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“I don’t think the other olves hunting you will be so accoue pack, she’d likely take revenge against hi

he’d claione off the grid was taken without her consent, then the rogue group must have the resources to abduct all the Stallo women Svetlana was too old to bear any more hybrid children So why take her?

“I’m screwed either way”

Guilt softened his heart “Trust , I’ll put theh they would learn she was his human His pet Any action would come from him No one else

“Never mind It’s not like I can’t behave appropriately for a different culture I’ll do my best”

“Good I trust you will” Claih If he acted like a fool, all would suspect he was addicted to her blood He couldn’t be Not froed to protect her from anyone who treated her as inferior “If I prevent theo well for me”

“What would they do?”

“Send me to the enforcer for punishment”

“I don’t want that Not on account of me”

“Nice to know you have my back, as I have yours”

“Yep, even when you act like a jerk”

“A jerk? Me? ” Lev pressed a hand over his heart in feigned hurt He had acted like a do ass and knew it

“Don’t act all innocent” She wrinkled her brow “Anyould the enforcer do to you?”

“Besides whips and chains? There is banishment But the worst would be e call a olf lobotomy”

“What is that?”