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“Eslyn, I’ve heard from Talia and Tomis their account of what happened on Zandia I’d like you to tell hter of Seke”

The female’s face, normally a lovely shade of peachy-purple had turned a pale lavender Her throat bobbed with effort to s “Yes, my lord” The words came out hoarse

Damon waited Laake and Granit already believed her innocent, but then they’d probably believe her capable of shooting rainbows out her fingertips, they were so taken with the fera her scent every time the door opened

The entire pod had been turned on its head by the arrival of the two fe season

Da as his friends, but he needed to hear the charges against her and how she answered before he came to any conclusions Did she love her mates, who had kidnapped Talia? Would she attempt to protect them?

Eslyn looked over at Talia and dropped her head “Sankro, Elit and Banf wanted to keep Talia as soon as they saw her When they realized she hadn’t yet been pierced by Tomis, they saw an opportunity Sankro told me to invite her to sleep with , they threatened to kill Tomis if she didn’t send him away”

“And did you hope to keep Talia, as well?”

Eslyn’s eyes sith tears When she looked over at the other female, they trickled down her cheeks

An itchiness stretched across Damon’s skin He hadn’t known Zandians cried—had believed that to be a hu their female—for he, Granit and Laake had coned to her—in tears disturbed hiers curled into fists, the desire to end her suffering shooting a spike of adrenaline through his system

But he couldn’t stop her questioning And while Prince Zander was difficult to read, Damon believed he’d be compassionate with the female She was, after all, one of only three fertile Zandian females alive A precious commodity to their near-extinct species

“I did,” Eslyn choked “Forgive me, I did I wanted to leave Zandia with them, but my mates wouldn’t allow it So, instead, I hoped for company I’d had no one but my mates and children for fifteen solar cycles I’d been so lonely”

Zander tapped the ar to be mainly Sankro’s idea or all three of your mates?”

Grief flickered over Eslyn’s face For her round his teeth The word around the palatial pod was that they weren’t honorable males Talia seemed to believe Eslyn’s behavior was coerced “Every idea was Sankro’s” Bitterness lowered her tone “But the other two follow”

“Like you did”

She bowed her head “Yes, my lord I am sorry”