She had destroyed the pretty bedroom Dane had had decorated for her She had smashed toys, ripped stuffed animals, and when that hadn’t eased the hard knot of fury, she had tried to escape by running

Froht to ain And now she could feel that core—older,what she had claimed with her soul

Mercury had made his choice If he asked her for release, she would open her hands and let hih it would kill her inside But this wo from her

She let her gaze meet Alaiya’s as Mercury moved beside her and Jonasher She didn’t need their protection and she let Alaiya know it

She held the Breed feer, frustration and deterave her, and had the satisfaction of watching the other woman’s eyes flicker

Oh no, this battle wasn’t going to be that easy Ria knew it, and now Alaiya would know it as well

“Jonas” Alaiya’s lips suddenly curled “I just received the results from the blood workup”

“Later, Alaiya,” Jonas ordered as they moved to pass her

“No, Jonas Not later” Her voice stopped them all

Jonas snarled back at her in anger “You overstep your bounds, enforcer”

Alaiya s the hormone is in htened from the walk, slid forward and stared back at Mercury with feral possessiveness “He’s my mate”

Ria felt herself shatter inside But rather than the store inside her instead

“Breeds have only one ripped her ar her forward

“Exactly,” Alaiya drawled “And we matched”

“And we aze suddenly narrowed “You can smell it You can sense it, can’t you, Alaiya?”