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"I'm getting everyone ready to start the search."
"Sounds good." Ares paused for a moment. "How are you healing?"
"I'm fine."
"How's Cherry?"
"Fiery as always."
"Good. We're gonna need her fire. I have a feeling we are in for a bigger fight than we realized."
"Agreed."
"Check in with all the Alphas who came for the mating ceremony. Feel them out."
"Already started. Did something happen? Are you thinking some may have traded loyalties?"
"I know some have. We just need to see how many. I'll call when I land."
"Ares?"
"Yeah?"
Apollo didn't know what to say.
"Don't go all mushy on me now, brother, or I’ll kick your ass when I return, whether you're injured or not."
Apollo chuckled. "Fair enough."
Apollo laid down his phone.
His wolf whined.
Don't worry, boy, we're close. Very close.
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
TITAN
"You need to calm down," Kane said without emotion.
Titan growled in response. "I should take her tonight. Force her into submission. Being soft didn't work. Now it's time for a new tactic. Do what I should have done from the beginning. Take her."
"You let her rattle you," Kane said. "Don't. Focus on what we need to do to complete our goal. Forget her and focus on our original plan."
His original plan. His mother's original plan. "So you think I should let her go?"
"What's the alternative? Lock her up for the rest of your life? You think that will make her love you?"
Titan's harsh breathing heightened the tension between them before he spat out angrily, "At this point, I don't care if she loves me. All I want is her submission. And the moment that happens, I'll take her and get her to give me a child. Then I'll have everything I need to secure my legacy."
Kane blew out a breath.
"What?" Titan demanded.
Kane shook his head. "I dealt with you wanting her. I dealt with you, building our empire for her. I dealt with you going in and kidnapping her. But forcing yourself on her… That I can't be ok with."
Titan's roar echoed through the room as he whirled to face Kane. "You dare question me? After everything we've been through, everything we've built together?"
