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wing Red since I went to that restaurant

hadn't run to release the frustration inside me,

allowed hard. "But th

ant information. I want to know the reason,

r approaching with Red in it. Simultan

clue what they wanted with the human because at this moment, Red had no association with

t made us dangerous and violent. We were vengeful in nature, so yeah, I wouldn't be s

aving a human mate, but I'd waited long enough to break the

king me growl. And it was becoming hard

oncerning was the next picture I s

t wanna terrify Ms. Klein

do, but he was right. My vengeance could wait. So

f the unconscious men lying inside the van. The two looked younger,

office, but her scent

I didn't know how to start the conversation with a human without scaring her or tell

ked in, looking so innocent, frail, and small. I felt like I could break her arm with a little grip, bu

her, and I let go o

dening in recognition. Confusion flashed all over

her first word.

even surprised I managed to pu

. Defiance set in her jaw and her narrowed eyes. "The sooner y

nd merciful. I would have taken her that night, tied her to my bed if she tried to

ised myself not to hurt their kind as long a

own, and I'

ubbornness would be admira

and slid it forward. "I hear

oon as she recognized the picture, she picked it up w

e hell i

tel

image. "It's my picture from my high school yearbook."

f one of the men from the white van.

up to make it look like someone wanted to what?" Sh

e human, sh

iked that she was careful, but not too c

owed for two days, a

"If I'm here because of your generous tip. You

in dange

d someone want to kidnap me? I'm a nobody." Yet. She looked around. "But you? You clearly have money and probably a few enemie

re for t

ady to bolt out. "In your gothic ho

o Uber aro

d me back to the city." He

she called it. I loved the fact that she was skeptical about all of this, but the

r dragging you into this is s

Skepticism was growing in her eyes, and

ed by the mating pull while I was barely hang

to be in the alley when the white van crashed into the wall. And you said I was being followed two days ago. How do you ex

questions with the answer