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ELARIAN

Aeros stormed into the room and lifted the blonde by her hair. She squealed and flailed her legs wildly, but it was of no use. He brought her closer to his face and didn’t even bat an eyelid at the sight of blood trickling down her nose.

“Whoever said you could lay a finger on her?” he growled angrily. “No one touches her except for me. She is mine.”

"She is mine!" Those words echoed in my head nonstop.

Although I knew the only reason he claimed me in public was for his ego, it felt so good to hear him say those words out loud. No one, not even Corey, had ever claimed me publicly before.

That same fluttering feeling erupted in my stomach again, and my toes curled along with the sensation.

“Snap out of it, Elarian! It’s just your imagination; he doesn’t love you.” A voice yelled in my head, and the echoing stopped abruptly.

“Forgive me, Alpha Aeros, I just… we just… it’s not what it looks like.” The blonde continued pleading with tears streaming down her face.

“Are you by any c