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Atlas lit the curtains. They caught fire with alarming speed. He took Lilliane’s hand and tugged her away. She didn’t come willingly, but he could hardly leave her in a burning house. He would never hear the end of it from Nero and Reece.

“You wanna die, trouble?”

“Obviously not,” she said, pulling her hand free.

As they went through the house, Atlas set fire to curtains, furniture, and linens. He hated doing it, but without the shelter of the manor house, the vampires wouldn’t have any stronghold or base of operation near the three towns of Blackwood, Greenlee, and Silvers.

A touch of arson to save three wolf packs and a bunch of humans. Atlas couldn’t remember doing something this bad before.

And Lilliane Longborn was to blame.

“Do you love him?” he asked as they ran toward the kitchen and the backdoor. This was a bad time to ask a question, but Atlas couldn’t help himself.

“Love him?” she snorted. “Who?”

“The vampire you’re supposed to marry.”

“Of course, I don’t love him. I love my sisters, however. I’m doing this for them. At least, I was trying to until they ruined everything.”

“Theyruined everything?”

“They sure did.”

“You’re as insane as you are hot,” he said before he could stop himself. He wished he could take it back.

“Whatever,” she panted, running behind him. “I’ll find him again and fix all this.”

Atlas stopped and turned to face her. His fingers were bunched into fists at his side. “Find him again?”

She kept running, passing him with vamp speed. He gripped her arm and pulled her to a stop.

“You would go back?” he growled. “Even after all this?”

“You don’t get it.”

“You’re right,” he shrugged, spotting the flames coming closer to them. “I don’t get it.”

Without thinking, he took her into his arms, slung her over his shoulder, and ran out of the house toward the others. Reece and Nero were there with the other two Longborn sisters waiting for them.

“Is it done?” Nero asked.

Atlas nodded and replied, “Yup.”

He didn’t know if his friends heard him over Lilliane’s shouts. “Cupid! Cupid! Cupid!”

“Stop shouting, you impossible woman,” he commanded.

“Not until you put me down.”

“I’m not putting you down. You’re coming with me, and I’m gonna make sure you don’t cause any more trouble for me and mine.”

Lilliane smacked his ass over and over. Each slap was accompanied by a series of “Lemme go. Lemme go!”

Valentine and Nero ran toward them, but Atlas didn’t stop. “What the hell is going on?” Val asked.

“She’s a pain in the ass. She… argh!” Atlas stilled for a second. His spine straightened as his cock hardened. Already, having his mate in his arms was difficult. But the maddening womanbit. His. Ass!His body turned into one big flame of desire. It made him want her a little bit more.

Did Lilliane know she was his mate? Was that why she did it? To facilitate his slide into madness? Well, she wasn’t going to win. Making a show of hiking her up higher on his shoulder, he shook off the need to strip her bare and fuck her right here. He kept walking by their gathered friends and family. “She bit my ass,” he growled. “She actually bit my ass like some rabid animal.”