to take

s arms, his bedroom, the scent of his clothes - the quiet moments when he would p

ther. "You asked

r didn't

to Adrian. "

ever left

me cracked. "So

le

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ned. "I did wha

protecting me. My father says he was protecting me. You say you were protecting

y ans

toward me. I steppe

wanted to

you

kno

f everyone and told m

lenched.

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u would have act

eserved th

uld hav

voice broke. "They

epped forwar

ard him. "You don't get t

ately, and the air between them changed. The wol

ween the two

her

aid

, and for the first time I realized something - they wer

Adrian. "W

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ple hunt

dn't

ria

ftened. "Ro

sank. "

of your

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t heir t

ck Moon

ad. "I don't

e whether you're born i

parently I don't get to

he did - because some part of me s

ward the mansion. "

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from

ook his h

turned. "E

ready know this

ow

phone and showed us a

ther message appeared:

screen, his expression

t him. "They're

another. Then another. The wolves aro

ng out of the hou

r turned

astern

abou

een bre

n immediately moved tow

behi

N

"This isn't the

ed you prot

you like it or not, I'm no

e forest. Then a voice ec

na V

. The voice conti

of me. Adrian moved besid

. "Or we'll burn this

hed silver. "Stay her

arm. "Where

end

N

ough family." His expression s

wolves charged into the forest. Screams erup

d my wrist. "

. "I'm not ru

ou'll be caught

I'll f

n't kno

rvive rejection." He stared a

in his eyes - pride,

turned. The mansion doors exploded

n, and Adrian shifted - his clothes tearing as his body transf

en lunged, and the man went down. T

d directly at me. He s

, and I saw the blade before he threw it. I

. The third grabbed me. I screame

't m

ackward. Adrian turned, his

hed. "You reall

pressed a blade against my throa

n slowly shifted back and

er smile

looked terrified - no

r ring on the hunter's finger. My mothe

ooked at the man. "Wh

ian noticed t

ring. That belon

Then he whispered something t

er sends h

eathing. "Wh

r smiled.

ed against my

er. "She's wai

hispered

your br