"Stop running, Ada," Jackson growls, catching my waist from behind before my boots can clear the heavy threshold of the war room.His large, warm hand slides beneath my tunic, his fingers pressing firm against my stomach where our pup pulses with steady, radiant heat."I need to inspect the western sentry lines," I say, leaning my head back against his massive chest as my wolf sighs in pure, contented relief."Lambert already cleared the sentry lines half an hour ago," Jackson rasps, his lips brushing the sensitive skin of my neck right over his deep, fresh mate mark. "You stay right here where I can smell your skin."I turn around in his arms, looking up into his dark silver eyes, feeling a strange, overwhelming sense of peace settling into my ribs.For the first time across two entire lifetimes—through the starvation, the beatings, the dark rituals, and the forced rejections—I feel completely, unconditionally safe."You don't need to follow me every ten steps," I whisper, a small sm
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