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“He struck against his coya,” Cavalier snarled

“I’m not his coya” The first tear fell “Please, Cavalier Swear it”

She couldn’t stand it She couldn’t hold up, and there was no way she could let Del-Rey see her tonight Not like this He would kill Jax She couldn’t fight any longer She was tired, she was lost, and on the inside she felt broken

“Don’t ask this of ht”

“They think I betrayed them,” she told him “He’ll learn better Swear it, Cavalier, or I’ll leave this base and I’ll never return And I’ll leave alone”

Without friends or security Without the men and women who’d sworn their lives to her A mate undefended Cavalier would never risk that

“I won’t hurt hied “This ti there she prayed Jax would heed

She turned to the others “Go to your alpha for explanations This fight ends now”

They stared back at her silently

“Brazon” The pack leader had once been her friend “Please”

His nod was slow in co “This time, Anya This time only”

She would have to leave She had no choice If she didn’t, blood would be shed and the Coyote alliance and Del-Rey’s dreaone forever

Grief churned in her sto her as she lih the co quietly, another lash to her pride By the ti with the pain It was tearing through her, breaking her down until she didn’t know if she could survive the agony flaying her

Cavalier waited until she was gone His knife still at Jax’s throat, he stared into the otherof Del-Rey “I smell the bond between you and the kinship He doesn’t claim you, whelp Does that make you a traitor?”

It took only seconds for Jax’s eyes to widen in horror Long enough for Cavalier to pull back and slide into a defensive position Long enough for Ashley toway