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see me, Uncle C

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he seemed to take up ha

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as graying,

but his dark

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up and stalked over t

town square

er. But his next words drew my attention back to him.

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blood, but

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ruth, but the blunt natur

jab at Elle m

t, the angrier I got. But

him, knowing i

didn’t want to give h

e. Besides, there were mor

ment. I looked

why

me?” I

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up in the hills. Do

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though. “I

pack moving in.

alpha i

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out him. He said they didn

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is Jameson

hout meaning t

mage flashed before me:

with san

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ing in the

ith moonli

e, our lips moving closer as h

my hea

he memory,

top my pound

of his touch

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idea what had just pas

stepped away and stro

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paused. “N

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ey probably didn’t want you

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e you want me to go t

med in my

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ing,” he said. “You know the

he knows is negotiating rather t

and I

in a differe

y. Well, I say “together,” bu

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edge over my he

ood. He and h

s. That was, until we

my mout

history he knew, then closed it. If he did

ably for

talk to him,” I

of terms. I’m a

hought it wa

to him. They

made t

e said. “

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d know t

en surprised. We had to ex

h a hurry a

hadn’t wa

d out about

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g, and when we finally d

ink about tha

work out, ei

n fact, based on our last conversation

if he did, it was only to

, I’d rather neve

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ing under the assumption that I’m giving you a choice.” His

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think t

dea,”

“You’re already an outcast in the pack.

tubborn. You’re not in

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ace and

as an outcast in the pack. Th

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l shaking vi

ld me, I turned left to

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when we w