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Ely’s face was pale, her dark eyes worried as she drew back the hand and the hypo-syringe she was using

“What is it?” Dawn questioned the injection groggily

“Just sohtly, a hand lifting to her neck as she ed the reddened skin “I didn’t expect you to have the strength to react so quickly”

Dawn blinked drowsily, feeling the effects of the tranquilizer still in her syste on the side of the bed next to her, his eyes dark, anger and concern swirling in the cloudy depths

“Did anyone get him?” she asked

Seth shook his head, his jaw tightening “He got away”

“Moira?” She was almost afraid to ask about the Irish Lioness

“Unhar out of it quickly”

Dawn turned her head to stare at Dash where he stood at the other side of the bed Callan stood beside hi with the intensity of his fury

“Good” She turned away

“Dawn, don’t turn frorowled

She turned her gaze back “I have put my body in front of your mate’s to protect her,” she whispered hoarsely “You led er and ordered me back” She remembered that, distinctly, clearly “What happened to you, Callan? Once, long ago, you would have never betrayed me”

It hurt, that knowledge Knowing that he had done the one thing guaranteed to force Seth out of her life ten years ago had been bad enough But now, this tier

“Callan doesn’t control ine that’s possible” Seth’s voice was hard now, cold “And the next time you put your ass out there like that I’ll paddle it”

She turned back to him, her responses still slow as she frowned “I’m trained to”