Page 42 of Alien Jeopardy (Mated & Afraid #1)

CHAPTER

FORTY

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My mate is gone.

A roar bursts out of me, and I sink to my knees, overcome.

For a long while, it’s the only thought in my mind, fear for her and anger the only emotions I’m capable of.

Sitting here isn’t going to get me back to her, though, so I stand up, rage making my wings flare out and my muscles twitch. I will find my mate.

My Ellison.

I take my new location in, along with a deep breath.

A mistake, because my rage means the mechanism for fire deep in my chest triggers. I do not want to change—breathing fire right now would be a mistake, one that could be deadly for me and for my mate.

I force calm.

Force oxygen into my bloodstream.

Force the building fire in the specialized part of my anatomy to calm.

To wait.

I will have use for it soon—but not yet.

First, I must find her.

My Ellison.

My future.

My home.