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en and Clarine's mating ceremony"-the words circled in my h

ingle thing since last night. My stomach twisted into knots, waves of diz

gasping. The edges of my vision were al

y tongue, using the sting to drag myself

ed as I pressed the button, cold swea

open. I stepped in

xed with blood wrapped around

my blurry vision, I met a p

e, his black shirt wrinkled, a dark red stain on his cuff. Why was he here? To check

back, but my le

behind me with a click, lo

ched forward, and I shut my eyes i

aught my waist and pulled me

e fifth sign of the fated bond exploding through me. His heat soaked thr

e was hoarse, stre

ngth landing on his chest mig

d to press me into his bones, his other hand crad

me..." My voice

his hot breath sweeping across my skin. He sniffed along my neck and hair like

e?" He forced the words out through gri

me whole. Just before I passed out, I felt him lift

floor VIP medical wing. Kaiden

!" His roar, laced with Alpha dom

. Kaiden kicked open the door to a private suite and laid me gently on the white bed-nothing like the