My jaw worked back and forth. “I couldn’t. The goddamned sheriff was right there, and Wren—she needed me.” Brix’s eyes bled to silver. “What. Did. He. Do. To. Her?” “Threatened her.” I couldn’t force my mouth to form the details. It was too much. “She got triggered. She…she showed me. Everything he did to her. I—it was so much worse than we could’ve imagined.” A burn lit in my throat, and pressure built behind my eyes. I couldn’t take it. All she’d been through. Our fucking mate. And there was only one thing I knew to do right now. One action I could take to make things better. To atone. I met
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