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Ellison growled With his arainst her was like being held by a giant, purring cat

Ellison kissed Maria one more time, took and pocketed Pablo’s cell phone, and exited the truck Tiger waited for hi in everything

Broderick and Ronan walked up the street one way, and Tiger departed with Ellison the other

Maria turned around to watch Ellison go His backside in the tight jeans swayed in a fine way as he walked, sun glea on his hatless hair He’d left the cowboy hat in the car, but his boots clicked on the asphalt

Ellison didn’t turn back, but Maria felt a tether between her and hi theazine out of his pocket, leaned back, stuck his elbow out the open , and proceeded to read Maria glanced over and saw that it was a hoe onthe kitchen," Pablo said without embarrassment "She wants me to find ideas I like"

"I’ve never had a new kitchen," Maria said, before she thought about it

"No?" Pablo shrugged "Well, that’s why I do what I do, sweetie So I can live a little better than utter"

"You’re a sally"

"Most of al I even pay taxes on it But I was stupid when I was younger, and did soave o, but prison closes a lot of doors for you"

"So does being Shifter"

Pablo lowered his ht wear Collars and be bound by rules, but I’ they want"

"So I’ve seen"

Maria turned around to look after Ellison again and found hih open country rolled fron of anyone rasses

Maria had promised herself she wouldn’t worry, but that was a silly pro into a well-defended fort, with nothing but his teeth and claws and Pablo’s phone--though she felt a little better that he ith Tiger

But if anything happened to any of the Shifters, she’d have to face Liam and Dylan and tell them Explain why she hadn’t helped, why Pablo hadn’t