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“Come back with me.”

“No!Just go.You can’t force me.It’s against the law.I may be stupid, but I know that much,” she says, looking away.

“You are not stupid; misguided, yes, but not stupid, Abbie, don’t say that,” I tell her.

“Leave; I have asked you to, so please, Gannon, don’t make this harder than it has to be,” she says, and I sigh.I pull my phone from my pocket and glance at the time.I was only granted an hour here, and I am already fifteen minutes over.

“When you change your mind, you call me.I don’t care what time it is; I will come for you.Do you still know my number?”She nods.“My number, Abbie.”She sighs and rattles it off, knowing it by heart.I kiss her forehead before nodding.“Answer my calls.”

“I will okay, just leave,” she says, and I chew my lip before turning and sulking out the door.When I get in the car, I start the engine and glance up to find her standing on the porch watching me.She waves before looking away, and I turn the car around.When I drive over the boundary, Damian rings.

“What?”

“Are you on your way back with her?”

“She wouldn’t come.There is no food in that place.It’s a shithole.”

“She has to come willingly.You can’t take her.”

“It’s fucking bullshit.I should command her,” I tell him, and I should and take whatever punishment Kyson delivers.She would have no choice, I am Lycan, she would do as I commanded.

“You do, and she will always question whether she made the right choice,” Damian tries to reason.I growl, and eventually, he hangs up when I come to the town.I nearly drive through before I curse and pull into the grocery store.I fill a trolley with different foods before driving back, unable to get the thought of her eating bird eggs and whatever she could find in the forest out of my head.

Returning to her place, I swiftly unload the groceries, careful not to make any noise that might disturb her slumber.Through the cracked window, I catch a glimpse of her sleeping on the fold-out bed.I knock gently on the door before hurrying away, unable to trust myself not to break the rules and forcibly drag her away.As I drive off, my mind consumed with thoughts of her, I catch a fleeting glance of her through the rearview mirror.Her gaze lingers on the groceries before shifting back to my retreating vehicle.

I know I’ll face severe consequences for going back and being late, but I can’t bear the thought of her going hungry.Damian will lose his mind when he finds out, but perhaps Kyson will understand the importance of ensuring Ivy’s safety?If she knew about Abbie’s living conditions and Kade’s deceit, she would surely be outraged.I’ll find a way to tell her, even if it means facing the king’s wrath.

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