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Costin must have seen the determination settle in Fane’s eyes as he took a step away from Jacque

"Fane, I would never hurt your mate," Costin told hierously "You took her in a way you had no right to YOU KISSED HER, YOU BEAST,"

"ENOUGH!" Vasile roared, cutting off Fane’s words

Fane fell to his knees as Vasile’s Alpha command, pushed him to submit He pulled his head up and his eyes met Jacquelyn’s Tears streamed down her face and he could see the fear and knew she was on the verge of running

"Don’t," he told her urgently "Don’t leave me"

"You don’t want me," she responded, and flinched at her oords

"I will alant you"

She shook her head She knehat she had felt inside him, the revulsion that filled hihts "At everyone else love, but never you" He held his are to rush to him She feared his rejection and knew that she couldn’t handle it if he pushed her away

"Jacquelyn, co orders," muttered Jen as she folded her aro," Fane told his father, never turning away fro pause, he added, "or anyone else"

"Why is that not reassuring to me?" Crina asked, Jen softly

"Because his wolf’s eyes still stare out fro, face"

"Yeah, that could be it," Crina agreed

Vasile gradually let his hold on his son lesson as he carefully watched toto attack When Fane didn’t move, he released him fully

Fane took a step towards histo back away When she stood her ground, he took another step and another, until he was standing right in front of her

"Please leave us," he spoke softly, but knew everyone would hear hi to take a step towards Fane until Jen stepped in front of him

"He won’t hurt her"

Decebel stared at his mate a moment before he finally relented He took Jen’s hand as he turned to follow the others to give Fane and Jacque as much privacy as the forest would afford

Once they were alone, Fane placed two fingers under Jacquelyn’s chin and gently raised her face to look at him