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Ch. 19 Just You

Penulis: Cara Anderson
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Finley

The door closes behind us, shutting out Liam and the complications he brings. But my body is already too far gone to care about anything but the man standing before me, his scent filling the small cabin, his eyes burning gold with Summit's influence.

"Are you alright?" Dane asks, his voice rough with restraint as he keeps a careful distance between us.

I'm not alright. My skin feels too tight, too hot, every nerve ending hyperaware and desperate for his touch. Nova paces frantically beneath my skin, whining with increasing desperation as another wave of heat rolls through me. This is happening faster than my previous cycles, the proximity of a mate accelerating everything.

"He's lying," I say, trying to focus on something besides the burning need. "About you. About Aria."

Dane's jaw tightens momentarily before his expression softens. "He's jealous. Desperate. He sees what he threw away, and now he wants it back."

"Is that all it is?" Despite the heat-haze clouding my thoughts, I
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