  &quot;Wow,&quot; she chuckled, &quot;Please, teach me the way of the girl.&quot;
      I laughed along with her. &quot;I got you.&quot;
      &quot;Just not right now,&quot; I tacked on.
      &quot;Oh,&quot; She gave her brother the side eye, &quot;right,&quot; she rolled her eyes.
      &quot;Woah, woah, woah,&quot; Wolfie turned to me. &quot;Why not now?&quot;
      I raised a brow, &quot;Really?&quot;
      &quot;Yeah, why not?&quot; He stayed staring at me.
      He's got some hidden agenda. He has to. There's no way he'd magically be okay with this.
      But I'm kind of down to see what it is.
      &quot;Alright then,&quot; I turned to Jazmine, &quot;I guess we can —&quot;
      &quot;Hold on, you think I'm gonna put my sister in your hands just like that?&quot; He shook his head. &quot;No, we've got to see what you can do first.&quot;
      And, there it is.
      &quot;Gamma 

  •••Jason's POV•••
      'Her parents are dead?'
      . . . Ki's blood started boiling at the very thought of our Maria having to go through that.
      And all I can think about is the pain she must have gone through. . .
      I was about to run over and scoop her up in my arms and never let her go, but Aden said something funny apparently, and the tension decreased in my angel's face and everyone went back to semi-normal.
      I suppose there's another way I can take her in my arms though. . .
      &quot;Well, you're always talking about how I don't know what I'm dealing with. . .&quot;
      Ehhh, maybe not such a good idea. She just took down Aden. . . And Aden can sometimes pin even me.
      'We should fight her.'
      Ki, I don't think —
      &quot;Let's spar,&quot; Ki's darker, rougher voice came through my mouth.
      Well, so much for that.
      Maria analyzed me for a

  &quot;Jaz, this is Maria, the former Second of House Crimson,&quot; Wolfie introduced me to a girl that's around my age, maybe a little younger. She looked at me with stunning blue eyes and a smile that made something churn in me.
      Dang, that's a pretty good smile considering all the gooshy feelings that are flying around in my stomach.
      She laughed and turned to Wolfie, &quot;Oh, the one from the pack mom and dad are pissed at you for getting involved with?&quot;
      Ah, mom and dad. That explains why the smile did things to me. It matches her brother's.
      He rolled his eyes and shook his head, &quot;Everyone needs to stop thinking they can have an opinion on these things.&quot;
      Ooh, tea.
      &quot;I'm the alpha now. Not dad, not mom, definitely not you. I call the shots.&quot;
      Oh, this poor, lost little boy.
      His sister rolled her eyes. &quot;Whatev

&quot;Wow,&quot; she chuckled, &quot;Please, teach me the way of the girl.&quot;
      I laughed along with her. &quot;I got you.&quot;
      &quot;Just not right now,&quot; I tacked on.
      &quot;Oh,&quot; She gave her brother the side eye, &quot;right,&quot; she rolled her eyes.
      &quot;Woah, woah, woah,&quot; Wolfie turned to me. &quot;Why not now?&quot;
      I raised a brow, &quot;Really?&quot;
      &quot;Yeah, why not?&quot; He stayed staring at me.
      He's got some hidden agenda. He has to. There's no way he'd magically be okay with this.
      But I'm kind of down to see what it is.
      &quot;Alright then,&quot; I turned to Jazmine, &quot;I guess we can —&quot;
      &quot;Hold on, you think I'm gonna put my sister in your hands just like that?&quot; He shook his head. &quot;No, we've got to see what you can do first.&quot;
      And, there it is.
      &quot;Gamma Aden, would you mind assisting us in doing just that?&quot;
      He shrugged, &quot;Sure

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