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I push off the desk and land onHalf-naked, I sprint to the door The sound ofco in my head My caet out of here My limbs shake, but I run as fast as I can

I make it to the door as Devin exits the bathroom and curses under his breath

He’s fast, but I’rip the knob and rip the door open I screahtoto fail her I already have As I run down the eain I don’t make it more than a few feet before I hear the heavy thuds oftoward me from both sides I stumble as I realized I’m trapped and I start to fall My eyes dart to a door on rabsme around as I scream

“What the—” a baritone voice starts to say but Devin cuts hiainst his hold and squirm

“Leave us” His hard voice echoes in the hall and footsteps scurry away in the opposite direction His arhtly foragainst him I work one arm free and slam my elbow as hard as I can into his face

“Fuck!”

I doubt it hurt hih that he drops round so hard that the resulting pain makes me think I broke my wrist, but at least I didn’t set to h what I just did When I glance up, breathless and weighed doorry, two silver eyes stare back at ape

Devin’s hand grabs the nape of my neck as he lifts me off the floor with one ar off the walls I whirasp as he wraps one arm around my waist My hands fly up to ers

“Calainst rip on me But my body obeys him without my conscious consent My hands drop to my sides as I start to see white spots dance into listen to him, but my mind isn’t okay with any of this He rip but doesn’t re trapped in his ar will be okay and that I just need to trust him

But I don’t trust him I don’t trust any of them

Devin

I leave for one fucking hmy best to remain calm Humans like controlled, collected behavior from shifters and typically I am I have to stay composed for my mate My mate who doesn’t even want me

A coldness settles inside of me, one I haven’t felt in over a year Not since I noticed her at the offering I’ll be daht doesn’t hit me like a bullet to my chest My wolf doesn’t like it either My pride is wounded The only solace I have is that she’s lettingin my arms At least her body is I can see in her eyes that she’s resistingto find words to make sense of it all, I do ht after she gave herself to me How could she not feel our connection? How could she deny how perfect it was?

“Maybe you shouldn’t have fucked her the second you got her in the house” Lev’s words ring inAfter all, Grace can’t hear him I don’t want her to think my annoyance is with her

“Watch it, Lev” Iin my chest

“I’ brother I really think it would have been better if you’d waited”