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I didn’t think the room could become more tense or that the man behind the desk could grow angrier, but here we were. Everyone looked as if the biggest bomb in the world had just exploded, leaving them feeling the ground give way beneath them, unable to react. Garrett’s hold on me tightened, and while I should have been scared, I felt oddly secure as long as he was close.
“No…”
“Yes!”
“She is human!” he yelled.
“And yours was a traitor,” the man behind the desk shot back.
I could see this was hitting a nerve. The man clenched his fists, and he seemed ready to attack Garrett.
“Do not pull my mate into this,” the man growled.
“You pulled mine into it.”
“This is about her!”
Garrett tensed, as if he were ready to throw a punch, so I tightened my grip on him. Although Garrett w
