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“Two counts of treason, if you must know. And resisting arrest, and unlawful use of bioelectricity. Oh, and illegal immigration, but honestly, I think that’s a little excessive.”
Whatever he’d once felt for Cinder—or thought he’d felt for her—was over.
It would be easy to abuse a person when they never recognized it as abuse.
“They’re trying to find who?” “The Lunar Princess Selene.”
“Well, she does. Miss Scarlet Benoit. Supposedly she just turned eighteen, but—brace yourself—she doesn’t have any hospital records. Get it? Holy spades, I’m a genius.” Cinder scowled. “I don’t get it.” Tilting back, Thorne peered at her upside down. “She doesn’t have any hospital records.” “So?” He spun the chair to face her. “Do you know a single person who wasn’t born in a hospital?” Cinder considered. “Are you suggesting that she could be the princess?” “That’s precisely what I’m suggesting.”
Hating Wolf.
“Don’t come near me. I don’t want to see you. I don’t want to listen to you. I would rather die than ever be touched by you again.”
but then there was something else. Something small and flat and hard being pressed into her mouth. Every muscle went taut.
“Wait until morning,” he said. “The world won’t be safe tonight.”
Neither will in be tomorrow.
“I know, I know. She seems a little”—crossing his eyes, he swirled both fingers around his ears—“but it’s really part of her charm, once you get to know her.”
Like a scolded dog.
“I think I realized that I would rather die because I betrayed them, than live because I betrayed you.”
“There you have it. As long as there’s an alpha female nearby, you should be just fine. That shouldn’t be hard to find, right?”
He already found
“But you’re the only one, Scarlet. You’ll always be the only one.” Her pulse fluttered. “Wolf—” “I know. We met less than a week ago and in that time I’ve done nothing but lie and cheat and betray you.
I know. But if you give me a chance … all I want is to protect you. To be near you. For as long as I’m able.”
“Wolf, are you asking me to be … your alpha female?”
“Alpha female,”
“I sort of like that.”
Only sort of?
