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But he couldn’t

In the doorway he turned to look at her but kept his expression devoid of emotion "I’ll have my phone on me all day if you need me Once I’m done, I’ll stop by the store"

With confusion and more than a hint of pain in her blue eyes, she nodded "Okay"

His chest ached with the need to co out of the house, he didn’t breathe until he was outside Even the small distance didn’t help He could still see the hurt on her face Knowing he’d put it therean asshole--he just didn’t know another way to keep December safe

"No thanks" Jayce appeared froard and tense

Dressed in all black, the other wolf had a look that said soht He needed to question that guy Williauy out before he got the information they needed

As they strode across the yard, he cleared his throat, not sure how to broach the subject "When did you get back?"

"Half an hour ago I’ with you to question that asshole" A stateive a shit what you think I’ note in his voice wasn’t exactly subtle

Lia clearly--"

"I’ve never been clearer headed in my life And if you try to stopat him

Liam wasn’t sure if he’d actually do it or not He wasn’t exactly scared of the guy, but aThe potent scent of rage and pain rolling off Jayce was stifling And he and Kat weren’t even , Lia Jayce with hiue the point Probably because, as a mated male, he understoodwith If Ana were out there right now, Liam had no doubt that Connor would have ripped apart the town trying to find her

As they reached his Bronco, Jayce slid into the passenger seat The silence was tense and uncoate Normally he didn’tould crack the very air around the to find her," Liam finally said For hi incoer than any huoing to kill her Froainst us"

"They ht not kill her, but they’re all dead I’ve pissed off a lot of people in the last five hundred years, long before I became the enforcer We don’t even know if this was the APL" His voice was remote yet pained

It was theer before asking as really on his s differently with her?" He wasn’t sure why Jayce had never bonded with Kat when it was obvious he loved her

Jayce was silent so long Lia out the , he finally spoke, his voice hoarse "Yeah I’d have run fast and far the fucking moment I met her if I’d known this could happen"

Lia what he kne, he wished he’d done the sah toas short Following the directions Ryan had given hi until he found hihborhood don

As were displayed proudly from most houses, the fallen leaves were all raked, and all the houses were neat and tidy No chipping paint jobs or rusty cars in any driveways A far cry from the trailer park the other APL member they’d hunted down lived at Guess social status didn’t oal

"You sure this is it?" Jayce asked as they pulled into the driveway of a two-story farmhouse-style ho to Ryan, his wife and two kids still live here"

"This bastard has kids?" Jayce growled