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BUFFALO GAP, VIRGINIA

TEN YEARS AGO

Seth Lawrence stepped into the office the Breed Enforcer directed hiether He knew theh He backed them, his companies supported them His father would have betrayed the them The sister Seth had never known he had, but loved anyway

Callan Lyons, pride leader He stood by the , the late evening sunlight spearing through the heavy mane of hair that fell to his shoulders and cast his expression in shadow

Beside him was Seth’s brother-in-law, Taber Williauish, a look in his eyes that had Seth tensing, preparing for the worst

Kane Tyler, brother-in-law to Callan Lyons and Sanctuary’s head of security, was resigned, soant, forceful enforcer who had been steadilyup the ranks of Security, stood at a scarred desk

“Is she okay?” Seth asked the question, his voice gruff, fear squeezing his heart

She was Dawn Dawn Daniels, the little Cougar Breed feet out of his et She had been wounded when Seth’s chauffeur had attempted to kidnap a Breed child, Cassie Walker, and Seth’s half sister, Roni, o

She was too tiny, too delicate to be as reckless and fearless as she was in battle To be so haunted when touched by a man

In the few glied of her in the pastmore than to wipe those dark shadows from her eyes

“She’s fine, Seth,” Kane answered after glancing at the others, his ice blue eyes flickering in indecision

“Then why am I here?” He crossed his arht hi their time

Nothing, no one, could change the course he had set for hied to him He hadn’t loved anyone since his mother’s death, until Dawn

“I won’t be part of this” Taber suddenly stiffened his shoulders and shook his dark head

The Jaguar Breed was tall, leanly powerful and obviously not in agree