Free The Wolf Who Fought for His Soul Mate by Scarlet Hyacinth

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    down.
    “I would very much like to allow you to enjoy the aftermath of the
    show,” he said with a grin, “but I believe you’re not ready for it quite
    yet.” The seductive smirk melted into a more serious expression. “Not
    only that, but we also have some business to take care of. I contacted
    Alpha Soren Wade. He tells me he left a message with one of my
    assistants. I’m afraid I received nothing of the sort.”

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    “We gathered that much,” Jace replied, swiftly burying his arousal
    into a distant corner of his mind. “We meant to explain now since we
    never had the chance when we arrived.”
    “Soren let you come here?” Anson inquired. “Just how bad are
    things at home?”
    The implication was that Soren might not have allowed them to
    contribute had pack members not been against Paris. While that might
    have been, to a certain extent, true, Paris bristled. “I came here to
    help, Dad, not because I couldn’t face the pack.”
    “I know. I’m sorry, Paris,” Anson immediately apologized. “I’m
    just concerned for you.”
    Paris nodded, even if he didn’t seem fully pacified. “I can’t
    exactly clarify things with the vampire elder here,” he told Jace
    through their bond. “I’m just so frustrated, Jace. I do appreciate his
    affection, but it feels like he, and everyone else for that matter,
    considers me incapable of helping and fixing my mistakes.”
    “First of all, sweetheart, they’re not actually your mistakes.”
    He’d said this countless times before, but he would not let up until
    Paris truly understood it. “Second, you have to understand Anson just
    wants to protect you. He didn’t expect to have a son, and he was
    already deprived of watching you grow up. I gather he’s also
    frustrated because he might have never left had he realized that pack
    members will take everything out on you.”
    Paris took his hand and entwined their fingers together. “It’s
    okay,” he told his father. “It’s been a hard time for all of us. But I still
    think we can work together to achieve our goals.”
    “Well said,” Kaname replied. “I admit I am a touch concerned
    regarding the absence of this message. I’m afraid that, even if I have
    actively encouraged an attitude of openness toward shifters, not
    everyone here appreciates my new policies.” The look in his eye
    made Jace wonder who would be crazy enough to go against Kaname
    for something as stupid as a phone call. “In some ways, I’m a very

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    traditional man, and I like others to respect certain rules. I assume that
    this person is aware of my habits and decided to sabotage you.”
    “Then you know who it might be?”
    Kaname smiled sweetly, although his gaze remained cold. “Don’t
    worry about that. There aren’t many people in my coven who’d do
    something so reckless.”
    Jace would bet money that whoever had interfered with the
    relations between vampires and shifters might be someone close to
    the vampire elder. After all, who would risk Kaname’s displeasure
    without having the certainty that they could get out of trouble if
    needed?
    Of course, Kaname didn’t seem to have any reason in telling them
    anything further on the topic. “At any rate, now that we’ve established
    your presence here, I’ve made a couple of arrangements. Wade-san,
    I’ve mentioned your arrival to your brother. The four of you will go to
    meet him and subsequently join the little task force we formed for the
    purpose of finding the warlock.”
    Jace couldn’t help but be excited at the thought of seeing his twin
    brother once again. He’d missed Derek a lot. They’d always been
    close, both to each other and to their sister, and they shared a bond
    that Jace could only compare to that with Paris. These past few
    months, Derek had been away a lot, and while Jace had told him
    about his feeling for Paris, he also wanted to share the latest news, to
    explain