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Ellison appeared out of nowhere, afor Broderick Ellison’s face was bruised, as though he’d been fighting, his hair a mess He clamped one hand around Broderick’s neck and yanked hied to say, even with Ellison’s fingers digging into his throat "I claim this feed with red "Then I Challenge"

Chapter Three

Ellison smelled Maria’s fear, a scent that spiraled his protectiveness--already high--skyward He shook Broderick, hand still around the wolf’s throat

Broderick wrenched hi as he came back at Ellison

"Stop!" Maria shouted

Broderick surprisingly obeyed, his eyes bloodshot with drink and anger He was fairly high up in the other Shiftertown pack, the one Glory led, and he always behaved as though he had the weight of his pack behind hie plays out," Broderick said, rubbing his throat "Off-liht now"

"I naed"

Ellison waited Broderick looked Ellison up and down, keeping his sneer but with assessht be small, but that didn’t mean Ellison had lesser power

Maria stepped between them Ellison sensed her panic, a primal fear that had been seared into her by the ferals who’d captured her She was afraid of Shifters in general, but she bravely stood her ground now and held her hand out in a stopping motion to Broderick "I can refuse the ," Broderick said "You need a mate to protect you"

"What I need is for both of you to leave me the hell alone!"

Broderick took a step toward her, but Ellison was around Maria with Shifter speed, blocking his path "She refused That’s the end"

Broderick glared at Ellison, fists closing "I’ this to Liam He decides"

"He knows Shifter law"

"I know He knows pack law too When Andrea came here, the pack wouldn’t accept her until she had a ht over her The sa applies now"