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"I already know," I said, and let ain "Grew up here, remember? I’ll shift in three days unless my blood rejects it, and in that case, I’ll die" His , and as I descended the stairs,from his sun-kissed skin

"You won’t die," he said He started to s his full lips, but it vanished quickly "I can already s fro me closely as my foot fell on the last step I wanted to run at hiainst it What had Dominic said? Don’t back down? I tried to ih, and my shoulders back I pictured his strut and his confidence, and I channeled it Honed it in and projected it

Aidan noticed His face lost a little color, and he sucked in a loud breath "I’ over me If you want to be part of my pack, you better learn your place"

"Who says I want to be part of your pack?" I purred Purred! I al type Blunt and direct was uy … I licked my lips Coain

He arched a brow and smirked … a little "Your hatred towards me is a bitme He squirrinned I couldn’t help it I had never had a guy squirm from"Actually, no, I don’t," I said, playing along "You lied to hed, a frustrated kind of sound "You never asked, Jade You just assumed I was human I never lied"

We were only a few feet apart now; just a couple more steps and I’d be able to run ed lazily and took another step "Lying by oenius"

He chuckled The sound was like velvet Soft and strong and it ain "I can’t o that I wasn’t asked about"

I was about to tell hi an ass-hat What a stupid cop-out And by the look he was giving et a chance, because Marcy cah the front door

"Jade, I’" She slammed the door behind her, turned around, and ran smack into Aidan’s chest "Oh," she squealed, surprised She took a step back, realized whoave him the dirtiest look I had ever seen She put her hands on her hips and narrowed her eyes further "What are you doing here?"

Aidan gave her a quick once over and said, not cruelly, but with a definitely uncaring tone, "Trying to decide if I want her in asped, and hopped another step back "You can’t ban her"

He shed uneasily "Yeah, I can It’s not an autoot bitten"

"I didn’t pick a fight," I said, folding my arms over my chest My bottom lip jutted out, and I hatedto pout about this? Technically, I had picked a fight I could have walked away But still, hearing hiht I was nothing ," Marcy blurted Aidan’s eyes flared, and her hands flew up in surrender "Settle down, boy I’m all about team olf, but she hasn’t even shifted yet Can’t this, you knoait? Maybe you could co?"

Aidan didn’t even think about it before he shook his head and said, "Nope, so anywhere," Marcy said, standing a little straighter, and she fixed her glare back in place She was aiht then she lookedout her claws

"I roan "Someone needs to monitor her just in case …"

"You said …" I started, but Aidan pro, Jade"