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Jag’s voice slid into his head I’rinned Dalad to see your sorry furry face, boyo

In his hter Then Lyon’s stern co Kara between his front legs, where she fit easily Anyone coet past his teeth

The ht of his round between the giant fox’s forelegs, his control shattered His logicalthe rest of the Mage To attack rationally with cool self-control

Fuck That

The deep, massive roar barreled out of his lion’s chest and throat as he leaped for the nearest Mage, the fury and frustration and anguish of the past hours, the past days, fueling his actions until he was caught in a berserker’s rage, ripping apart his eneh his fur and flesh, but he couldn’t feel it through the righteous wrath blazing through his mind and muscles The bastards had taken his Kara!

Thunder crashed around theht and clawed and destroyed his enele swipe of his paw, he tore off the head of his opponent, then turned to attack the next But there were no e all dead

His gaze flew to Kara, where she stared at hi down her cheeks Desperation to feel her in his ar into hu her into his arht around his neck, her tear-streaked cheek pressed to his as he held her against hi her

His arms shook, his eyes burned as he inhaled her sweet scent, as he felt her beloved heart beat fast and strong against his

"I love you, Lyon" Her words thickened with tears "I’ve missed you so much"

"I’ve been lost without you, little one They took my heart when they stole you fro her face, her hair "You’re pale" He growled "They hurt you"

Her mouth tipped up in the sweetest of s down her cheeks "You’re here I’ rain onto his parched soul

The battle was over

As Lyon swept Kara into his arms, Fox shifted back into a ht, he kissed her soundly, then tucked her against his side as he turned toward the others Wulfe’s ar With a frown, he looked at the others and found a cut on Lyon’s shoulder that didn’t appear to be healing, and another on Kougar’s thigh So it wasn’t just hi sauntered over to the stopped abruptly "What did you do with Missah?"

"Miss Bitch?" she asked saucily "You’ll be happy to know, she’s gone I think Unless you start ain in all her bitchy glory"

A s’s o" Lyon’s voice carried to the after Inir?" Wulfe asked

Lyon shook his head "Feral House Priority nuet ambushed before we escape this mountain, it could take every one of us to protect her We’re not splitting up Besides" He glanced at his shoulder "We’re not healing, and I want to knohy The Shaman should be able to tell us"

"There are hundreds of sentinels within that fortress," Kara said softly

Lyon continued, "I’hold a second tih I think that’s unlikely But we have an advantage they may not be aware of Wulfe"

At Fox’s curious expression, Jag elaborated "The Wulfe-"

Holy shite

"Roar, I’d be happy to" Kougar began

Lyon shook his head "No discussion We’re returning to Feral House to regroup All of us We will keep Inir and his evil ar Satanan and his Daeet out of here"

Wulfeis closest this way" He turned and started running up the hill, veering frorabbed Melisande’s hand, and together they ran after hi their chief and their Radiant as the rain and hail pu tore across the sky

Fox squeezed Melisande’s hand "You fought brilliantly, pet"

She looked up at hi with battle lust, and love "I had no trouble," she said wonderingly "It helped that they were soulless, Daeht, I think The Ceraph and the warrior are co to take soh the guilt issues But I feelgood" Her eyes softened "Better than good" But a second later, she bit her lip, worry creasing her brow "Or I will once we get through that warding"

Feck The warding He squeezed her hand tightly "I’ve gotten you through it twice, now I’ll do it again I won’t let anything happen to you, Mel I swear it"

She smiled "I believe you"

"Fox?" Lyon called

Fox steered Melisande to Lyon’s side As they ran abreast with the Chief of the Ferals, Lyon gave the "I have no words to expressone of us, Fox The aniaze shifted to Melisande "Did I hear you say you’re a Ceraph, Melisande?"

"You’re an angel?" Jag crowed There was no speaking too low for Feral hearing, not in this tight group

But Melisande only s with steel "I was, o Soon after the Sacrifice, I was captured by shifters trying to get their ani soft in the months they tortured me I lost my heart But Fox has helped me to reclaim it"

Lyon nodded "A aze, and realized he had no doubt it hat he wanted None "Yes If she’ll haves I want h, his joy uncontainable Melisande’s sweet laughter melded with his