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"I loved hi "You’re the ones who hated hi your fa past it How do I know you aren’t the ones who killed hie his death?"

"And noho’sthreats?" Rowan took a step forward, then another, hiswith hatred "Your husband’s lying dead in his hoers, bloodsuckers There were already far too many vampires in the valley"

Ethan arched an iht with you, McKenzie, or any other shifters We’re allies of the North American Central Pack" Colorado was part of the Pack’s territory We hadn’t anticipated running into any shifters, but we’d given the Apex, Gabriel Keene, a heads-up about our trip as a courtesy

Rowan spat on the ground, an obvious insult "The Packs have no authority here"

Ethan’s sardless, he’s ae’re here, and I’d be happy to let hiot doubts about his authority I’m sure he’d have an answer As for now, since you’ve intruded on Nessa’s grief and are trespassing on her property, what, precisely, do you want?"

Rowan leered at Nessa and shifted his body weight threateningly "We want her to answer for her sins"

"You have evidence she murdered her husband?"

"She’s a vampire and a member of the Marchand Clan," said one of the shifters behind hiht, like a leaner and e for what?" Ethan flatly asked, putting a hand on Nessa’s arm when she opened her mouth to speak

"She’s a Marchand," Rowan spat, as if that characteristic, that insult, was obviously enough to answer the question

Since logic wasn’t going to get him anywhere, Ethan switched tacks "The sheriff is at the house investigating Taran’s death If you have a probleation, take it up with hily recoet on with yourin a more productive way"

Rowan’s lip curled, and the shifters behind him moved increo through you or not"

Ethan regarded Rowan as if he was a spoiled child "Are you threateninga fact This is our business, our valley, and our fight You’d be better stepping aside and letting us get on with it"