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I was utterly shocked to hear what she had disclosed to me. I had not anticipated that. An unwanted kiss was never pleasant, but this… what she described, it sounded… traumatizing, and I comprehended a bit more why she had appeared so frightened tonight.
“Did he… succeed?” I asked, hesitant to even utter the word.
Helena shook her head, and I felt an immense sense of relief wash over me. I knew it wouldn’t have altered my desire for Helena as mine, but I would unquestionably have been plotting someone’s slow and excruciating demise had he actually succeeded in r****g her. No one harmed my mate, and those who attempted to do so would face a merciless fate.
“No, Amaya stopped him, and I fled… It was then that I encountered my former mate.”
“What?” I exclaimed.
All right, I co
