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Nathan

My heart skipped a beat. Why was he here?

I shot to my feet reluctantly, bowing my head in respect that I didn’t feel.

“Lycan Leader,” I said feigning surprise. “To what do we owe the honour of your visit?”

“Yes!” My father came to stand next to me as he addressed Ramsey. “Alpha, I what brings you here, to my home?”

Ramsey’s cold gaze flickered toward me, then back to my father. “Beta Tanner, I need to speak to your son,” He said in a commanding tone. “Alone, if you don’t mind.”

My father hesitated, his eyes flickering towards me for a second. He was clearly taken aback by Ramsey’s sudden appearance and request but also torn between his duty to obey the Lycan Leader and his desire to protect me.

“Of course, Alpha,” he said finally. “I’ll… I’ll be in the

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living room if you need me.”

“Beta!” Ramsey faced my father. “You don’t understand. It’s best if you stay outside. The conversation between me and your son is like a secret and I wouldn’t

appreciate it if someone else heard it too. That’s why I came in alone and left my Beta and the warriors with me, outside.”

My father shot me another worried glance but I nodded to him flashing him a smile. “I’ll be fine, Dad. I’m sure, the Lycan Leader just wants to talk and nothing more. We’ll be done in no time.”

As soon as the door closed and

ere finally alone,

Ramsey turned to me, the coldness in his eyes was

turning into fury. “Where is she?‘ he demanded without preamble.

I arched my brow at him. “Where is who?”

“Lyla!” he replied. “I need to know where Lyla is.”

I blinked, taken aback by the directness of his question. I recovered a few seconds later and pointed in the direction of the pack house.

“Lyla? She lives next door at the packhouse. You should be asking her parents. You could go over there

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and ask them, I’m sure the Alpha and Luna are at

home.”

play games with you and I’m

beat. That’s why I’m suggesting that you go to her house to look for her. Isn’t that good enough for you, Al ?”

across Ramsey’s face. In two quick strides, he closed the distance between us, grabbing me by the

left. Where did she go? Give me her address in the human world right now and we don’t

know about that? And why

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her more? Unless…

my lips as I scoffed looking into his furious eyes without

she’s your mate, right? Isn’t it your job to know where she

furiously. “Answer the fucking question. Where

Beta’s son. Oh wait…” My voice dripped with sarcasm. “I forgot. She masked her ‘scent and your mate mark. She

d

like she doesn’t

with you again.”

Ramsey struck me across the face with a force that sent me stumbling back. Blood pooled in my mouth but I only laughed as I

a violent person, Alpha Ramsey but if you think hitting me would get you answers,” I spat, wiping the blood from my lip. “You can beat me to death if you

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pacing back and forth. “Fine!” he said. “I’m sorry for hitting you but I need to find her and at least make

you let her walk away thinking she wasn’t good enough and you think she would accept you with open arms? You’ve got to be kidding

her, it’s none of

good luck finding her then. Hint;

I

last. I refused to fight back- I was no match for

rained blows on me. I stayed still without making a noise –

eternity, he stopped, breathing heavily, his fists still clenched in rage. I lay on the floor,

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over me, shaking

making me do this… If you know where she is,

and a part of me wanted to believe he

she left.

If Lyla wanted you to

expression hardened. “You do your Lycan Leader,

a choice.

she is.”

command but I

“With all due respect, Lycan Leader, my loyalty

you

won’t tell where she is, no

he growled, kicking me in my stomach. “You think you can protect her by keeping quiet. I

looking up at him with a smirk. “Then do it,” I rasped. “Find her.

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anything from me.”

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