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It was the man who had run away when he’d taken a high shot over his head.

“She will understand now, what it’s like to lose what you love.”The man’s voice was gravelly, like he hadn’t used it in many years.

“Who?What are you talking about?”

Before Noah got his answers, the man leaned forward, his canines stretching his lips open, and he bit down on Noah’s shoulder.He felt a rush of heat and an explosion of pain, but before he could scream, three of the assassins pulled him off Noah and Jade dropped to her knees at his side, cupping his face gently in her hands.

He wanted to tell her everything was fine, but the searing pain traveled from his neck to his chest and he tilted his head back to find relief.Instead, the pain continued and he finally gave in and screamed.

“I’m sorry.”

He couldn’t speak but he wondered what Jade was sorry for, but in the next second, he felt her tongue on his skin and the pain subsided a bit.He blinked up at her, trying to meet her eyes, but she was staring at his neck.

“This is the only way you will survive.”

Jade’s teeth extended and with one more swipe of her tongue against his heated skin, sending shafts of pleasure through his body, she bit him exactly where the other shifter had.This time, when she released her venom in his system, darkness seeped into his vision until lost consciousness.