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Chapter 137
Alexander & Ella
Alexander
Ella’s scent hitlike a freight train the moment | pulled her into my arms.
Cherry and vanilla-but stronger now. The fear that had been threading through it was already beginning to fade,
replaced by something else. Something that made my wolf go wild.
“Mark her,” he growled. “She's ours. She's right here. Mark her now.”
The urge was so strong that | nearly gave in. Every instinct | had was screaming atto sink my teeth into the
delicate curve of her neck, to finally complete the bond that should have been sealed years ago. My canines
actually extended somewhat, their sharp points pressing against my lower lip.
But | forced my canines to retract. No, | would not mark her. Especially not here and now, in the middle of an
abandoned barn in the woods, a dead body going cold beside us, blaring in the distance.
“Alexander?” Ella’s voice was muffled against my shoulder. “Is he really dead?”
and sirens
I glanced at the crumpled body of her attacker, his neck twisted at an unnatural angle. Blood had pooled
beneath him, dark and thick in the flashlight’s beam.
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She shuddered and pressed closer against me. Her scent had begun to fade, which cas both a relief and a
disappointment. The loss of it felt like a warm blanket had been ripped from me, but it also made my wolf calm.
The police arrived shortly after that. | managed to extract myself from Ella long enough to handle everything,
coordinating with the officers and explaining what had happened. Gabriel showed up at spoint, along with
what seemed like half of the territory's law enforcement.
While the police taped off the crscene, | watched the paramedics work, noting the cuts on Ella’s arms, the
bruises forming on her skin. She looked so small sitting there in the back of the ambulance, her dress torn and
dirty, her hair tangled with leaves and debris.
“We need to take her to the hospital for observation,” one of the paramedics said. “She's showing signs of being
drugged, and we should run stests-"
“No.” Ella’s voice was stronger now, more like herself. “I'm not going to the hospital. I've spent enough time
there lately.”
“Ella,” | started, but she cutoff with a raised hand.
“I'm fine, Alexander. | just want to go home.”
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The paramedic looked between us. “Luna, given what you've been through-"
“I said I'm fine.” She lifted her chin and shotan imploring glance. “I want to go home.”
| studied her face, noting the stubborn set of her jaw. She was scared of hospitals right now, | realized. After
everything that had happened with her condition, she associated them with being sick and helpless. She wanted
to feel safe, not like a patient.
“Alright,” | finally said. “We'll go home. But | don’t want you to leave my sight tonight. Not for a second.”
A flush crept up her neck at my words. | hadn't meant them to sound suggestive, but there was something about
the way she looked atthat made my wolf purr with satisfaction.
Ella
Back at the mansion, Alexander insisted on carryinginside despite my protests. | was perfectly capable of
walking, even if my legs were still a little unsteady from whatever that monster had put in my drink. But
Alexander wouldn't hear of it, scoopingup in his arms like | weighed nothing.
| had to admit that it felt good to be held like this. Safe. Protected.
In our bedroom, he setdown gently on the edge of the bed and knelt in front of me, examining the cuts and
scrapes on my arms and legs. His touch was gentle as he turned my wrists to check where the duct tape had
been, then probed gently at the bruise on my shoulder.
“These need to be cleaned,” he said, frowning at a particularly nasty scratch that ran from my elbow to my wrist.
“And you need to get out of these clothes.”
| looked down at my ruined dress, which was torn and stained with dirt and blood. The sight of it madefeel
sick. “I can manage-"
“No, you can’t.” Alexander's voice was firm but not unkind. “Ella, you're shaking. You just went through a near-
death experience. Lettake care of you.”
Something about the way he said he wanted to take care ofmade my heart leap with an emotion | dared not
name. But from a practical side of things, he was right. My hands were trembling so badly | could barely pick
anything up, and every t| tried to stand, the room spun slightly,
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