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CHAPTER 85
~Ash's POV~
"She's not a property," I snapped, stepping fully between Kai and Valerie.
His aura flared. Mine did too.
The tension between us was sharp enough to cut through steel. I could feel the warning pulses of power crackling off him, his skin gave off immense heat just like his power but I didn't care.
My wolf had already risen to the surface, pacing beneath my skin, ready to rip him apart if he touched her again.
Kai's lip curled. "What are you even doing to her?"
I growled, the sound was low enough for only us to hear but nonetheless lethal, letting my eyes flash a deep crimson. "Not your business."
"She is my business," he shot back, jaw clenched.
"No, she isn't," I said, barely holding myself back. "Not when she was attacked right under your noses."
His body tensed, his eyes narrowing into slits. He was offended by those words not because I lied but because it was true.