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Xander.
Blaise could be the biggest prick on earth, and Logan would still
feel indebted to him. Thankfully, he actually seemed to be a great
guy.
Logan shuddered, remembering Mariah s face just before she bit
into Keeton s shoulder. Her pupils bled out into the whites of her
eyes. Her skin turned a pale gray, and bright blue veins snaked across
her face. Her teeth elongated into razor-sharp daggers, and her
fingernails stretched into lethal talons.
Fear paralyzed him when she sank those teeth into Keeton s flesh.
Then blinding pain lanced through his shoulder and neck, stealing the
breath from his lungs, and forcing him to his knees. Lava coursed
through his veins, and Logan just knew his skin would melt off of his
bones.
Then before he could get his shit together, a huge, black wolf
came from virtually nowhere and tackled Mariah to the ground. When
Logan could finally force his way through the pain and sickening
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heat, his mate claimed his full attention. Someone, he figured Blaise,
yelled for him to give Keeton his blood. Not knowing what else to do,
he complied with the directive, completely forgetting Mariah or
caring what happened to her.
Blaise, please, what the hell is going on? What was that thing?
Logan couldn t hold back the revulsion in his voice. He had dated
that& that thing. He had been inside it.
Blaise grimaced and resumed his place on the couch. Xander,
could you please get your mate? Everyone needs to hear this,
including Braxton.
He turned to Logan as soon as Xander left the room. I have to
admit, I was a little worried when Keeton told me he had mated a
shifter. He s just so& fragile. You re a good mate for him, though. I
can see that you love him.
More than anything, Logan agreed devotedly.
He looked up as Braxton came racing down the stairs. Blaise had
just enough time to stand before the little man launched himself into
his embrace. Braxton wrapped his arms around Blaise s neck and
squeezed him tightly.
Oh, I m so glad you re here, Blaise, he cried. Thank you, thank
you, thank you.
You re welcome. Blaise chuckled. His head shot up, and he
gently eased Braxton away from him when Xander growled deeply.
Logan sympathized with his alpha. Seeing your mate in the arms
of another man or woman was not a pleasant experience.
Sorry, Blaise spoke respectfully to Xander. I haven t seen
Braxton in several years. We re very close& like brothers, he added
hurriedly.
Xander smiled sheepishly and shook his head. No, I m sorry.
Braxton has told me a lot about you, and I understand. I do. My
possessiveness of my mate just gets the better of me sometimes.
Braxton rolled his eyes as he went to stand beside his lover.
Overprotective idiot, he mumbled, but Logan could see the corners
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of his lips twitch.
Okay, now that everyone is present and accounted for, please tell
me what the fuck just happened here. Logan began to get impatient.
Whatever Mariah was, she was dangerous, and she had almost killed
his mate. He wanted answers.
Mariah Bernini is a soul-sucking demon, Blaise answered flatly.
Yeah, tell me about it. Jackson chuckled. Logan didn t really
see the humor.
Blaise shook his head, unsmiling. No, I mean literally. She is a
class-four preternatural. An Arsidian Demon.
A what demon? Braxton sounded confused.
Join the club, Logan thought as he ran a hand through his hair. He
thought he had seen everything being a preternatural himself, but
demons?
Maybe you should start at the beginning, Xander suggested.
Blaise took a deep breath. I work for the International Council of
Preternatural Justice. Simply put, I am a demon hunter. I track down
demons that have been deemed a threat to the non-preter population
and either bring them to The Council or execute them. I prefer the
former method.
There s a council? Braxton asked.
Quiet, chulo, let him finish, Xander admonished lightly.
Mariah Bernini, as I said, is a class-four preternatural the most
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