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hink we should ask more q

into me before I even finished. I was tired of being quiet, of letting her speak for

"Release her? Since when do you do that with possible rogue spies, Caelan

warning shot before the st

sound ridiculous. "I really doubt she's a spy... or even a rogue, for that matter

aws. "I was close to her. I didn't smell blood. I saw no injuries. If anything,

ic on me, and she knew it. My body would hum, my wolf would lean to

oday, it didn'

ous, but she stirred something in me the moment I laid eyes on her. The pull was stron

he ground... there was a flicker, something primal. Not lust. Not even curi

Thalia. That was how I'd known she was my match. No on

il

her is the smart thing to

han her first name. She was uncooperative. She didn't even ackno

was calm, but underneath it

telligent, and politically skilled in ways that benefited us both. But

t in the doorway c

re entertaining enough," Ashi

r it. His casual demeanor never fooled me-Ashir listened to everything and forgot nothin

you, Ashir

ily. "Your banter has left me very intrigued, Alpha. If, lik

-

s scre

ical watching her thrash about. Ashir even stifled a laugh behind his hand. But Thalia didn't f

d as her wild eyes lan

e still heavy with panic but la

u are and why you're here, ro

rogue, lady,"

. I'd thought she was when she'd let my men take h

uestions," she continued, "exc

rest

smoothly, "why don't you te

ke mine when it counted. His curiosity was dange

r own thoughts. "And then I woke up because it got warm. Really w

t out a

the world, made it sound ridiculous. But I watched her c

-or close enough to it-in our pack. Elda. And Elda didn'

speak again. Her voice w

us, little wolf? Don

ike I was the only one in the room worth her time. H

," I said

of turns to find my way out of that freaky room, and then I ran beca

and t

itely

im. I knew Thalia had figured it out too, but she s

th a girl who didn't remember a

then," Ashir said at last. "Who knows

started, but

ake her

le

could overpower you. Plus, Elda won't ask

s of emotion rolling off her-anger, jealousy,

be the one to take Nyla back. But something i

uses, even as I

about this

. But my instincts were screaming otherwise. There was a mystery wrapped ar

aight in the eyes when others bowed. Maybe it was the sense that

to know why I felt li

y, I believed more in shaping o

ng me questio