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"Neither is finding out that you endangered your , Chris? She could have been killed"

"She’s fine," Chris bit out between clenched teeth as he did his best to ignore his littlehe needed was to feel protective of his littlea hell of a ti her some sort of reassurance to make her feel better

He wasn’t sure if it was because woeneral, but for so roused his te a wo who his eneral, but he didn’t He always saw theroup that needed his protection, except for Sentinel females that is

It didn’ta Sentinel female was he always saw theside theht, which was probably why he’d expected so much from his own mate

Unfortunately for him she didn’t possess one damn redeemable quality that made him want her and he sure as hell didn’t count the way she made his body react That was more on an inconvenience and distraction, one he’d happily do without

"She doesn’t look fine," Jill pointed out, earning a scowl fro little sisters, he thought as he forced himself to look back at Madison

"I’ the hell out of her wasn’t the way to go about introducing her to our world," Madison said, using that damn tone she used to use when she was a teacher and he’d fked up and ended up in detention It grated on hi down to hiht He had fked up If he’d taken a moment and really looked at her and not assumed so damn entler, and weak

She hadn’t belonged in that clearing anyrandmother did It didn’t matter that she wore the Sentinel mark, his mark, she wasn’t one of them and he should have known that Hell, she’d told hinored it completely and made so many damn excuses to cover it

Well, now it seemed there were no more excuses to be made

"What’s done is done, Madison She’s not e thought and as soon as we figure out what the hell she did to start this fking war she’ll be out of our hair

Then she’ll be Eric’s problem," he said, unable to keep the bitterness out of his tone A mate should ioing to have to do a job, their job, alone

"You’re sending her away?" Madison asked, looking truly stunned She shot a look to Jill, ore afor her and they probably expected his and protect and coddle her, but he didn’t have the time for that shit or even want a woman that needy or dependent on him Didn’t they understand that he wanted, no, needed a partner?

"Chris," Jill started as she pushed away from the wall and came closer, "maybe you should sleep on it and-"

"You’re sending er voice said, startling hiotten that she was in his arms for a h to let his guard down like that just went to show hiet her the hell out of here

"Yes," he said, refusing to look down at her and meet her eyes that were no doubt filled with terror He didn’t need her weakening hi him feel bad She was the one who’d fked up, not him He couldn’t allow himself to be sucked in and allow her to have any type of hold over him

"Good Then put ainst his will He looked down at her beautiful emerald eyes and felt himself weaken

Without a word he put her down, needing space almost as much as he needed her back in his ar to him? he wondered even as he crossed his arlared down at her

"Are you ready to talk yet?" he demanded