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When her tears waned, she sagged against hi evened out He finished cleaning her, then shut off the water, dried her off and carried her to the bed, where he tucked her in He should tell his brother and Farrow he’d found her, but he couldn’t bring himself to leave When she woke, he would be here

Abandon her? Never again

“Brochan?” she said, her voice slurred oncesleep

“Yes, kitten?”

“You are in love with me”

“I…ht be,” he croaked

“I must be pretty special then,” she said and exhaled slowly, drifting away at last

He stripped out of his soaked clothing and climbed in beside her, careful of her injuries Just as carefully, he repositioned her,beneath her Oh, the rightness of this… How perfectly she fit against him, her body molded to his

If he had lost her—a roar of denial barreled down his tongue, but he clamped his teeth before the barest sound escaped Startle her? No

Fluffy jumped onto the bed and settled in on Viola’s other side

Even in sleep, she sensed the pet’s nearness andfor him The way I want her to reach for me

Brochan hadn’t slept since her disappearance, but he remained too keyed up to drift off

He clung to his mate as if she were a lifeline Perhaps she was For the first time in his existence, satisfaction danced within his reach He had his goddess in his arht demand to leave him when she awoke Forsaken hunted her for a key she didn’t have, and the warriors would never believe the truth

He must deal with the Forsaken as soon as possible, one way or another He ive him the test

He squeezed his eyes shut Still his mind whirred And what of Fluffy? The aniive the pet his ih…

An idea struck What if there was a way? If it failed, Fluffy could die But if it succeeded…