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Something wasn’t right. Pine, my wolf, and I had been sure of this since Xander had been sent away and then on full alert, since J went, worse still I was told I was to have no contact with my twin. Now Ember was being summoned to Gerald’s office when I was conveniently not around.

We step into the office. I see Ember relax a little when she feels me at her back, Mama noticed not long after she got here she had a few shifter traits, her senses and reflexes are so much better than humans, but they aren’t quite as good as shifters, a few times she let slip she could see more than she was meant to, Mama Recommended she show some traits like scenting the air when meeting someone new. When Mama asked Gerald about her heritage, he turned smug.

“Her Social worker has shown me proof of her breeding, shame she is a broken bitch, probably why her mother discarded her” Mama wasn’t happy with the information and gave Emmy a little more love after that.

Both Pine and I like the fact she feels safe with us around. I don’t fully understand why, and Pine just rolls his eyes at me when I ask. Gerald is standing by his desk when we walk in. He sees me, and his face forms into a sneer.

“You haven’t been requested yet, son. I guess we will skip a step.” Before Ember and I can blink, he grabs her, rips the back of her dress away, and has her pinned face down to his desk, her toes only just touching the floor. I’ve seen him do similar things to his mistresses when I’m being taught how to treat females, and I’m hoping he doesn’t do the same thing to her. Luckily, his trousers are still done up!

Ember’s eyes are trained on me, not blinking when I make eye contact. I can see how much trust she has in me. She knows it will be worse if she fights, so she waits.

Pine is clawing at my insides to get Gerald’s hands off her and back safe with us.

Gerald, still sneering at me, starts reaching for his belt, and even my lungs freeze, my heart beating in my ears is all I hear not even Embers ragged breathing, I hold my breath!

“You have a choice, son,” he says, the word son like it is poison on his tongue.

“Choose, I can fuck this little bitch now, or Rafe can start breaking in your excuse for a twin.” Rafe is the head Enforcer, and a blood mage/wolf hybrid. He has made comments to J for years about breaking him in.

I obviously take too long to answer, and he takes it as my choice for him to have Ember.

Emmy closes her eyes and if possible, she goes even more still, as Pine surges forward, shifting mid-leap.

I knock Gerald away from my mate, clawing at his chest as I do. He lets out a roar, but it gets caught in his throat as I tear his neck with my teeth, spraying his blood over the room, Ember and my fur.

Before his body settles on the floor, I shift back and turn to Ember, hoping she’s ok, a quick glance and both of us blowing out a relieved breath, is all I get before the door opens.

I push Ember behind me, taking on a partial shift for the first time, my hands turning to claws, my face elongating to a snout, I claw Rafe from nuts to nostrils, then shift back to my Human form as I hear Ember gasp, at the same time, I see why.

Someone unknown standing behind where Rafe’s body is now in a bloody pile, with his innards spilling out, his blood mingling with that of the Alphas Shit!