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“Akira!” Aspen’s voice echoed through the forest and he leapt through a bush of thorns. “Get away from her!”
“Aspen?” What was he doing here?
Without wasting a moment, the man jumped between me and the Puma, his broad shoulders flexing protectively. “Get behind me.”
Just his presence made the forest a lot less scary even if he wasn’t the twin I was looking for. Despite his shouting, his eyes seemed a little brighter than before. I pulled his arm down, not wanting to set off another fight. “We were just talking, it’s all okay.”
“Are you sure?” he growled, his hard muscles tensed under his skin.
I curled my fingers deeper into his shoulder and nodded. “Yes, we’re good.”
It took him a couple more seconds before he budged, but he wasn’t any less wound up. “Okay then... But I’m keeping
