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I don’t like where this conversation is going. Bodey’s displeasure flowed between us. He’s trying to take Jasmine from us, and you’re on their side.

I tried not to smile. He was being silly, but I wouldn’t share that observation with him. Unlike a lot of men, I knew better than to tell someone who was upset to calm down. The last thing I wanted to do was gaslight him. His feelings were valid. Actually, I’m taking your side because I know you. If you give your sister grief about being with her fated mate, you’ll regret it. I was just giving you the backstory to explain why I’m no longer upset with Theo. He was as much of a victim as me for all those years, and we’re trying to move beyond that. Do you realize how hard it must have been for him to come to us and ask to be part of our pack, knowing how much you dislike him?

A bit of regret took the sting out of his reaction. You can’t just let me go on disliking him?

There was the man I knew. He was protective as hell of me and those he l