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Chapter Twenty-Three

Author: Debra Lee
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Jackson POV

The female wolf screams when I ask her who she is and what she does on my territory. She has bruises covering her body where someone has beaten her. Jace, my wolf, growls in my head. He hasn't stopped prowling inside me since I first picked up her scent.

“What is your name?”

She keeps her eyes lowered as she answers,

“Nicole”

“Where are you going, Nicole?”

“I don't know.”

I can smell the fear coming from her. She looks at the cave's opening. I smile. She is thinking of running, so I try a different approach,

“My name is Jackson.” she shrugs her shoulders, putting her head down.

She is not a rogue; that would have been the first thing I would have noticed.

“Why don't you come with me so I can help you?”

She shakes her head. “No.”

“I can make you Nicole.”

She glares at me, growling as she tries to stand. I put my hand out to steady her when she flinches, backing away from me. Who the fuck could have done this to her? She is terrified. I keep my distance from her as I say,

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thelancasters873
Yay she’s got her mate who is nice. She deserves someone nice. Poor Diana is nice but got mated to an evil as$hole
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M. Cay
wonder why she can't smell him.. too scared ugh i hope that POS Michael, rose, Sasha n mareé gets it
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ALD
It’s interesting how there are two different time lines going on, I like it!
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