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the chair. She must have slipped out of the restraints I loosened earlier, because she’s working frantically to remove the ankle cuffs. I move faster than I thought possible to grab her arms and yank her back upright. The chair bumps hard on the floor as she lets out a frustrated scream.
    I say, “Nice try.” I can’t be mad at her for doing exactly what I would have tried to do, and I sigh before I say, “Look. We’re trying to find a way to work things out.”
    Jared cuffs her again and yanks them to make them tight as the chain rattles against wood. He says, “We can’t let you go knowing the first thing you’ll do is go get help and come back to kill us.”
    Tears make Sasha’s eyes glassy as she says, “So I’m just waiting until you figure out I have to die.”
    “It doesn’t have to be that way,” I say. “I wish I could trust you to leave us alone.” The rumble of Jax’s car sounds in the distance, and I glance at Jared as panic floods my veins. What if Jax thinks she needs to die? Jared walks over to the door and waits for his brother.
    Sasha reacts with fear too, and her words are rushed as she says, “I won’t come back. I swear it. I’ll tell them that Rand killed the brothers and died in the fight.”
    As the front door pushes open, Jared says to Jax, “We’ve got a problem.”
    Jax’s eyes widen when he sees Sasha, and he says, “So I see.” He glances at me as he recovers quickly. “Couldn’t wait to tie one up for me?”
    I roll my eyes. “Unless you like them murderous fanatics, I don’t think she’s your type.”
    “Hunter?”
    Jared says, “Courtney found her in the woods carrying a rifle and hiding behind a tree. And now we’re trying to figure out what we should do with her.”
    Jax squints at me. “We’re supposed to kill them.”
    “I know,” says Jared. “But think about it. Why?”
    Jax lets out a low growl. “Because they’ll murder us if we don’t.”
    I say, “And they try to eliminate us because they think if they let us live, we’ll kill off humans.”
    The lock on the front door clicks as Jared turns it, and Jax gazes at Sasha. She’s trembling as she stares back at him with hatred. For a moment I envy her courage, because I’d be bawling and begging for my life.
    Jax thuds against the door with his arms crossed as he asks Jared, “Did you contact Tori?”
    “Yes,” says Jared. I watch Jax push off the door and step closer to the girl. He towers over her as he asks, “What’s your name?”
    She gazes up at him with a look of confusion on her face as she says, “Sasha.” She blinks and then shakes her head quickly as if Jax is trying to hypnotize her.
    Jax squats down and reaches for Sasha’s fingers. They both jerk a little when he takes them. They stare at each other, and a vision flashes in my mind. Jax and Sasha are laughing at a dinner table as if they’re dating.
    Jax says, “She’s my true mate. I need to get her out of here before the warriors arrive.”
    “Oh my god.” I look at the girl that is destined to be with the very being she hates most in the world. And I wonder how she’s going to react when she finds out that she’s one of us. Jax reaches for the cuffs and says to her, “I won’t let anyone hurt you, but you’ve got to trust me.”
    I flash to the day Jared was almost shot. He said the same thing to save me.
    “Wait,” says Jared. “Once we explain, I’m sure the warriors won’t force her to go with them.”
    Sasha’s wrist restraints thud on the floor, and Jax asks, “If this were Courtney, what would you do?”
    Jared glances at me and says, “Go. We’ll cover for you.”
    “Where are you going?” I ask.
    “Someplace safe.” Jax pulls Sasha to her feet, and she stares at him with a dazed look in her eyes.
    I walk over and wrap my arms around the girl as she stiffens. I say, “This will all work out. You’ll see.”
    Jax tugs Sasha toward the door, and when he gets there, he looks back. “I’ll