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"I can't be what you want ainst his chest "I can hardly be myself anymore"

"I a to see her so sad "Don't cry I will purr for you, and you can rest Okay? I should not have shouted"

His offered low vibration began, Claire weeping like a child in his aries lost in the wretchedness

Muttering nonsense, Corday stroked her hair "We'll go inside, we'll eat and you won't get sick… I will stay so that you can sleep"

He had to carry her and she let hi to his neck as if he would disappear otherwise

Froht every instinct that told hi as his He hardly registered Jules's hand gripping his forearm, the silent reminder to be still and measure the consequences Because it was clear now his second-in-coed her back, she would not survive in this state

Claire had lost the will to liveThroughout the day, Shepherd observed her actions inside the reeking plant Corday was correct in his assessas avoided her and Claire seemed utterly unconcerned as she kept to her corner, purposefully distancing herself All but the old woman had turned on the very catalyst of their freedom

Envisioning a long rooed corpses on display to any ould deny his mate, Shepherd measured each wary look they turned towards Claire, even hating the woirl

They were all unworthy of her, every single one; just like this city of lies and evil

The Beta did tend to her, made her eat and held back her hair twenty ain, pressured the s her in his lap, chest to chest, her legs wrapped around his torso, as if she were a child or his lover The second serving seemed to stay down and inon his shoulder

It was ie between Nona French and the Enforcer, especially with the ainst Claire's hair Eventually the Beta lay down, and the old wo coat over the pair

The dark arrived, Claire cried out in her sleep When Corday's horrified eyes looked up to find Nona's sympathetic expression, Shepherd focused on the movement of the Enforcer's mouth and watched his lips form the words

"She just called for Shepherd"

The absolutely crestfallen expression on the hated Enforcer's face brought a curl to Shepherd's own lips The Beta ed as the bond was, his On from the Gods, a reard "I a better Thank you"

In a voice so low that noFollowers could hear, Corday pressed his lips to her ear and whispered, "Claire, it's going to be over soon, we have access to their communications now So hold on Hold on until I can kill him I swear to you I will"