She draped it over my shivering shoulders, the rough fabric a stark contrast to the ruined silk of my anniversary dress.Then, the second horn blew. The Long Hunt."They’re crossing the tree line," the younger rogue hissed, pulling a jagged blade from his belt. "We need to run, Ryan. There's at least a dozen Enforcers."Ryan didn't pull a weapon. He didn't even flinch. He kept his molten amber eyes locked on me. "Let them cross. I could use the exercise.""Ryan, stop playing," Melissa snapped, pulling me up by the elbow. "If we fight them here, we risk the girl. She’s half-dead already. Her wolf is completely dormant."Ryan’s jaw clenched. He looked at my bare, bleeding feet, then toward the dark woods where the sound of snapping branches was growing louder. With a low, frustrated growl, he stepped forward and scooped me into his arms like I weighed nothing."We go home," Ryan commanded."Home?" I rasped, my voice barely working. "I thought you were rogues."Ryan let out a dark, chest
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