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"We would only be concerned if he had done so what he truly was either in life or death" Lelandi rubbed her belly and frowned at Alicia "Was he…" She hesitated
"Was he what?" Alicia had the impression Lelandi was about to ask if the creep had been her lover But how could Lelandi think that when she could see how much Jake wanted Alicia and how she felt about him?
"I’m sorry I ainst your will?" Lelandi’s questions were spoken in a er
Her reaction took Alicia by surprise She hadn’t thought anyone would ask her the question, let alone be upset about it Except maybe Jake She suspected if he’d known Ferdinand had planned to do this to her, he would have killed hi to her? Turn her so they would live together as olves and have… olf kids?
"Alicia?"
Alicia looked up fro them Tears filled her eyes as she recalled what had happened to her that night Thinking about Ferdinand stripping her of her clothes Fearing that he intended to rape her, torture her, and kill her Recalling the bite on her arm and the men who had come to murder him and who had searched for her while she’d hidden from them in abject terror How she’d turned into the wolf and felt she’d beco--all alone to face her uncertainties
Lelandi took her hand and squeezed "It’s all right You can talk to me about it later when you feelfor us to return to thes we’ll need to discuss with you so you’ll understand e’re all about But I don’t want to overwhelet this off her chest "Ferdinand declared I would be his, knocked me out, and when I came to, I’d already been bitten Men ith him in another room They murdered him, and I must have passed out from the earlier blows to the head Anyhen I came to, I found I was a wolf I couldn’t shape-shift back for some time, but I left his place as soon as I was able"
"Where were you when they killed hi Lelandi’s question, Alicia thought Did she wonder if Alicia had watched the murder take place and then walked out of there on her own? That she was in on this wholeknocked unconscious the two tied to pull my clothes off the bed and slide underneath it"
"You were naked?" Lelandi’s broere arched in surprise
Alicia sed "Yes I… I assuether, I should say, that FerdinandLelandi could fill in the blanks "I was terrified the ne worn by thefor anyone in the condo reain She hadn’twarether "My ex-husband would look for soht, he’d askIn this case…" She shuddered "It was a good thing the murderer didn’t look beneath the bed"
Lelandi let out a breath as if she’d been holding it in She’d probably never lived half as dangerously as Alicia, not with a caring pack to watch over her And the notion anyone would have wanted Lelandi dead would be alien to her
"This Ferdinand Massaro just grabbed you off the street?" Lelandi asked
"He was h I’d never rabbed me when I was about to issue the warrant for his brother’s arrest"
Lelandi’s eyes grew big "I see"
"No, I don’t think you do Ferdinand toldenda"
"So what about the men who came after you at the motel in Crestview?"
"They were part of Mario Constantino’s faot away unscathed, was Danny Massaro The man who shot and killed my mother He also was Ferdinand Massaro’s brother"
Lelandi’s lips parted, then she closed theot the distinct i a trouble any danger to your family," Alicia reasoned "Maybe Darien could help me return to my car in Crestview, and I’ll be on ht away, and Alicia thought she was considering her request favorably Then she said, "You’ll stay with us, dear Alicia We won’t let any harm come to you As I’ve said, because of our uniqueness, we must keep e are a secret Newly turned, you can’t possibly get along on your oithout a pack to…" Lelandi hesitated "We’ll guide you But I don’tus, you’ll learn how to cope with your abilities Besides, Jake said the two of you are dreaured it out yet, he’s not about to let you get out of his sight again"<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>