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flat on the table s surface.
Only you would find a way to be saved in a damn bookstore, he said, growling.
What in the hell is that supposed to mean? It s not like I go looking for trouble you know,
Rebecca said indignantly, her eyes filling with tears.
She shouldn t have needed a bloodsucker to come to her rescue. Where in the hell were the
three of you! he demanded, his gaze swinging to where Rian, Damian, and Gavin sat.
Don t get mad at them! If I had a wedding ring he probably wouldn t have even approached
me, she said, her arms crossed over her chest.
He turned to face her.
Human marriage is nothing compared to the bond created when mates are claimed. Humans can
fall in and out of love and divorce. The bond of human marriage is a façade. It s a stupid human
custom! His canines dropped and it looked like his body was expanding.
Son, go! Out back now! Pa yelled, pushing him out the back door. Aleks ran for the back door
as a human anguished yell turned into a loud roar. Connor and Duncan started pulling off their clothes
and shifted before running out the back.
Rebecca looked around the room. Everyone showed a mixture of anger and sadness. She was
about to speak when the doorbell rang. Benedict went to answer the door. Rebecca couldn t get
Aleks s tortured yell out of her mind. She didn t even realize she was shaking until a warm pair of
arms wrapped around her. She looked up, tears streaming down her face to see Ashby sitting there
with a kind smile. Unable to hold back, she threw her arms around his neck and began to sob.
Nicholas stood behind the pair, running a hand over her hair.
Come on, sweetie, you can stay with me. Aleks won t be coming back tonight. He ll probably
sleep in bear form with his brothers outside, Ashby said, wiping away her tears.
She belongs here, Ashby, Ma said.
Ma, I don t doubt for one second that you love Rebecca and think of her as a daughter. But I
also don t doubt that between the two, Aleks will always come first. She is still new to this family
and feels outnumbered. I ll take her to my home and calm her down, he said, standing and pulling
Rebecca to his side. Rian and Damian stood behind them with Nicholas.
You re acting unusually brave, fox, Ma said, looking at him closely. How did you know to
come here tonight? she asked.
I was on my way here to speak with Rebecca about volunteering at the library. I don t have her
cell phone number, and Aleks s house phone kept going to voicemail. I felt panic and fear from my
Alpha Mother, so Nic and I headed here. She gives me strength and courage to be who I am, Ashby
said, stepping forward with Rebecca, facing down Ma, who now had Benedict and Emmett standing
behind her.
You have never received any strength from me, she said carefully.
I never said I did, Ashby walked Rebecca toward the door.
We ll stay with them tonight, Damian said, motioning to Rian, and all five left the house.
Chapter 12
He hates me! Rebecca cried from between Ashby and Nic. Rian had offered to drive, and
Damian rode shotgun.
He doesn t hate you. His bear is riding him hard. The first couple years after mating, our
animals are extremely protective and possessive. When he heard that you were threatened and then in
the company of vampires, I think his bear broke free, Ashby said, rubbing her arms.
Why did you offer to feed a bloodsucker, Rebecca? I thought you were happy with Aleks,
Damian asked.
He was hungry and he saved me. It seemed like the polite thing to do, she said, sniffling.
Damian, Rian, Nic, and Ashby groaned, Damian hitting his forehead on the dashboard.
Rebecca, offering to feed a vampire is equivalent to offering them sex. Even a quick feeding
like you offered would at least be considered a blow job. Vampires are highly sexual. Most of them
are bisexual so that they can have multiple types of partners and no restrictions on their feeding
sources. Ashby watched her face as her eyes grew wide.
Oh my God, I thought it was like offering him a sandwich! The men groaned again.
You re new to our world. There are things you don t know. Why didn t you tell me or Rian
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