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Pushing thoughts of the tiny female from my mind, I shadowed to the dining hall and leaned against the wall.I assume Henrik and Grey have been taken care of?I said to Fritz.
Grey left without uttering a single word,Fritz replied.Henrik…
Whined like a baby?I guessed.
For a moment, amusement touched Fritz’s mind.Something like that.He sobered then as he asked,Is Ashlyn okay?
She was a bit cryptic but seems all right.
Fritz chuckled into my mind, his amusement returning.Did she fall into oracle mode?
Is that a common activity for her?
Only when she sees something worth warning about,he drawled.
Now you’re being the cryptic one,I muttered back to him.
Trust me. No one is more cryptic than Ashlyn. But her warnings are usually important, so if she said something, listen to her. She’s a lot more powerful than people realize.
A Z-Clan Omega with foreseeing abilities,I thought back to him.No wonder she sought refuge in the Sanctuary. I’m surprised she’s trying to take a mate.
I don’t think she intends to take a mate at all,Fritz replied, sounding serious again.She’s participating for reasons that I’ve yet to decipher.
I stood up straighter.Does Quinnlynn know this?
Yes.He didn’t elaborate, but I heard the whisper of a memory in his mind—a conversation between him and the Blood Sector Queen about Ashlyn’s intentions.
Hmm, I hummed, eyeing my watch.
If Quinnlynn knew—which it seemed evident that she did—then Kieran might as well.
Once these dates finished, I’d call him to discuss it.
Until then…My gaze drifted to Ivana’s silent form as she quietly chewed her meal. She seemed content enough, if a little shy. Very unlike the Omega I knew who loved to run her mouth at me.
What can you possibly see in that Alpha?I nearly asked her.He’s clearly boring you, darling.
Her eyes lifted to mine, like she’d heard my comments. Or perhaps she’d just sensed my focus on her.
I quickly looked away.
But I didn’t lose sight of her in my mind.
I… lingered. Listening. Waiting for any sign of trouble.
Or that was what I told myself, anyway.
What I forced myself to believe.
Because there couldn’t be any other reason for linking myself to her mind.
No other reason at all…
CHAPTER TWELVE
IVANA
Ransom walked quietly beside me,his steps not making a sound. Had his hand not brushed mine every few paces, I wouldn’t have even known he was there.
