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"This is your fault," Raphael called to Bayon Theto co either theoff while one of our wildest takes on a human alone"

Parish quick-flashed the Suit his pu to pace He needed air, needed his clothes off and his fur on just for a few hours But he couldn&039;t leave the woman

Julia

Just her name made his body stir

"Parish ith Michel," Bayon said "The reet and offer with the doctor was all set up It should&039;ve gone smoothly"

Raphael hissed "Where the hell were you?"

"I had so to take care of"

"That&039;s not an answer, Bayon"

"It is the only answer I&039; to take care of - e your cat before I have to"

"You were off hunting tail instead of backing up your leader!" Raphael roared

"Enough!" Parish growled, co shifters He would not have Julia upset, awakening to a verbal brawl in a strange roo closer to the dark blondback the best female baby doctor in New Orleans" He cocked his head "And I did"

Nostrils flared, Raphael see for patience "She&039;s unconscious, Parish"

The words twisted in Parish&039;s gut He&039;d never thought about his reckless, instinctive ways before Never felt so unsure of himself until now "It&039;s only for a short tins Our doctors have said so"

"If this gets out, if any of the Diplomats learn of this-"

"Handle it Suit business is for you to figure out"

"You&039;re right about that," Raphael ground out "Go You&039;re done here" He knocked his chin toward Bayon and the door "I&039;ll make sure this doesn&039;t becoaze cut to the bed "But the female"

Cold authority bled fron someone to take care of the doctor"

"No!" The sudden rush of anger and possessiveness toward the woman surprised Parish And Raphael too by the look on his face

"She&039;s going to need a guard," he said "Like you, there are many Pantera who do not welcome humans They&039;re tolerant of Ashe because she carries my child, and the hope for our species But they ht see it as an insult When she wakes up, after I have spoken to her, explained things, and if she agrees to reuards will take her-"

A snarl ripped from Parish&039;s throat

"-Will take her to and from her quarters and make sure no har Julia froressive, protective

"Ease up, Parish" Bayon stepped inside the roo control of your hatred for huround his et it Shit, he barely understood his irrational anger and desperate need hi he did knoas that he couldn&039;t leave Julia

He glanced down at the wo back and beneath her pale lids, he saw movement His chest expanded with hope She would awaken soon, and the first face he wanted her to see was his own

"I found her," he said softly "I took her She is mine"

Bayon cursed behind him

"Yours?" Raphael said

Parish&039;s hand inched forward, toward her until his fingers met her elbow As irrational and impossible as it was, he wanted to clai had happened on the street in New Orleans when he&039;d pulled this woazed down into her lovely face A connection, a need, a pull he&039;d never iined he&039;d ever feel for a fe separated from her made not only hie He knew such a declaration would sound insane He would do better to claiuard," he a over her face "The doctor is uard She will live with me, have my full protection as she cares for Ashe"

Bayon started to laugh, then abruptly stopped when Parish turned and glared at him

"You&039;re serious? Live with you in the caves? A human fe she actually agrees, she won&039;t last afrouarding her, Parish," Raphael said slowly "But it will be so Parish wanted more in that moment then to scoop her up in his arms and take her home to his caves, but he knew Raphael&039;s mind, kne far to push the male when it came to protocol And perhaps the beautiful doctor deserved a little pah He nodded at Raphael "Fine I&039;ll bring her to Natty&039;s"

"Sheto soften around the feline who shut down her mind and abducted her"

Parish&039;s lip curled, but the ire was more for himself than for the Suit "I won&039;t be harsh with her I won&039;t scare her"

The male looked unconvinced "Can you truly proendary And understandably so"

"She is different"

She is mine

"She is special" Raphael came to stand beside hi e "I cannot have this go wrong"

Parish knew exactly how iive you reen eyes searched his "All right If the worees, she is yours to protect"

The cat inside of Parish purred