I made it twenty paces back toward the Alpha's study before a set of strong arms wrapped around me from behind and pinned my arms at my sides. Startled, I stiffened until his scent registered and my stomach fluttered for an entirely different reason. My mate was back."My wildfire, I've missed you," he whispered, squeezing tight. Killian pressed his face into the curve of my neck, and he breathed deeply. But instead of his usual growl of relief, a deep, dissatisfied roar rumbled in his chest. "What's this?"He drew in my scent again and again, nuzzling his nose against my shoulder, my cheek, my hair. With every breath, his grip grew more and more crushing. "You smell like someone else. Some... Alpha. Why? Who's touched what's mine in my absence."Leon.Oh, Goddess, help me. "An old friend came to visit," I explained. Or, I tried to. Killian didn't give me the opportunity to. Before I uttered another word, he hoisted me over his shoulder like a sack of flour and marched me down the hal
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