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His back arched, his shoulders gaining bulk His flesh whipped around hie olf stood in Sean’s place I had forgotten how big he was

Wilmos blinked "That’s one hell of a ork shape"

Werewolf-Sean growled, displaying huge teeth

"Feel the arh you," Wiler You should feel soer will take time Give it twenty-four hours and it will be in your bones"

Sean turned Ar his pectorals and the flat ridges of his stomach The armorpauldrons His neck thickened He snarled The fur vanished, his body slimmed down in a blink, and huer stripes He looked down at himent n that covered most of Sean’s torso It wrapped around his ribs, flowed onto his back, and settled

Sean exhaled

"And now you’re ready for battle Good luck, soldier"

Chapter Sixteen

When we ca for us in the kitchen He’d found the guest laptop I’d left in the roo on the screen A cup of tea with small roses on it sat next to him The air smelled like mint Even in a white T-shirt and jeans, Arland didn’t fit into the kitchen It was like walking into your rooht with the face of a superstar casually sipping tea from your flowery porcelain cup

The va happen?"

"No," Sean told hier" He inhaled "And your scent has changed Soht Sean hadn’t said a word after we left the shop He did look larger, better defined, as if he’d gained about ten pounds of olden than a soht noasn’t wise Somehow I didn’t think that he’d respond olf poetry He kept shrugging his shoulders as if he wanted to test the?" I asked

"Just some minor social research," Arland said

Okay "Did the battlefield meet with your approval?"

"It will suffice Have you acquired your weapons?"

"Yes," I said

"I’o for a run" Sean opened the back door and went outside

Iup at the sky

Arland’s eyebrows crept together "Should I be concerned?"

"Probably not" I had no idea I was concerned Inon alien suits that bonded with your body wasn’t wise But Sean was a grownI could’ve done about it I had no idea what side effects this stunt could have

Sean shrugged his shoulders again and took off, dashing into the trees A mo he came back in one piece

"Lady Dina," Arland said

I turned to him "Dina, please"

"Dina" Arland leaned back and presented s on display

Uh-oh Perhaps keeping "lady" in front of y

He rose and walked over to me I used to read an action series about a former military detective as almost six and a half feet tall I’d never quite coiven ood idea

"Do you need to make any preparations?" Arland stopped next toout of the"If so, how long they will take?"

"About seven hours, give or take a few e time it took the pearls totonight?" he asked

"Yes" This was the weirdest conversation

Arland nodded "Dina"

"Yes?"

"This entire affair has e, betrayal All very important" He turned and looked at me with his dark blue eyes "I’m honor and duty bound to resolve this The future of my House depends on it I don’t knohat Sean’s motivations are beyond territoriality, and I don’t know if I can rely on him But no matter what my commitments are, I will promise you this: your safety is my first priority I wish you had chosen to rele" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>