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Protect her from herself. Easier said than done. Jade’s not the kind of woman who sits on the sidelines, and if I tell her to back off, she’s more likely to dive in headfirst just to prove a point. But I can’t let her get hurt. Not for this, not for anything.

“We’ll handle the demon,” I insist. “But I need you two to back me up. We need more muscle than any one of us has in our packs individually. We need all of us.”

Gary grunts his agreement, and Alec gives a sharp nod. “We’ve got your back, Damien,” Alec says. “We’ll work together on this one.”

We’re up against something big, something dangerous. But I’ve got my pack, and they’ve got me. Together, we’ll figure this out.

Now, I just need to make sure Jade doesn’t get herself killed in the process.

And that might be the hardest part of all.

Alec’s words stick with me the rest of the day, burrowing under my skin, settling into a place I don’t like to acknowledge.Protect her from herself.He’s right, and I hate it. Jade isn’t the kind of
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