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"She doesn’t have to," Adah faith for the both of us"

"Yeah--yeah, you guys like each other," Nicolas said, walking into the bathroorabbed a couple cotton swabs and began to swab the blood from my face When he was happy with the amount he collected, he nodded towards Nicholas

"Hey," I said, resisting wherever it was he was trying to pull me After what happened last time I was alone with him, I didn’t want another occurrence If what Adam said was true and Nicholas has some super lusty juju, then I’d rather die than have my free will yanked froet in touch with Doug," Wade said, holding Adaet in the between me and Nicholas "It’ll take a couple days for hi more people"

Nicholas smirked at Adam and a rumble came from his chest "Elle, you will stay with her at all times If you so much as look away frorowled "And," he continued, shifting his eyes to Nicholas, "if you touch her inappropriately, on’t have to wait for the results for a fight"

"Nicholas will not use his charlare "And Elle is welcome to keep her couard ets out that olves exist it’ll cause a ide panic" Wade began to leave and then stopped "I like you, Anna, but I won’t allow you to put our entire race in danger If the test comes back positive, you will be put down" He turned and walked away, leaving me withher hand onuard and Michael had taken up post in front of my bedroom He wouldn’t allow me to close my door, afraid I’d sneak out of my

"How a out too if you knew you were going to die" I picked up pacing again My fingernails were chewed down to nubs, and I was sure I’d worn a trail into my carpet

"Are you psychic now?" Elle asked with sarcasm "Have you seen the future?"

"Shut up," I told her "This is serious…as in deadly serious!" I trailed a finger acrossIf I did die, at least it’d be quick--or at least I hoped

"I a like you already know you’re guilty and there’s a headstone waiting for you Besides…" Elle glanced over at Michael whose back was turned towards us Stepping close to me, she leaned in and whispered inhappen to you, even if you are guilty, which I doubt"

Michael turned around at our sudden silence Elle backed away and sesture Once he turned back around, I whispered back to Elle

"I’ to let Adam kill himself for me"

"Like you could stop him," Elle replied and then mumbled, "or me"

"What?" I asked a little louder than intended Michael looked over his shoulder and glared at both of us His eyes were baggy, as if he hadn’t gotten any sleep When he turned back around, I grabbed a hold of Elle’s ar" I couldn’t deal with the fact that two people ht they could save et them killed

"If it wereher ar her head in question

"That’s not the point," I told her "It’s not you, it’s me, and I say to stay out of it"

"Well," Elle drawled out "Look whose growing into her big girl panties It’s about dah to forh itated I could feel her squir my skin itch andflashed intomy face and debris in ht about the previous night Sure I had the drea anyone The not knoas driving et you so her red hair over a shoulder I watched as she sauntered out of the room and disappeared down the hall Michael turned to look attowards the

"Don’t worry I’ anywhere," I told hiuys to find out what happened"

"Correction," Michael stated, turning so that he was facing uilty The only reason we’re running the test is to please your alpha It uys seem ready to kill me," I retorted