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He doesn't just want to seduce her...he wants toclaim her.

"She won't like that," Fallon says.

"That's too fucking bad," Rafe growls. "I'm in charge of this boat, and my word is law. Jade is going to give in eventually...andthenyou two can have your turn."

I frown. "You want...you want us to pack up?"

"Of course I do," Rafe says, looking between us. "But the thing is...I have to have her first. If I don't have her first, I'll lose my goddamn mind. Do you understand me, Fallon?"

Fallon finally gets up, holding his shoulder. It looks like it's dislocated; we'll need to get that treated.

"Understood," he mutters.

"Good," Rafe says. "Now...get out of here. I need to think about my next move."

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Jade

Istareatthebottle of suppressants in my hand and wonder if I'm making a mistake.

I haven't taken a dose in two days...and I think I can feel it coming. My whole body tingles with pleasure, every touch of my clothing against me like a lover's caress. My dreams are practically pornographic, seeing in vivid detail how Fallon will lick my pussy...how Rafe will knot me.

Rafe.

I hate him, but I can't get him out of my head. The alpha pirate king of the Raft wants me to belong to him--that seems obvious--and I think I want that too.

But I don't want to give him the satisfaction of having me first.

And I'll use his spymaster to show him that I can't just be claimed like that.

As the sun sets and my heat makes it clear that it's coming, I put on as many layers as I can and leave my bunk behind. After asking around, I think I've figured out where Fallon lives--a watchtower at the aft end of the deck--and I just need to get there before I've fully lost control of myself.

I've made it about halfway when I realize I'm just around the corner from Rafe's office. I only notice because I can hear voices--and then the powerful scent of Rafe's musk, strong and intoxicating. I lose myself in it for a second, so delicious that I stumble against the wall.

Then he roars and I tuck myself into a corner.

I can see inside from here--through a crack in the door. And he's...oh my God, he's fighting someone. I watch as he lays into the person beneath him, another alpha just sitting andwatchingfrom the corner like this is some kind of sick entertainment.

And my heart drops when I figure out who he's fighting

Fallon.

What the hell?

I resist the urge to spring forward, knowing I couldn't do anything even if I wanted to. My heat is almost here, and if I go in there, I'm fucked--quite literally. All I can do is watch, my heart pounding.

The guy in the corner gets up suddenly, and I wonder if he's sensed me. It's Hawk--the other member of their little trio, the team that rescued me from an uncertain fate. He doesn't come outside, though; he closes the door.

He locks Fallon inside with an angry, deadly Rafe.

I exhale sharply and urge myself to keep going, running past the door and slowing to a brisk walk when I get out on the deck. The moon is hanging over the ocean, and I can see the silhouette of the watchtower from here. There are no lights on inside, but I'm still able to find the ladder up to it in the silver glow of the stars. I climb up the ladder and let myself in, slipping past the door and into the black.

I don't dare turn on a light--not when I'm uncertain if Rafe has killed Fallon, if he's even coming back. At the very least, I'll need to find some way to escape, and I start looking around Fallon's room for a radio, or...or anything. I can call Jade, tell her things are too dangerous for me here, that I'm ready to get my synthetic mark and leave Solstice Bay for good--

Then I hear voices on the deck.

Fallon and another man...he's alive.

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