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“Your mother”

Her eyes sla the room into blackness

“Benedict!” Lachlan roared “Now!”

“Open your eyes,” I ordered, pulling on the e her coo

Violet eyeswith unshed tears

“I do not blame you It was not your fault You are my mate, and I am yours That is all thatas I wanted to, and wended before I lost the battle and stayed entirely

The entire Order was in the war rooave me said he’d more than noticed my tardiness

“I’ued, her voice strong and sure through the phone

Hawke had already started recording the call and was pacing the length of the table, his daggers in hand, ready to battle an invisible foe

“He’d never go against Saint,” Dagonhis hand over his hair “It’s not in his nature Samuel’s only purpose in this life is to protect Saint”

“Agreed,” Zachariah said with a nod as I took my seat

“There’s no way he’d let harainst his twin,” Talon snapped “You know he has ht for the survival of the species”

“You’re all so certain that Saint will do her har “Whatever has happened, he’s sure as hell not alone in taking her”

“Obviously they both took her!” Lachlan roared

The Hunters started to argue, their voices escalating into a frenzy of shouts

“Sa this because of Saint!” Talon

“Saint should have been put down centuries ago!” Dagon

“You kneas dangerous and you still brought him here!” Lachlan

“We had no idea how close to the breaking point he was!” Zachariah

Hawke reached through the wall of Hunters and grabbed the phone, causing everyone to fall silent

“Where The Fuck Are You?” Hawke roared into the speakerphone “Enough of this shit, Avianna Come home!”

Every head turned, and even Alek’s eyebrows rose