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“You’re going to strike my female? I’ll kill you!”
“Stand down, Oz,” one of the males said.
Vale and Reign stepped in front of China and Abbie and moved them away.
“Don’t leave,” Oz said to China. “I have to take out the trash, but then we’re going to talk.”
“Okay,” China said.
As they moved to safety, the fight blew up when Benecio tried to shift. Oz didn’t let him. He broke his wrists and swiped at his throat with his claws. Benecio pressed his injured hands to his throat as blood sprayed like a macabre fountain.
Oz roared, his claws dripping with blood. Benecio fell over with a gurgle, his body flopping a bit and then going very still.
The males around him fell to their knees and tilted their heads.
“What’s going on?” China asked.
“He just killed the alpha,” Reign said. “That makes him the interim alpha.”
“He’s a fucking badass. He took him out with one swipe,” Vale said.
“Did you know this would happen?” China asked Abbie.
“I only knew that your destiny was here. I didn’t know exactly what would happen.”
“Holy shit, I have a heart-match and he’s incredible.”
Oz turned slowly and faced them. “Mate.”
Be still her freaking beating heart. He could call her mate anytime.
“What should we tell Duke?” Vale asked.
“Tell him that the threat is gone and Demi and her guys are safe. Because I’m the bestest best friend who ever lived.” She stepped from the small group and then hugged Abbie. “Thanks for coming with me.”
“You’re welcome.”
China strode across the grassy area to Oz, whose eyes were shining like gold coins. He was damn spectacular, and she was supremely lucky. He’d saved her life and saved Demi and her mates in the process.
“I’m China,” she said. He was a foot taller than her, broad shouldered and muscular. And so freaking hot she wanted to kiss every inch of him.
“Oz.” His harsh, nearly shifted features eased back to normal and he exhaled. “Let’s talk, China.”
“You got it.”
They walked a few feet from the bloody corpse. She only looked at Benecio long enough to make sure he was dead. His chest wasn’t rising and falling, and his eyes were wide open and glassy. Good. He was a bastard.
Her heart was pounding, and her hands were clammy. She wasn’t sure if it was exhilaration from finding her heart-match or because she’d nearly been killed by Benecio, but either way, she was thankful for Oz.
What a freaking sexy name.
He turned to her and cupped her face. “Are you hurt?”
“Nope. You?”
He blew out a breath. “No. I… I’m not the kind of male who would go on the attack like that normally, but my lion was pissed that he was going after you. I did what I needed to do to keep you safe, I really didn’t think about what I was doing at the time.”
She frowned. “Okay?”
