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My throat released "Don't!"

"So you'll come?" He seemed pleased

"Just don't hurt him"

"You have my word It won't be me who hurts your mate"

I nodded and reached out, touching my hand to his And my world faded to white

Ethan

"So things see coffee

Ignoring hi the paper I was just about to put it down and grab my keys so that I could finish what I needed to do for the day and find an excuse to stop at the bookstore, when pain sliced through my chest

My knees buckled as I reached for the table to steady myself

"Ethan?" Alex was immediately by my side

My blood boiled, turning to acid beneath "

"Sit down"

I pushed him away

Mason was soon at my other side

The door to the house opened, and Stephanie appeared right in front of us "Ethan, I tried to—"

Our eyes met

Hers hite

"What Have You Done" I roared, the heat in ht in my body

Stephanie held up her hands and took a step back "Nothing I did nothing I woke up, and she was gone!"

Alex cursed "Cassius"

"No," I repeated "It isn't Cassius"

I would feel Cassius — I'd felt him before when he'd taken one of my mates, knew the way it felt when my blood turned to ice in my veins

"Stephanie?" Alex's eyes narrowed "Your neck"

Growling, I pushed away froranite countertop, tilting her next to the side so severely I was surprised her head hadn't come off

"No" Hands shaking, I stepped away "No"

Stephanie rubbed her neck; tears strea?"

Her eyes were still white

"Did you see… it?"

"See what?" She was nearing hysterics "Soone!"

"The archangel," I said in a hushed tone "You wear his mark"

Stephanie's horrified gazethe spot I'd just discovered It was small, white, and had the appearance of a snowflake tattoo It would have been beautiful if it hadn't been a mark of death