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because if you were to hurt my sister, I d kill you.
I m not going to hurt Lexi, he whispered, knowing that was true. No matter what happened or
how he dealt with the impact of her confession, he wouldn t hurt her.
He couldn t hurt her.
Are you sure about that? the other man asked, rubbing a hand through his hair. Logan winced and
looked at the cut on his inner arm. How the hell did you cut me here?
North ignored the first part of Logan s statement, unable to deal with exactly what Lexi s brother
had meant, and raised a brow. I m better, stronger, faster, and cleverer than you?
Logan snorted. You can tell yourself anything you want so you can sleep at night, but don t lie to
me.
You don t think I m better, stronger, faster, and cleverer than you?
Logan let out a breath, all traces of humor gone from his face. As it was, North had long since lost
the humor of this situation. In fact, there wasn t any. He was just sitting in the middle of the forest with
the brother of the woman he d not only hurt, but lost before he d even known he d had a shot.
Fate fucking sucked.
A lot.
North, what the fuck happened?
Don t you already know?
Logan s gaze met his, the angry burning there almost scalding. I know what she was planning on
telling you. I know that she s been through hell and back because of others. I ve had to sit back and let
her take it without being able to do anything about it because I love my sister more than anything. I
know that I ve had to kill to protect my family, and I d do it again in a heartbeat. I know that I left
Parker with his mother because she needed someone to hold on to when I came after you, but she will
only comfort him and not take his comfort because she doesn t like to break down no, she won t
break down in front of her son& or anyone.
So, yes, I do know a few things, but why don t you lay it out for me?
The fury slicing across North s body was nothing compared to the anguish lying beneath Logan s
words. The man could do nothing for his sister more than he already had, and it was killing him.
I m going to kill him, Logan, North began.
Apparently it s fated and all that shit, so it better fucking happen, Logan spat. Tell me what
happened with Lexi, not what s going to happen in the future. We ll get to that in a minute.
You didn t just ask her?
No. I came after you because I felt that anger. I wanted to take care of it or at least have it directed
at me rather than my sister. He let out a tired breath. I d do anything for my family, North.
I d do the same for mine.
Then we understand each other. Tell me. Tell me what happened.
North swallowed hard and ran a hand over his face, wincing as he brushed against his cut lip. He
would heal within the hour, at least that small cut, due to his strength and being a werewolf, but the
pain helped him focus.
I thought we were mates. Hell, I thought that I was finally going to get what my brothers had. I
stayed away when she first came here, or at least as far away as I could, because you guys were just
settling in, but I never expected to be forced to stay away forever.
She told you to stay away forever then?
North frowned. No. Not exactly. Shit. I don t know. Jesus, Logan. How the hell could this have
happened?
He fucking took her from our home and raped her, North, Logan spat. The Talons, under our old
Alpha at least, were weak. At least weaker than the rest of you. Corbin saw her, wanted her despite
her protests, and took everything he could from her. Everything.
North moved and punched the trunk of the tree behind him, the bite of the bark a sweet elixir
against the pain already running through his body, his heart.
I don t know what I m going to do. Shit. Corbin is Parker s father. That means Ellie s his aunt. All
these connections, this web, it s getting crazy. North took a deep breath. How the hell did Corbin
accomplish this? It makes no sense.
Logan growled, his eyes glowing gold. I have a feeling you re calling Lexi a liar.
What? Fuck. No. I want to know how Corbin did it. I can feel here, he slammed his fist against
his chest, over his heart, that Lexi didn t want this. That she wanted nothing to do with it.
At least you believe her on that part.
Of course I do. God, my wolf knows she wants us. And I know the only good thing that ever came
out of her being in this situation is that little boy. Something then occurred to him that made his
stomach tie itself into even more knots. Does Parker know who his father is?
Logan narrowed his eyes and gave a sharp nod. We don t keep secrets from each other. Not when
it could mean life or death. We re all we have.
All you had. You re a Redwood now, North said absently, knowing there were other things on
the line and saying they were Redwoods meant nothing to those who wanted to cast all evil out. The
others thought the Andersons were evil because they d been kicked out of the Talons yet no one had
proof of why they d been kicked out.
The Jamensons knew what had happened and trusted them but that didn t mean others would.
Lexi told him that there were those rumbling dissent, something North himself had been feeling
recently. He d have to warn his father and his family, though he had a feeling they might already know.
He d have to warn them of a lot of things now.
There was no way he d keep what he d learned from his father.
He couldn t.
He just had to decide whose side he d take if he was forced to choose.
He thought of the way Lexi made his wolf feel& of the way she made the man feel.
There was no other choice.
There couldn t be.
Do you know what you re going to do? You can t mate with Lexi. Not with Corbin alive.
I m just going to have to kill him.
Logan nodded approvingly. Good. I ll have your back. Now, do we have your back when you go
and run to your family to tell them what you know?
North looked up sharply.
Lexi knew you d be forced to tell them. You should tell them now before you go to Lexi. That way
you have answers for her.
His wolf wanted her now, but he knew he needed time to tuck the darkness away& bury it deep.
And what are you going to do?
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