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“This has nothing to do with national loyalty You will not betray the United States or any other country”

“And if I talk, you will kill me?”

His jaw tightened and his expression turned grave “I am ordered to, but I will not, cannot”

“Because we had a great dinner date?”

His expression softened “And shared a bed while naked”

“Okay, so you would refuse orders because we snuggled? That’s co”

“It’s more than that” His deree to keep our secret Your life depends on us Only we can protect you from your would-be abductors”

Rachel’s memories flashed to the immense wolf by her , Madam Montfort’s rants about a ho made her his, the dead ho turned into one of her abductors Could Lev really be soenetic experiment? Was that why he seemed ienic otten hi hi to learn the answer “My father, is he part of this secret conspiracy?”

“Yes”

“That explains why he’s ignored me all these years”

“He’s protected you from our kind”

“Your kind? As in soenetically modified wolfen creature?” Her cheeks burned “Sorry, I didn’t mean to sound harsh”

Lev narrowed his intense blue eyes on her and she felt like she was in a hypnotic trance, but aware of her surroundings The sound of her heart echoed in her ears as if a aze of a snake Then he released her fro “It’s not so simple”

“Yet whatever you are, Hoas happy to leave his fae had been rocky before he disappeared fronored his only child?

He sighed “About your father?”