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Valerian’s POV

“Cover for me.”

My brows raised.

“Come on, man. It’ll just be until I find Dahlia.”

I growl at him in frustration. When Dahlia walked away, he dragged me in this room and asked something of me that I promised myself never to do.

“No fucking way.” I would rather make myself look like the old man in the wheelchair, sitting idly with a cigar in his fucking mouth.

“No one will notice! Besides, you and I both know we look really alike if we try to look like the other.” I sighed. He’s right. We call ourselves brothers, rarely twins. But there’s no escaping that our features are fucking identical.

“Fine, fine. Only until you find her.” I growled, watching as the smirk returned to his lips.

“Very good, then. I’ll call her in.”

Like he said, a woman with pencil straight hair and formal clothes marched in. I look at Hades in annoyance. He knew I fucking didn’t like it when a woman other than the little flower touched me.

She must have noticed my displeasure as she laid her bag
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J Rose
I agree. I really enjoy this book but the whole mate thing has me way confused. From other books I’ve read once you meet your mate you don’t want anyone else. But here Dahlia is wanting Hades and Valerian and they want her. But then Dahlia has a weird connection with Damien also.
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Queen619
Not to mention it’s 3 chapters of 7 pages of 1 scene that can be combined into one whole chapter. By the time this book gets to chapter 100 we still won’t know what’s happening. This plot is all over the place and is straying away from what the original synopsis says.
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Queen619
This book is all over the place. It reads like she could have multiple mates. The story line makes no sense and is confusing. Cathy was just shades girlfriend and now she’s his mate. Lola is okay with being just Valerians mate and that’s it because she’s in love with Dahlia’s brother.
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