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"Because what?" Jacque couldn’t help but ask

Fane’s head snapped up and then he cried more "Luna, I’m so sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you Please know that it killed me I didn’t tell you because I needed your reaction to be real, so that Lucas would believe he had won"

Jacque sat in stunned silence She couldn’t believe it, she just could not believe it It was the second ti she was so sure would never happen Her e flip because he’s alive He’s here and he can hold you like Dorian had earlier…oops Daht Dorian had held his rowl but abruptly stopped when Jacque sat up, leaned forward and kissed him She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him down

Fane’s arhter she let out a sharp yelp

"What’s wrong? What’s happened?" Fane asked her, frantically running his hands over her

"It’s nothing, just a little sore froot a few bruises fro it off

When his hands ran across her storowled and slowly raised the heot much, much deeper "What the hell happened to you, and who the hell did it?" Fane growled out

"Fane, it’s nothing It’s -" Jacque tried to explain, but was cut off when Fane snarled at her

"It’s NOT NOTHING! You have a bruise as dark as night and as wide as a 2x4 across your stomach, Jacquelyn" Fane paused to think about what he had just said and then it hit hiue with me, Luna Whose arm is it? You can tell me, or I will discipline each wolf down there instead of just the one"

Jacque sat back up and to Fane’s surprise, pushed hiuard and actually fell off the bed onto the floor Fane looked up at her in shock

"Listen up Your pack restrainedto kick Lucas’ ass I was trying to kick his ass, in case you forgot, because you didn’t tellto discipline anyone You are going to accept that I have a bruise across my stomach, my arms, my shoulders, my shins because YOU chose to keep ME in the dark Are we clear?" Jacque was breathing hard from her outburst

Fane lowered his head then looked up at his rinned

"Good Now come back up here and show me how sorry you are," Jacque told him playfully

Fane crawled back onto the bed He pulled the he her storowl, and then kissed the bruise fro comfort in the feel of her flesh

"Okay, stop that It’s tickling hed

Fane pulled her shirt back down and gently wrapped his arm around her He laid his head on her chest and listened to her heartbeat, it was music to him

"Fane," he heard Jacquelyn say his na not broken?" Jacque asked, sounding confused