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“Mom!” I call to her, but she doesn’t even turn, just walks into her room and closes the door.

“What did you do to her?” I demand.

Cyrus turns on his heel, glaring at me, and I take a step back at the demonic look on his face. Eli growls, stepping into the room before shutting the door. My heart rate picks up, and the back of my knees hits the bed, forcing me to drop into the bed.

“I can’t believe you would still go to him, even after knowing you are marked by me!” Eli bellows.

Goosebumps rise on my skin, my hair standing on end. “You can’t just stop me from talking to my friends. You don’t get to decide that for me.”

“He isn’t a friend, Addie. You know that. We are leaving tomorrow for Soya, and you will be coming with us,” Eli says, stepping forward and gripping my arm.

“Eli, let her go,” Cyrus says to him.

“She fucking kissed him!”

“I know, Eli. I was there. Now, let her go,” Cyrus warns him.

Eli lets me go, shoving me back on the bed. I get up, heading for the door to leave and check on my mother.

“You are not leaving this goddamn room. Now sit the fuck down, Adeline, or we will leave now,” Eli growls, jerking me back.

“I am not staying here while you are acting like that, and I am not going to fucking Soya!” I scream, sick of telling them I am not leaving. I shake his arm off, walking to the door.

“I will help your sister, erase everything, give her a clean slate,” Cyrus says, making me stop.

“How?”

“Her records are easy for us to have deleted, and I can compel her like I just did to your mother. She will never do drugs again. Maya can have her mother back, and you can feel guilt-free about leaving your mother,” Cyrus says behind me.

I feel his hand go to my hip as he tugs my back against his chest.

“I will help your sister, but you come with us, and you stop fighting against the mate bond,” he whispers below my ear. I shiver when his breath moves across my neck.

I shake my head, not wanting to agree.

“Maya could have her mother back, Addie. Your mother will have her daughter and you your sister.”

“But I will be gone,” I whisper.

“They can visit, but yes, you won’t be coming back here for a while,” Cyrus says, his hand moving over my stomach.

“You would be happy with us, Addie. We would be yours and you ours,” he says before kissing my jaw, his hand moving underneath my shirt. Sparks move over my skin, warming me wherever he touches.

“Do you want to be ours, Addie?” he asks, kissing my neck, and I lean back into him, loving the feel of his hands over my skin, the tingles rushing south, making my core pulsate.

“Say yes, Addie,” Cyrus growls, his hand slipping into my pants before cupping my pussy. His hands rub over my slit, his fingers slick with my arousal.

“Give in to us, my love,” he whispers, running his nose along my neck to my jaw. He kisses Eli’s mark, and I shiver. His fangs press against my neck, a strange fogginess slipping over me, making me feel light and airy.

“Ada, I can’t wake grandma,” Maya’s voice sounds on the other side of the door with a soft knocking, bringing me out of my fog bubble.

Cyrus’s hand slips out of my pants, and I walk to the door. Opening the door, I find Maya with her unicorn plushie tucked under her arm, her hair all messy, wearing her matching unicorn pajamas. Scooping her up, I walk toward her room, placing her back in bed.

“Grandma is just sleeping. She is tired,” I tell her, tucking the blanket back in around her.

When I go to leave Maya, a soft little voice reaches my ears.

“You sleep with me, Aunty Ada?” she asks, shuffling over in her single bed.