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Up close, Jesse stroked Harley’s back, petting the tension out of her His wolf snarled at the scent of her blood, pushing at Jesse’s skin so he could reach his mate and coht of her injuries They weren’t bad enough to need Ally’s help and, in fact, would probably heal just fine within the next thirty minutes That didn’t make him feel any better

He made a quick call to Derren and explained the et there fast, which was a good thing because Ki her predicath of their kind, she tore her bonds and struggled to her feet, cheeks flushing with erowled at Ki it would be to strike a feht noas a lesser guy so I could rip your da hard, Kim touched one of the scratches on her face "She drew blood first"

He jabbed a finger at the she-wolf "You arned not to come back here You knew exactly what could happen if you did Or ht"

"Youher, Jesse I could have helped you open up"

Harley tilted her head "Persistent little bitch, aren’t you? And so very, very bitter" Harley didn’t know if that bitterness was so intense because Kis for Jesse or because she si denied what she wanted Harley also didn’t care

"Three years," Ki from her, and then you claim her You don’t even know her Not really I was there for you at the memorial, but you went to her"

"You followed me after thearound hiht she’d followed hih

"Hoping to wear him down?" asked Harley "Oh, now that’s just sad and desperate"

Her flush deepened "Says the wo e," said Jesse "She took as hers"

Kim flinched "Your true mate died--"

"I never said Harley was my true mate I claimed her because she’s h she introduced your sister to drugs? Isn’t that the ulti at her shrill outburst, Harley rier about all this than I’d first thought" This was teeth-gnashing anger that would eat at a person’s soul "Fascinating"

"Fascinating?" Kim echoed

"Well, not really," said Harley "It’s actually quite sad that a groo" Her cat raked her claws against Harley’s stoe herself

"I never oncebetween us," Jesse told Kiht differently, that’s on you"

Kim planted her hands on her hips "So you’ll fuck rimaced "I never touched your sister It’s all in yourout of the trees Both skidded to a halt, taking in the sight before the to ask what happened, Ki for you"