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    “There. All better.” Kiara says, stroking Malevolent’s head before she leans down and kisses Sk’s


    forehead.


    “Thanks…” Sk says quietly.


    Kiara looks concerned, but she doesn’t say anything more to Sk.


    I’m sitting beside Sk, and it’s the first time I’ve seen her so scared and upset.


    Her heart was thumping hard for the entire drive here and there were times when she had been close


    to tears, which only made me feel useless - knowing she’s hurting and there was nothing I could do to


    help.


    Even when she forced herself to eat in the car, for my sake, she didn’t have an appetite and she could


    only think of Malevolent. I had told her not to force herself. Malevolent means the world to her.


    Only when her Mom had healed Malevolent did her troubled emotions calm, but for some reason there


    is guilt in her eyes.


    I hope she isn’t ming herself for the fact Malevolent somehow got injured.


    We’re at the Night Walkers Pack now. We had arrived here as fast as possible, and Sk had guided


    me straight to her family''s mansion.


    Her younger sister is now sitting at the edge of the sofa, watching us quietly. She’s not said a word.


    Aside from when we entered, she’s been watching me intently, and she still is staring, her face


    emotionless, but her dark eyes are burning into me. She sure has an intense gaze.


    The three sisters are theplete opposites of one another, but that’s siblings. No two are ever alike.


    It makes me wonder about our own older sister… is she really out there?


    There’s something that I want to ask Sk but now isn’t the time.


    I had seen the scorch mark on the ground outside the front door of the cottage, the clear outline of


    formal smart shoes in the scuff marks.


    Exactly the kind of shoes Aleric wears and just the type of marks his fire ability makes…


    “I’ll go get some refreshments,” Kiara says with a small smile, as she nces between us before


    motioning her younger daughter to follow her after casting me one final nce.


    Ok…


    We’re left alone in the room, and I watch Sk as she cuddles her cat, that expression is still there…


    “Hey… she’s ok now.” I say, ncing at the furball that is now fast asleep. Content.


    Her hands tense, and I frown seeing the slight tremble in them.


    “I think I did it.” She whispers, taking me by surprise.


    She’s looking down, her hair curtaining her face, but I don’t know how she thinks she’s responsible for


    this.


    “Love, you didn’t even know she was hurt this morning.” I say, reaching over and taking hold of her


    chin.


    She shakes her head. “No, butst night when I told Aleric I wanted to have a word with him. Well…


    after he left, I was so angry… what if I lost control… I mean, I don’t even remember when I got into


    bed?” She whispers.


    I frown, again? And once again she was around Aleric… Something isn’t right, and I need to get to the


    bottom of it.


    As much as I want to spend time with her, there’s more going on that I need to face at home and


    perhaps… I need to make a trip to the States, to ska, the home of the Sris court.


    “Look… you didn’t do this. You have lost control around Malevolent before, right? And you have never


    hurt her. You wouldn’t hurt her. Sk, you are not a monster… but someone did this… we just need to


    figure out who and I have some assumptions.”


    She fights back her tears and reaching over, I flick one up with the tip of my tongue, allowing the salty


    taste to linger on my tongue. Her cheeks flush before she looks away.


    “I’m so pathetic…” She says, wiping away a few more tears, she groans in frustration before she looks


    back at me. “Then who do you think hurt her? Mama said she had broken bones.”


    “Possibly from impact… You said Aleric was there. How did that go?” I ask quietly, my eyes flickering


    blue. “You said you were angry. He said something?”


    Aleric.


    I hate how I sound, like I’m instigating her against him. That’s not it, but he is a snake and I don’t want


    them anywhere near one another. I don’t trust him.


    I know his rage and I have seen the ugly side of him.


    But would he hurt a cat? That part is hard to stomach, abusing a defenceless animal…


    The worst of scum would do that…


    There’s only one way to find out and I intend to.


    “Trust me, it’ll be ok. We will figure this out.” I say, brushing a stray tear from her cheeks.


    She frowns, turning away.


    Her eyes turn cold. “Yeah, he’s a bastard.” She says icily.


    “We’re twins. Does that make me one?” I joke.


    She smirks. “Nope, even if that was the case, you’re a sexy bastard, but you two are pr opposites.”


    “Good to hear.” I murmur, kissing her neck.


    A few minutester, she finishes telling me exactly what happened.


    He threatened her.


    Who the fuck does he even think he is?


    I wish she had waited for me. I even told her I wanted to be somewhere close when she confronted him


    and to at least wait until she had moved, as it would be so much more secure.


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    “Are you thinking he did this?” She asks, cocking a brow. As she turns towards me, she crosses her


    legs and drapes one leg over mine, her hand goes to my thigh.


    Our hot moment from this morning shes through my mind and I swallow. I almost lost control…


    seeing her like that…


    She’s weakening my resolve… really… really badly…


    And the temptation to sin in every way is blinding me and it’s definitely not because I haven’t fucked in


    a while. Just the thought of her gets me hard…


    Her other arm is still around Malevolent but even one hand is dangerous enough as she squeezes my


    leg slightly, tilting her head as she watches me. She’s not even doing it on purpose right now.


    She’s waiting for an answer, and I need to stop thinking with my cock right now.


    “I don’t know. It’s just coincidental that you forgot when you headed to bed… After being in his


    presence. There is an easy way to find out and that would be to have Malevolent be in the same room


    as him.” I say, frowning. “But I also understand that might upset her, regardless… I’ll find out.”


    She tightens her arm around Malevolent possessively. “You know… if he did this… I will kill him.”


    “Makes two of us.” I reply.


    “I…”


    I nce at her as she trails off before she reaches over and yanks me closer to her, crashing her lips


    against mine in a deep sizzling kiss. My arms snake around her waist and I lift her onto myp, careful


    not to hurt her kitty cat.


    She moans softly against my lips, tracing her tongue along my bottom lip, seeking entry, and I allow her


    entrance.


    What she wants, she shall get… sooner orter anyway.


    I smirk slightly against her lips before I suck on her tongue, trying not to get turned on as I take control


    of the kiss, dominating her. My free hand threads into her hair, tugging her head up slightly.


    We’re so consumed in the kiss that it takes me a few seconds to sense the powerful aura that is


    approaching, and when I say powerful, I mean indescribable power…