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 What? What do you mean someone took her? Who would dare? Alyx asked, his heart aching
and his lion roaring to be let loose.
 The wolves. They just left a few hours ago.
Alyx s lion pushed at the skin. He d let the animal loose soon. If the wolves wanted war, he d
give it to them. Happily.
They raced up the mountain, anger guiding Alyx s movements. His lion wanted out. When they
reached the cabin Brecc and Eros shared, he didn t bother knocking. He slammed the door open,
knowing full well his mate was in there.
 Bella!
Gerri s scream made the cabin shake. Bella ran through a pair of doors and sneezed before
she reached them. She stopped in front of Alyx, and he picked her up in his arms, hugging her hard
and appeasing his beast.
The two wolves came out from the back of the cabin, heading straight for them.
Alyx put Bella down and launched himself at Brecc, the Alpha. Though bigger and stronger
than the wolf, Alyx knew Brecc could fight hard. He tossed Brecc over his shoulder and broke a table
in the process.
 Alyx, wait! Eros yelled.
 Are you crazy? Karel shouted.  How dare you take a guest from the castle?
 We meant no harm to Gerri s assistant, Eros said.  Nadeeya mentioned how if we wanted
Gerri to stay, maybe we should bring Bella here and ask Gerri for urgent help once she showed up to
get Bella.
Alyx tossed a growling Brecc, growling right back and breaking a sofa behind him.
 We didn t expect the king to show up to get her, Eros added.
 King? Bella asked.
Alyx turned to look at her. She frowned at Karel and Gerri before glancing at him, confusion
clear in her eyes.
 She s his mate, you mutt, Gerri snapped.  Of course he d come get her.
Brecc shoved him hard. Alyx lost the fight with his lion. Bones snapped, and the shift slid
through him, heating him from the inside.
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 He s going to kill him, Bella screamed. She watched in awe as Trey or Alyx or whatever
his real name was shifted into a big-as-hell lion.
He stretched to about nine or ten feet and had paws the size of Bella s head. Alyx was
massive.
 He won t kill him, Karel said.  He ll probably bite off an arm.
She glared at him. Had everyone lost their minds all of a sudden?  Right. Because biting off
anything is a good idea.
 He shouldn t have taken you from the castle. Karel shrugged.
She watched the massive lion leap for the huge, white wolf. They were not evenly matched at
all. While the wolf was huge, the lion was twice his size, easily.
 Trey, stop!
 Alyx, dear, Gerri said.
She turned to glare at her boss.  You knew?
Gerri shrugged.  He s your Alion. Yours. We can talk about that later. Right now, I think you
might want to stop him from killing my next client.
Great. What the fuck did she look like? The lion whisperer?
The two animals wrangled back and forth, breaking every piece of furniture in their path.
Once she saw an opening, she jumped between them and screamed at the top of her lungs.  Stop!
The lion and the wolf separated, each giving the other space and moving away to keep her
between them without allowing her to get hurt.
She turned to face the wolf.  Stay right there, Brecc. I know you re big and strong, but you and
I both know you don t want to fight. If you did, someone would be bleeding. This is your king. What
you did was wrong, but I forgive you, and I m the one you took from that castle.
She heard a low growl from behind and turned on her heel to glare at the lion a lion bigger
than her.  That s right. I forgive them for bringing me here. They didn t mean any harm. They wanted
help. She glanced at Gerri.  Help we are going to give them, as soon as possible. She pursed her
lips and stared deep into the lion s golden gaze.  You think you can come here and try to save me and
things are going to be perfect? You lied to me. She glanced down at her hands and then back at the
animal.  I appreciate you coming here to help, but as far as we re concerned, I don t know who you
are.
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Bella fought with the material one more time before giving up and throwing it across the
room. Screw it. She put on a pair of leggings and a tank top. She d been sitting in her room, unwilling
to talk to Alyx, for too long. Someone knocked at the door, and she growled for them to enter.
Gerri walked in with her brows raised high.  I won t ask if you re okay. I can tell you re not.
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