"Fuck, Ariel," Jackson whispers, trembling a little in shock and relief. "I've missed you so much – I'm so sorry -"

"Sorry," I say, lifting my face and sniffing hard, even as tears continue to fall from my eyes. "Why are you sorry."

"Because I let them take you," he murmurs, sticking an arm through the bar and wiping the tears from my face with his calloused thumb. "I'm so stupid -"

"Jacks," I say, scowling a little and pushing back. "Don't be ridiculous - they'd been planning that capture for months - for years -"

"I still should have -"

"Jackson McClintock," I snarl, pushing fully away but wrapping handfuls of his shirt in my hands, desperate to keep hold of him. "If you blame yourself for one more second, I'm going to punch you -"

His face bursts into his wonderful smile as he laughs at me - at my fury and my possessive love. I moan at the sight of it, loving him entirely, and stumble forward, wanting to be close again.

"No, Ariel, step back -" he says, laughing again and taking a step away that makes me clang into the bars. "Geeze, are you okay? Be careful, Ariel -"

"Jacks," I groan, reaching for him, "come back!"

"Just step away for a second - I can bend the bars -"

as I

like...they're not very strong," he

at him.

at me and gives a slightly smug one-shouldered shrug that... ...well, it puts him at serious

a little and waving a hand at me

holding my hand out to him.

he asks, going

that how you got here?" I whisper, shaking my head and then trying to peer around him towards the rest of the cages. "Did you come from outside the fence and force your

says, still frowning at me and dismissing the point. "But why don't

him. "How did you...how did you get here?

from his pocket and holds it out to me. "This showed up in my

know who left it there, but...I think it allowed me to

I murmur, studying it. And then my eyes go wide as I

gaze up to Jackson's face, my wolf suddenly yelping and

Jackson asks, going still. "No, come back..." he murmurs, frowning, his wolf

shift my gaze inward to my wolf and to his, studying them. "Gabriel - he's got a talisman too that allows him

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