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That wasn’t far enough away, not hardly, but he wasn’t about to release her in order to rid them of the two males completely. As long as they kept their distance, everything would be fine.
    The soft click of the door teased his ear, but it was the fresh scent of spring rain that drew his attention. It was so like Lorelei’s but different. Where Lorelei was sweet honeysuckle, this newcomer was… soothing lavender.
    The voice that immediately followed confirmed his suspicions. “You two just had to do this yourselves, didn’t you? You couldn’t wait two seconds for me to come along.”
    Whitney. Ruling Warden Mate. She knew what was going on. She knew and she wasn’t a threat to them. She wouldn’t try to claim Lorelei and she wasn’t strong enough to steal her from their grasp.
    The female padded forward, her shadow eventually breaking past the blinding light. Her long brown hair flowed past her shoulders, the dark hue contrasting with her own halo of gold.
    Whitney crouched near Lorelei’s head and Zeke focused on the woman. “Hey, guys. How’s it going?”
    She extended her hands over Lorelei’s head. Her fingers twitched, but she didn’t attempt to touch their mate.
    Zeke took a moment to glance at Dylan and take in his partner’s reaction to Whitney’s presence. He found the male wasn’t staring at Whitney, but at something beyond the woman. He followed Dylan’s line of sight and squinted to see past the glow, watching as Emmett and Levy lifted themselves from the ground.
    Dylan curled his lip and bared a fang, growling low.
    Of course the sound had the energy from Lorelei flaring, sending a threatening wave of magic through the air. It sent a bolt of arousal and need into Zeke’s body, but it knocked Emmett and Levy back on their asses.
    Their mate was protecting them even as she lay unconscious.
    “Hey,” Whitney bit off the word and snapped her fingers in front of Dylan’s face. “You need to chill out. I can’t help you two if you keep doing that.”
    Dylan narrowed his eyes at Whitney but remained silent.
    The Ruling Warden Mate sat on her heels and her gaze went from Lorelei to Zeke, then Dylan and back to their mate. “Okay, you’re not going to like this, but you need to let go.”
    It was Zeke’s turn to snarl and Lorelei’s unconscious reaction was instantaneous, knocking the two Ruling Wardens to the ground once again. Even Whitney swayed with that push of power.
    “Damn, she’s got a punch, huh?” Whitney shook her head. “Look, you don’t understand what’s going on, but the longer you two hold her, the longer this will go on. You need to let her come around and have everything explained. Then the three of you will deal with things.” She waved toward Lorelei. “Right now, the best thing for her is to give her body a rest. You guys were born Wardens. You can control your magic. She cannot. She’s not gonna power down unless you let go.”
    Zeke looked to his partner, ready to take a cue from his longtime friend. They’d been through so much shit together… If D was onboard, he’d fight his instincts and release their mate.
    Yellow eyes met his and after several seconds ticked past, Dylan finally nodded.
    Agreeing was the easy part. Doing was a different story…
    He returned his gaze to Lorelei, studying her heart-shaped face and the hazel eyes currently hidden from him. Would they spark with anger? Or need? He’d sensed her arousal as the power took control. Would she turn it on them once she realized how her life had just changed?
    Probably.
    He hoped she didn’t kick his ass too hard.
    Zeke battled his wolf, growling at the animal when it refused to budge. Then he finally beat it into submission. He captured the beast and forced it into his mental cage. They had to do this for Lorelei. He needed to remember that.
    Even as he released her and the pain of loss struck him in his chest, he had to remember…
    Zeke’s fingertips lifted from her wrist, their skin no