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60. CORA

Author: Suzi de Beer
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-25 15:52:46
A sound made my body jerk and my eyes snapped open. I blinked rapidly to clear the sleep from my eyes and realized with a sinking heart that Xan was no longer tied to the wall across from me.

Someone else was leaning against the wall, staring down at me.

“Look who’s finally awake.”

A shudder raced down my spine at the sound of his voice. I barely interacted with him, but the brief time he had talked to me, made me dislike him.

Especially after he tried to kill me.

“I wish Dad would have told me about you,” Dean muttered. “He’s keeping a lot of secrets these days. But I was at the right place at the right time. Heard he caught a wolf.”

He slowly straightened and moved closer. I tensed when he reached out to grip my chin and tilt my head back.

“Dad should have told me what you are. I wouldn’t have rejected you.”

“Then I would have rejected you,” I croaked. “I’d rather die than be mated to someone like you.”

His face twisted in rage. I bit back a whimper when his ho
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    "Why is it taking so long?" Ryder tried to grab me when I passed him but I avoided his hands and moved further away from him. I didn't want to stay in that room any longer, but I regretted not staying. Now we had no clue what was happening. "Do you think Keiran attacked Dean?" I asked Ryder. "What if he did and they decided to make his punishment worse?""Cora." Ryder stood and made his way over to me. He gripped my hips, spinning me around to look at him. "As Kelsey pointed out, the council is only there to advise Keiran. They can't punish him for anything."I swallowed, glancing at the door again. "They're fine."Sucking in a shaky breath, I stepped into Ryder and wrapped my arms around his waist. He wrapped his arms around me and buried his face against the crook of my neck. Calm washed through me from our bond, but it only lasted a few seconds before my anxiety started rising again. Ryder's lips parted and his tongue flicked out to lick my skin. I shuddered. "I can think of

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