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"And they threatened you," Jesse prompted

"Like I said, sort of They told me I should have died with my brother, but they never actually threatened to kill h they did threaten to sneak into my hotel room while I was asleep andyou know"

Fury coursed through Jesse, and his wolf’s claws sliced out "Dammit, Harley, you should have come to me with this"

Her brow furrowed "Why would I? I haven’t seen or heard from you in three years"

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"Itto be ht I needed help"

Well, he damn well should have been "You need to coawked "Huh?"

"My territory is secure, guarded, and extre their presence I can protect you there You won’t be safe on your own" Jesse grit his teeth when she lifted her chin stubbornly, exposing the delicate neck that he’d once wrapped his hand around as he powered into her His cock jerked at thebreath Harley’s do a humans where she didn’t need to wear it like a cloak But he kneas there, knew there was only so far he could push her before she’d shut him out Besides, the "you need et him anywhere with a dominant female shifter They were very proud creatures

He ht "Sweetheart, these assholes want you dead"

"I know that"

"But you don’t knohat they look like, do you? They could walk right in here, buy themselves a drink, and settle at a tableand you’d never knoas theht by you, smile at you, compliment your performance, and you wouldn’t have a clue"

She clenched her fists "You think I don’t know that?"

"No, I think you do know And I think you also know that having o to the police"