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Leanna Avery We stare at each other, our chests heaving. My body trembles with rage and grief. “I won’t—I won’t let you hurt me again. I have far too much to lose this time around. Just get out of my house.” I don’t know if I expected him to argue with me any further, but he doesn’t. Getting to his feet, he gives me one last look. “Eight years, Leanna. I’m willing to accept my blame in everything that happened, but I’m not going to let another man take you. If Erik so much as looks at you—I don’t care if I have to wage war against the Human Wolf Kingdom, I will not hand you over to him. You can fight this all you like, but you’re still my mate. That’s never going to change.” With that, he walks out the door, leaving me trembling behind him. How dare he make a threat like that?! Who doe
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