She only smiled, that naughty little curve of her mouth that always undid me.“At least it was worth a try,” she said. “If you kill one, then I’ll still find another. After all, there are a lot of alphas who came for your father’s burial. And just like you always said—every man would kill just to see what you’ve got down there, Ava Hoisten. So I’m sure that even if that man died by your hand, it would still be worthwhile to him. That is, unless you want to turn your father’s burial day into a bloody one and kill every single man in here.”My hand tightened around her throat. I leaned in until our noses nearly touched, voice dropping low and dangerous.“I might love you,” I said, the words shaking with the effort to stay human. “I might be willing to burn the entire world for you, but you should not test my limits. You will always be mine. I just lost someone, and I will never lose you—not to anyone, not to any man.”She looked up at me through her lashes, pulse steady under my palm.“
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