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DanikaThe door slid closed behind the last of the meeting attendees. I followed him out and I placed my hand over the sensor I knew would lock the door. Turning to face my mates, I rubbed my upper arms with my hands, suddenly cold. “I don’t like that guy.”
When my mates still didn’t say anything, I tried to stop shivering and looked at them each in turn. They stared back and the link between our mating collars remained…empty. “What?” I glanced from Thomar to Varin and back again with growing alarm. Had I made them angry? “What’s wrong? Why aren’t you saying anything?”
Thomar spoke first. “No one has ever tried to protect us before.”
I waved my hand in the air. That was ridiculous and wrong. And I didn’t believe them. With all the missions they’d been on? No way.
Varin rose from his
