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Anya swung around in surprise and faced the other woman Great Perfect Just what the hell she needed
“Whatever you think he needs to know,” she bit out before shoving dishes into the water to soak
Silence filled the room
“He’s not doing you any favors, Anya,” Sofia said then “Del-Rey can be daood day, and he has all these quirky little ideas about protecting the people he cares about He’s not protecting you like this He just thinks he is”
The quiet reflection in the other wo Sofia’s surprisingly soaze
“He’ll do what he thinks he should”
“He’ll get you killed,” Sofia warned her
“He knohat he’s doing,” Anya gritted out
Sofia smiled At first, a sad, wistful curve of her lips, then one of the mockery Anya was more used to
“Oh well, if you die, I guess we’ll find out if Breeds really can mate a second time I heard Mercury Warrant did Maybe a Coyote Breed can as well”
She turned and strolled fro her hair over her shoulder with an air of interest, as though she were determined to find out one way or the other if she had a chance of playing coya now
Anya stared down at the water before her, blinked back her tears and pushed back the hurt Hurting wasn’t going to fix it
During the hours she spent with Del-Rey in their rooms, she knew the man she wanted, the one she couldn’t help but love Once those doors were open and the alpha eh, she found that the commander, the leader, was a much different man
Her status at Base had changed drastically with that e of plans in the official cere as their relationship remained unresolved It had been a protection for her, the other alpha leaders had explained She had never iined it was an illusion that would dissolve as quickly as the separation order had been dissolved
Yet it had The relegation frorated on her pride But then again, few Breeds of any species gave respect where their alphas didn’t Anya, a human, weaker physically and for all intents and purposes without another Breed officially accepting responsibility for her and her actions was then less than the dirt on their feet