"My name?" he whispered, staring at me.


    "Your true name... yes."


    Letting the information slowly sink in, he nodded his head before wrapping his arms around my waist, pulling me closely. "I''m sorry that I acted a little weird."


    "A little weird?" I teased yfully, letting a small giggle escape my lips.


    "OK, maybe I was acting a little weird, but Ivy, you scared the shit out of me. I was literally a passenger in my own mind. You can''t do stuff like that." There was seriousness in what James said, and I felt guilty. At the same time, though, I didn''t feel guilty. It was aplicated feeling I didn''t understand but knew eventually I would.


    "I know, and I''m sorry that I upset you. Did you really not enjoy the moments we hadst night?" Looking up at him, batting my eyshes, I sought forgiveness, and, of course, the puppy dog look I gave him instantly melted as he pulled me closer, kissing me gently. "You know, I can''t be upset with you, andst night was absolutely amazing. I mean, we''ve had a lot of amazing sex, butst night it was almost electrifying." That was not a word I had thought to describe what had happened, but with the rush of sexual tension and power flowing around his roomst night, one could almost assume that I had been electrifying. "Hmm... I never really thought about it, calling it electrifying. But perhaps the next time we have fun, it could be a lot more intense." cing my lips against his once more, I bit yfully before turning round and sashaying my happy ass back inside the house. James was aplicated man. Once upon a time he had been apletedies'' man looking to take whatever woman looked appealing to him. That was until he met me, and in a way, I turned his life upside down.


    I turned him from the town yboy into a gentle family man who only thought of others, and what he could do for them. I knew he would be the perfect father as the years went on, and honestly, I couldn''t wait to have more children with him.


    He was perfect in every way... even if he got spooked easily.


    James just wasn''t expecting things to turn out the way they have with us, I suppose, which does honestly make a lot of sense because I don''t think anybody normally would have been able toprehend what the fuck we had going on.


    Making my way inside, I passed through the kitchen towards the living room, where Hale and Talon sat talking with Kate. I had gone off the day before on them when they had done what they did and I felt guilty because I could have handled


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    I could see now they were trying to protect me and bless their hearts for thinking that putting a binding spell on the house would keep me locked in it.


    Now that my warriors were awakened, breaking from this ce would be a lot easier. I simply needed a few more things.


    And to fulfill what I needed, of course-I needed Damian.


    But getting Damien was the problem. Once I broke the barrier, I would have to find a way to surpass everything the Council was doing and the darkness hiding behind them.


    "Hey guys. What are you up to?" I asked as I stood by the opening to the living room, watching. Their eyes turned to me with curiosity


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