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off the road, I shoved open the heavy bulletpro

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reactions upon meeting-the intoxicating scent, the physical surge, the inner w

e moment my fingertips brushed her icy skin, a jolt of electricity shot up my spin

y tangled blonde hair. Then I saw the fresh, gaping needle puncture o

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ly, carried her to the backseat of the SUV, and immediately projected

r waiting at my penthous

the gas pedal, tearing toward the Cummin

rthur, bowed frantically with his medical case. I carried her straight

l moonstone wolf-crest ring onto my right index finger and rubbing the col