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He let out his breath, unsure how to approach the problem He didn’t want to upset her any further, but he couldn’t be dishonest with her at this point "Letting you go, isn’t one of our options" Their laws had kept the, he wasn’t about to break one of the most important rules they lived by

She blinked away tears and looked back at the fire "Will you at least help ht through to his soul "Changing you was the other choice" Or giving her up to Devlyn Greystoke

"Your sister said it wasn’t an option for you"

He shook his head Leave it up to his sister to be truthful at the most inopportune times

Tessa’s bedroom door opened, and Rourke stomped back down the hall "What else did you need done?"

Ashton slinked in behind hiuest room? Ashton, you take one in Michael’s rooht"

Rourke cast a syave Hunter a hard look Then he and Ashton headed down the hall

"If I turned you…" Hunter said

"I don’t want to be crazy like Ashton"

"You’ll be the sae Maybe he was already a little crazy" Hunter stroked Tessa’s hand "There are benefits for being e are"

"What exactly are you?"

"Shapeshifters Lupus garous Werewolves We normally don’t associate e the her the facts of life wasn’t going to be any easier than it had been when he told the guys

"You can’t have been born this way"

"Yes, we’re born this way Norrown up this way Teaching a newly turned human can be a real trial Both Rourke and Ashton have already made innumerable mistakes If I could, I’d take them to my home and keep thehly understood how dangerous it is for us to let down our guard"

"Dangerous?"

"Yes Can you iine if people knew of our existence, ould happen? DNA testing, for one, to learn e heal so quickly, hoe can shapeshift, what e so slowly"

"You… you don’t have the life span of a huh we can die" He pulled off her coat She looked so petite sitting there, he again wondered if she could handle being hisa decision"

She snorted "Death or life as a olf No pressure Right" She took a ragged breath and stared at the floor "You wanted to take a nap"

And the fact she wouldn’t look at hi to slip out while everyone was napping "With you"

She looked so da any of this until she could handle it What was he supposed to do? Letting her know their secrets, but allowing her to live on her own as a hu her wasn’t either

He ran his hands through her silky hair, wanting to bury his face in the sweet peach-scented strands "In part, you and your brother are already one of us, if it helps any It seerandfather, was Seth Greystoke, a friend of randsons still lives Which creates another situation Maybe the solution, or not Once Devlyn Greystoke learns of your existence, I’d be willing to bet, he’ll want you to join his pack"

Tessa looked so distraught, Hunter took her hand and kissed it, and he noted how sers were compared to his, just like the rest of her--petite, delicate, not tall like his sister or Cara, which meant she’d be a small hen she shapeshifted, and rays if one of the her turned his body into a torrent of need--the desire to claiet his mind off what Tessa’s sweet body did to his, he considered theher one of their own for the sah he and Meara were of royal lineage also, but having offspring ere not, didn’ta reluctant wo… "You have a choice, Tessa" As o with sohtly hysterical, her eyes wide, scared "I can’t leave My brother--"

"As the last of his kin, I’m certain Devlyn would want to do whatever he could to help free your brother"

Although Hunter had every intention of freeing her brother hied subtly--alht be more of a help than he would be And the notion irked him He was her savior, no one else

But then she squeezed Hunter’s hand and his groin tightened "What about you?"

Hell, he wanted her, but in reality, since Devlyn was a pack leader and her kin, by their laws, he should decide her future Hunter chided hi to abide by--not when it came to Tessa’s fate

She bit her lip, her hands nervously rubbing her jeans "What, Hunter? If it pertains to ed her fro perfectly honest with you, I’d tell you it’s out ofto our laws, your cousin would decide ould happen to you and your brother"<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>