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"What’s going on?"

"Nothing that concerns you," Ada me down the hall, we stepped intoover to my bed, he turned down the covers and pointed "You need to rest"

"For fuck’s sake, Ada on, don’t shield me from it"

Adaers at , but he was sexy as hell when he tried to be the oh-so-powerful-alpha

"Nothing’s going on They’re here to show their support You don’t need to entertain theht anyway," Ada an eyebrow

"See, why do I think you’re lying to et into bed," he ordered

Inside I was doing cartwheels Though my body was still weak, I felt like myself I was so happy to be away frooad Adam a little

"No, I don’t think I will" I turned, reaching for the door when Adam’s arms wrapped around my waist He lifted me into the air with ease, turned around, and deposited me on the bed

"If you , understand?"

I srin, and his eyes lighting with an enize as want As delicious as he was,down, he pressed a kiss to ainst my mouth, a seductive caress that promised more All of my resolve disappeared asin my stomach Would Adam always affect ainst o to sleep and drea, ring the bell"

"Bell?"

Adahtstand and shook it back and forth "I’ll hear it"

I didn’t doubt it; our hearing was very sensitive, even in a house full of roolves I nodded and settled down, but frowned a little so he’d know that even though I was doing what he wanted, I wasn’t happy about it

A s towards me, he pressed another soft kiss to my mouth I curled my upper lip inward to hidethe door behind him I half-hoped he’d co for fivethe blankets I didn’t want to ad for the plush comfort of my mattress to easeof voices stirred lanced at , e of , still half asleep, I opened my door and headed toward the kitchen

"Anna is not to know about this," Ada ainst the side of the wall,at the table

"You don’t think she’ll figure it out?" Wade replied with a snort

"If she does, it better not be fro about?

"You forget your place, alpha," Nicholas snapped back

The rest of the house was still abuzz with a few members of the pack, far less than before

"I don’t mean any disrespect," Adam started, "but I’ll do whatever I have to do to keep her safe They’ll use her againstto let that happen"

There was silence and then Jeff spoke "It was a surprise to see how quickly they gathered a following"