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With no other option but to follow, I quickly got out of the car and followed him to the door

Two lanced froain

The first spoke "Apologies,a breeder into the house! Not if you want to live through the night" He leaned forward and sniffed "She's marked!"

"Stay out of it, Ben" Ethan gripped my hand and jerked me into the house

"Breeder?" I repeated "What did he mean by that?"

"Silence, huh the house until finally stopping in a gourmet kitchen "I don't knohat to do with you yet I don't suppose you'll take kindly to the doghouse out back or the nice water boith the name Scratch on it?"

Myto treat ?"

"Joke" He s outside"

My knees threatened to give out Hecarried to the nearest chair

"Huile"

It didn't register I was in a va wassense, and I wasn't sure if I was even allowed to ask questions It wasn't my place My mom had made that clear

I was terrified of doing the wrong thing — and suffering for it

The rooain Warm and familiar I looked up just as Stephanie and Alex rushed in the room

"Your scent is all over the thing" Alex shook his head "It's not enough"

Ethan hissed "I've had her for fifteenmarked her What do you expect me to do?"

"Try harder," Alex clipped then turned his cold blue eyes toward et a hell of a lot worse before it gets better"

"I'll do it," a third gruff voice said

"Mason…" Ethan nodded "…do your worst"

Mason grunted then held out his hand to me

I didn't take it

"Hell, Ethan, what did you do to her?" Mason rolled his eyes "She's petrified"

"She's human," Stephanie pointed out

"S-sorry" I shook my head "I'm sorry that I'm scared"

They all stopped glaring at one another and instead turned their full focus on me

"Fear attracts iood of you to stop shaking"

"Slow her heart" Stephanie slapped Ethan in the chest "Hurry"

Rolling his eyes, Ethan focused in onheart went back to normal

"Mason," Alex barked, "hurry"

"Right" Mason took a step forward "We won't hurt you… but it will hurt"

"What?"