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Adryan slowly looked at me and s to do, hoas interjecting into this conversation to s suspicion he wanted things to escalate I had no doubt in my mind that Adryan reveled in bloodlust and battle, and I couldn’t iine that in his position as the leader of the vaot to seehis hands dirty

And as if he read ht across rinned broader, inclining his head as if he was agreeing withof my conclusion

“We’ll find her I’ll help ye find her,” Cian said in a steady, calm voice “Ye helped me protect my mate, came with me tae America tae find her I’ll do the same”

Odhran was shaking his head before Cian even finished talking “As much as I love ye like a brother,me, ye have yer own mate Ye stay here tae protect her, tae live the life we both have been denied for so long” He ran a hand over his blond hair and exhaled, staring at the floor beforefor her for decades, and I have tae do this for my own sanity” He lifted his head and slaain “I’ve never been this close before,” he said with passion and a fire burning in his eyes “And I will no’ leave without her this ti and shouting in the room

I felt tears gather indown my cheeks

“This is what my life is about,” Odhran said when I could see Cian was about to argue “She’s the only thing that matters, and no one will tell me different, Alpha of the Guard or no’ I will no’ leave without her this tiain, as if he was convincing himself, a mantra, a promise he made, because it was clear he was broken inside

Odhran closed his eyes and breathed out slowly, and I could see he was trying to gather his control My heart was pounding, and I placed a hand over it I felt so ht now, not just because of all the stuff that had happened withwith all of us Odhran was in pain, and a part of me knehat that felt like, because there had been ahole of losing Cian and knowing I ain

“I will no’ go back tae Scotland” Odhran opened his eyes and stared at Cian, and there was so ht as I felt Cian’s body tense farther “I will no’ go back until I can bring my mate back with me” Odhran looked at me as I stared around Cian's arm “Ye kno’ how it feels, brother” Odhran addressed ht at lanced back at Cian then, his jaw clenched as his pain washed right away, and his resolve settled in its place like a burning coal “Because right now I canna be reasoned with”

Cian didn’t say anything, but he did give a slow nod in agreement Odhran exhaled once more and took a step as if to walk past us when the sound of the front door opening and co

Weapons were drawn, Cian was shoving me more firmly behind him, and I held my breath

“What the fuck, Jaerously low voice as two va like he’d been tortured and barely hanging onto life

Everyone stepped away froround

“You and Matteo get into a car fight?” Adryan’s words could have been construed as teasing, but the way he snarled the man revealed the truth of where his emotions were at

James took a step back, and his focus was on the vaated as he hissed out, “Interesting story” James looked up at Adryan, but the vampire leader didn’t show any emotion He just stood there as if he was bored And as the seconds ticked by, I could see the annoyance move across Adryan’s face