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Ramsey

The cool mountain air did little to cool the frustration simmering inside me as I stood at the large , arched window overlooking the sprawling White Mountains .

It had been days since I’d brought Nathan here , hoping to extract information about Lyla but he was proving more stubborn than I’d anticipated .

I felt ashamed and angry at the same time that someone else had kept Lyla’s whereabouts a secret while I had rejected her without thinking it through it didn’t help that all attempts to locate her in the world had hit dead ends .

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My hands tightened on the window ledge , my knuckles turning white as I replayed my last conversation with Nathan last night in my mind .

Behind me , Lenny cleared his throat gently .

“ Ramsey ,” he began cautiously .

“ You know this isn’t getting us anywhere .

Nathan’s not going to talk and holding him here isn’t going to make it easier to find Lyla or make her magically appear .

You need to let him go , he’s the

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Alpha Heir – you can’t continue keeping him here like this .

It’s against our laws .

I clenched my jaw , refusing to turn away from the view .

“ I don’t care ,” I scoffed .

“ if Nathan has even the

smallest clue where she is , I’ll get it out of him and I’ll let him go .

Lenny took a step forward , “ Your engagement to Cassidy is tomorrow .

It’s time to forget about Lyla .

You rejected her , remember ? You made your choice .

If word gets out that you’re holding an Alpha Heir like this , it could lead to a revolt amongst the other Alphas and that’s the last thing we need now .

“ Any word from the Panthers ? ” I asked , leaving window as I crossed the room to where the minibar

was .

“ Are you even listening to what I’m saying ? ” Lenny sighed “ You’re obsessing over her at this point .

Stooping low to use Panthers .

What would your grandfather say when he finds out that you’ve been wasting resources on Panthers because of a deviant ? ” Anger thrummed within me .

In a flash , I crossed the room and grabbed Lenny by the collar slamming his

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back against the wall .

“ Don’t you dare … ”

“ Dare what ? ” he interrupted meeting my gaze with a chilly one of his .

“ Come to your senses , Ramsey .

The Panthers are saying they will no longer work with you .

All the ones that were sent to go look for her always come back maimed .

It’s either they’re blind , their tongues have been pulled out and they behave like they’ve seen something terrible and they cannot speak .

The only one amongst them who still has his vision is mentally unstable .

He flinches at the slightest sound .

Maybe , it’s a sign that you need to forget about

her .

” @

the

my hands fall from his

can’t , Lenny ! ” I

can’t seem to stop thinking

be better if she was in our world … if I knew I could catch a glimpse of her occasionally

, my heart … ” I trailed

more open to me , we

you cannot afford to have your

must forget her

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and … ”

office swung open and Cassidy strode in , her scent and

allowing her so close these past

we’ve fought several times , and she was

life

said with a sly smile “ This file needs your signature on it , ” she said walking over my desk and placing it on

it’s a file from the security

list of people who will be and

They no signature.

check it later ! ” I said gruffly

ending

our .

I already checked it for you

it needs is your

have less than 24 hours before the engagement ,

off and stalked

I scribbled my signature on the file and tossed it to her

you go

the fuck out and don’t bother me !

in our world

his

you two alone ,” he murmured and fled the office

, her eyes gleaming with intention as

she sat on the edge

” she purred “ Did I do something

from my body and walked away from the desk, going instead to

fine

on today

you give me

? ” she batted her

help you relax

all the time , please baby …

collar of my shirt , trailing lightly down the

mind immediately flashing to

ache as if

flared within

guilty ? Lyla was gone and I

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with Cassidy .

was time to stop

myself .

to Cassidy , meeting her gaze as Lenny’s words echoed in my

was time

a low growl , I pulled her closer

eagerly , her hands roaming

a knock on the door made me jerk away

my

the White Mountain

it’s urge

skirt , while I rose to my full height , wondering

him in , ”

presence filling the room with a solemn

as his gaze

of you

gaze lingered on me for a moment

speak with you regarding the date picked

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Ceremony .

brows furrowed as I stared at him with

What about it

drew in a deep

the stars and the rift caused by the arrival of the Ferals … they have upset the balance in our world in ways that cannot be

is favourable , I must warn

be dangerous

, narrowing

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