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Author: Uriel Kings
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Six grown shifter males seemed like overkill. Or maybe it was a compliment. Either way, with that many outside my window, I wasnโ€™t taking that exit. With an irritated sigh, I backed away from the window. There had to be another option.

I walked to the door and crouched on the ground to look under the crack. Details werenโ€™t clear, but there was obvious movement and shadows indicating people guarding the door.

They werenโ€™t taking any chances of me getting lucky enough to get by them. I knew I had two choices: accept my fate and yield, or find a way to fight.

Giving up was easier and I would be lying if I said I hadnโ€™t contemplated it. Thankfully, the pity party hadnโ€™t lasted long. Thinking of the look on Alecโ€™s face when he saw me alive was enough to push me. I needed him to know that he wasnโ€™t successful at getting rid of me. I was going to get out of this. Without a mating bond.

I dumped everything from the drawers, I checked in the closet, I even crawled under the bed. The room was f
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