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That wasn’t what he wanted, though He wanted to see her again Everything he’d thought about olves, everything he’d been told, didn’t seeainst her will And in the back of his ht a veritable savage because of his own bloodline were very fresh Werewolves and vaes, of course, but he couldn’t shake the parallels Nor could he forget the way she had ainst him, vulnerable for just a
It was a fewhim closely with an odd expression on his face
"Are you sure you’re all right? That there isn’t so more to this?"
"What ruffly than he normally would have He tucked the necklace into the back pocket of his jeans, hoping that having it out of his hands would improve his mental state a little
"I don’t know You just seem… odd over this"
Jaden reached for an explanation and found one that was actually part of the truth "I hipped si to the long scars that still scored the length of his back "I’ll carry the marks for the rest of my life, or forever, whichever co punished this way, or possibly so that was torn off her while she was being threatened in the worst possible way You knohat her father probably is"
Ty’s lip curled in disgust, and Jaden saw that he did indeed remember The two of therown tired of the Alpha’s pack’s constant encroachment on her territory The leader of the Pack of the Nine Trees had been a beast in both for hulk with several unhappy wives and, if the ruotten the eyes of the ragged women of the pack
In sharp contrast, Lyra’s eyes had been full of fire But thatHer spirit would obviously be a hard one to break
"Well, then" Ty reached over and gave Jaden a rough pat on the shoulder "If you’re that worried about her well-being, Jaden, go deliver it in person Even if she’s got two black eyes, she’ll probably spit in your face when you hand it to her You can’t change what she is or how her kind lives But go I can see you won’t rest until you’ve done it, and you’re no help to anyone here when you’re thisthe insinuation beneath Ty’s words
"Do you need hed and rubbed at the back of his neck "Lily needs to asse it off, but we can’t keep running this place like a boarding house, and no matter how much she wants the Lilis that need to be in place Not only for her to be taken seriously, but also to keep her safe Vlad and I have both been working on her, and she’s finally started to relent"
Jaden tensed "Because of the Ptolemy?"
"That, and Da the House of Shadows for information on her weaknesses At this point, she has plenty"
Jaden sighed He had worried about this Lily was on a steep learning curve, even with the help of Ty and him, as well as the support of the Dracul Every house would be looking for an angle to exploit to chip away at the legitihbloods weren’t fond ofroom for others in their rarified little world
"What did you need fro freed? He had just traded one set of responsibilities for another Though at least with the Lili killed for screwing up
"Lily wants you to help choose the guard," Ty said "You and me both I’m not comfortable without extra input anyway, and it’s e both know Vlad has a better eye for loyal courtiers, so he’ll help her on that end And… don’t run screa, but I think she has an idea you’d do quite a job as her Captain of the Guard"
Jaden winced, though he was flattered along with the horror of such a proposition "Captain? Is she crazy?"
"If she is, then so aht it up, as it’s soot a hell of a lot of talent as a hunter, as a fighter, and you kno to train others"
"Can’t I just be a lazy courtier and sit around here onlook "That’s basically what you’ve been doing, and you’re ood one"