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I nodded.

“It’s gonna be a mad house.”

“Ya sure ya don’t just want to come clean about her so Lowell and Angus can come too? If Ruben is under the control of an artifact, he could be more dangerous than he would normally around the full moon.”

The thought sent my blood pressure racing and I snarled. In seconds, I was ready to rip someone’s head off just at the mere thought that Ruben could be a danger to her.

I closed my eyes and breathed through the rage, and the instinct to find someone to pummel. When it was over, Liam was frowning at me.

“It’s coming on early for ya this time,” he said.

“Aye. Why do ya think I’m so worried? I don’t ken what to expect.”

Liam nodded thoughtfully.

“I can understand that. Though I’m still not sure avoidin’ her tonight is the best plan. But let’s table that until after we’ve investigated the cottage.”

“I need to clear my head before she wakes up,” I said, starting to walk past him before he could say anything more. “I’m goin’ for a long walk. I’ll be back by breakfast.”

I could feel Liam’s eyes on me as I stalked from the house. The summer morning was bright and cool, birds singing in the trees nearby, and the dew shining on the fresh cut grass. It was peaceful, simple out here. I longed to run over the hills and keep going. Outpace the terror chasing me.

But I couldn’t be too far away from her. If today didn’t go as planned, if Ruben still had the artifact as of tomorrow, my clan, my mate would need me here to make sure she was safe.

So I settled for a run around my home, sinking into the sensation of the cool earth under my feet, the scent of prey still thick in the air from their slumber in the woods. Yes, the animal in me was waking up. I just hoped I could keep it leashed enough to not lose my true mate.

Chapter Twenty-Two

Daphne

Iwokeupalonethe next morning, the bed still warm from where Fraser had spent the night wrapped around me. It was a little disappointing to not find him at my back, his giant cock pressing into my ass. But if the small twinge in my nethers was any indication, I would be needing some of that salve he’d talked about before I could take him again.

I went to the bathroom to shower and spotted a beautiful, blood red rose on a fresh towel. A thrill shot through me at the romantic gesture. For such a grumpy Werewolf when we first met, Fraser was turning out to be quite the sweetheart.

The hot water from the three shower heads hit me and I groaned at how good it felt. It turned out more than just my cunt was sore this morning but I wouldn’t have traded it for anything.

As I dried off though, the afterglow of last night wore off and I was forced to confront the fact that, if today was successful, my mission would essentially be over. And that’s when I realized that I’d failed to check in last night.

“Damn, damn, damn!”

Hurriedly, I wrapped a large fluffy robe around me and scrambled to get the USB adapter on my phone.

“Agent Reynolds, I was starting to worry,” Director Dearborne said. “Report?”

“Apologies ma’am, a lot has happened.”

Like being stuffed full of Werewolf cock.

My face heated, my grin wide. I would never tell her that, but I was also not in the least bit ashamed of how much I’d enjoyed Fraser’s special endowments.

I pushed those thoughts to the back of my mind and filled her in on what Fraser had learned about Ruben.

“I was thinking of taking Fraser out to the cottage today in an attempt to secure the artifact before anything else happens.”

“Make sure that you do. We just got word from the team in Dublin that the Protectors are planning on trying to secure the Apple within the next few days. I don’t think I need to tell you how important it is for us to get it before they do.”

“No, ma’am, you do not.”

“I can dispatch the agents in Dublin out to you tomorrow,” Director Dearborne said. “You’ll need to find a way to bring the artifact to a neutral state temporarily until we can reach you with the proper containment unit.”

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