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"Has he hurt you? Is that why you’re crying?" her uncle asked, his voice dangerously low

"No, he is the entleman I have ever met I can’t wait for you to ushed

"You’re really mated," Caspian stated a catch in his voice

"Yes Papa, I airl," her father sniffled

"Oh Daddy!" She wiped her eyes again

"Boys you haven’t lost anything, now buck up Who is the lucky lad? A bear? A wolf?" Trust her uncle to defuse the situation

She shook her head even though they couldn’t see her "No, he’s a vaasp and thenbastard!" her uncle exploded

"Uncle!"

"You don’t know him, not like I do Don’t worry baby, I’ll fix this" She could hear the steel in her uncle’s voice

"Fix what exactly?" she asked putting her hand on her hip

"He’s too old for you, baby," he started

"No Now you listen to ht for ive him up Not even for you!" she practically shouted

"You’ve always been so daot it from?" she demanded She didn’t relax until she heard his chuckle

"Froed

"Hey!" she heard both of her fathers protest

"Okay,to call him, just a little chitchat between men," her uncle proh transition right now and not at his best"

"What!" She heard three angry male voices yell

"Beth it’s not safe The older we becoet Not even I kno old Gavriel is; he always goes into seclusion for his transition periods So in Lycaonia for hinus et louder then softer She could just picture hi next to her fathers

"The threat they reported is real Unit Commander Aiden McKenzie’s new human mate was attacked last month Gavriel wouldn’t leave his com h what has to be a turbulent transition in a hostile city where even the Unit Commander’s own mate has been attacked?" her Papa asked

"Yes, that is about right," she winced at the accuracy of the statement

"Only you Only you could accidentally find yourself in this kind of situation," she heard her father murmur