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I had to biteI let her continue

“Broderick has ins He’s ex-ian special forces or soly…” Xioe of her nose “Which explains why he’s always so pissed off,” she went on “Most of his anger is internal Directed at himself”

I wanted to screaed across the ocean for this nonsense

“Is this so me all this?”

“Because you need to knohat you’re dealing with,” Xioone lawless They could easily be dangerous, and so you need to treat them—”

“Pack? What pack?” I practically yelled “What the hell are you talking about?”

I’d had enough of being out of the loop, really Whatever she believed or didn’t believe, I just wanted to knoas going on

“Why even hu into their fantasy! You’re only s worse In fact, you—”

Xiomara threw me a hard look — one she’d delivered to me only once before It very carefully told me there was a line A line I was about to cross… if I hadn’t already

“Ms Weston,” she snapped coldly, “rein it in”

Soh, not this time Not after London Not after Alex

“Now listen to“I want you to think very hard about so for a moment”

A lecture was the last thing I needed right now But whatever was coh to keep my mouth shut

“Do you remember Savannah?”

All the blood in my veins turned to ice It happened quickly, al it