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“So I should allow her to continue to risk herself as though her life doesn’twith anger as his expression tightened to a furious hardness, the i

“That, or learn how to fight beside her,” she suggested with an inner pain so agonizing every Breed in the roo at hi him with his mate’s tormented fears for her sister “Because if you becorows up without her aunt, then I pro in my power to make damn sure you pay for it”

Lawe growled, a low, deep rumble of such intense male confusion that if it weren’t for Rachel’s pain, the other Breeds in the room would have been more than amused at the sound

“Rule!” Lawe snapped out his brother’s name “You’re with me”

“Ao with you, Lawe,” Rule stated from across the roohed eariness rather than his normal mockery “Fine, but I think it would be incontagious and I’d just as soon remain uninfected if it’s all the sa my damnedest to remain free”

Lawe turned, and though Jonas couldn’t see his expression any longer, he watched Rule sigh in resignation as a griroused “But if I end up infected, I’ I can, every time I can, to make sure you’re cock blocked”

Laung back to Jonas “I’ll contact you when I’ve found her”

Pure Breed arrogance and a touch of aze and his voice Jonas could have warned him then and there he was headed for trouble But hell, he knew the other Breed wouldn’t listen

Sos, a Breed just had to learn for hi ready to teach Laere those he would never forget

As painful as those lessons ht be, as certain Laas he had no need of them and would never bow to them, Jonas kneould be an adventure Laould never want to miss

After all, Diane was his mate A perfect match, heart and soul, to the man he was Could he have expected his mate to have been less of a warrior than he?

“Yeah, you do that,” Jonas said with a snort as Lawe and his brother headed for the doors

Lawe jerked one of the wide panels open, stalked through it and didn’t look back Rule followed more slowly and as he reached the door turned back to Rachel “I’ly, his gaze narrowing on her as Jonas caught a hint of sonize “I don’t think it was very sporting of you, Rachel I have problems of my own you know I didn’t need to borrow his”

As the door closed behind him, Jonas turned back to his ainst the table and smiled complacently

The anger was gone She was still hurting, but Diane was her sister, a sister who constantly placed herself in danger for some reason, in battles that weren’t hers, for men, women, children and creatures that would never offer the first word of thanks