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I couldn't help but curl my lip in a snarl, a nonverbal, animalistic sound and display of how disinterested in his female I was She’d never be the one I wanted, the one I’d waited centuries for

The young lad growled, a warning to stay away fro

“She’sphone, at my wide-eyed mate who couldn’t tear her focus from me either It didn’t matter if she wasn’t here in the flesh It didn’t nized that I was so to her

“Stay back, Cian She’s ression lacing his voice He got into a position of imminent attack

I chuckled low and deep, ht this was about his feht I’d ever want anyone but the female destined to be mine and mine alone

Caelan started ra to reason withLycan, even if he was over two centuries younger thanrunning through his veins But even so, he was noto stand between me and as mine

I would have—could have so very easily—torn Caelan li to keep me away, even if he didn’t realize my mate was on the other end of that phone and that's who I wanted, couldn’t pierce through to rapple with control I’d known the lad since he was a newborn pup I’d helped raise hi shifter he was today I wouldn't allow o primal

“No’ her,” I gritted out, and even I heard the savagery in uely aware of the shift in the air, the change in at down “Her,” I growled “Myforward again as I took a step closer

“Darragh?”on that s soul I actually swayed onthis peace settle over me from that lone word She was my priority and forever would be until I drew ” My felanced down at the table just as the screen froze, and I gritted odforsaken device from Caelan’s mate's hand and clutch it to my chest

“She’show fiercely Caelan would feel them, because he too had experienced it I looked at Caelan for a h the other ritted out in a voice that wasn’t nearly hu” I didn’t hide my demand No one would keep her from me No one would keep information on my female from me

“Cian, back the fook off,” Caelan snapped, clearly not liking the way I’d spoken to hiscare

I didn’t like it, but I did back off I closed my eyes and exhaled “I finally found her,” I whispered, feeling that elation h every dark and hollow part of h “Please I need tae know about her I need tae find out who she is” My hand found its way to my chest I rubbed the ache that settled in my heart, one that started to bloom there over the fact that I’d finally found o tae her and make sure she’s mine”

Darragh started shaking her head She fucking dared to try to deny me as mine, the fele fucking ounce of th I didn’t hide the hard look that settled on my face as my wolf roared out that anyone would try and stop me

“If ye or anyone else thinks tae keep my mate from me…” I looked at Caelan andclear I thought back to when I’d first heard Darragh say , friendly manner “Evelyn” I saidencole inch of me “She’s an American” Her accent had been un as Caelan’sher”—I shook ets tae his h, because I knew she was the one who had the answers I sought She would be the barricade on getting a morsel of information about my female