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Before she could react, Kellie found herself with her hands and ankles cuffed to the bed posts. She pulled, but the thin plastic wires cut into her skin, making her gasp. Who’d have thought someone so small could overpower her?
    Shit! Kellie cursed inwardly. She’d gotten distracted, and now, she was lying there with no way of getting out. What the hell was Jane doing here? She’d behaved strangely before, true, but this was way worse. “What are you doing?”
    “I know a way of getting you rid of that bond, baby. Just let me do everything.”
    Crap! “What are you going to do? Is it going to hurt?” She forced her voice to shake. Not that she wasn’t scared, but Jane was nothing compared to the men in her home Pride. They’d tortured her for weeks on end, and she’d endured it all. She’d emerged stronger, too. Yes, she had. Her lioness growled in agreement inside her, giving her strength.
    “It might, but I know how strong you are. I heard you earlier, Kellie dear. I was so proud of you when you told him you wouldn’t live with him. I knew then you really didn’t love him. He’s a man, after all. He’ll control you and tell you what to do with your life, but you don’t want that. You want me, don’t you?”
    Kellie froze, unsure of what to say. Should she play along? Would that help? She couldn’t count on anyone but herself, after all. She’d angered Nate tonight, so much so that he’d actually left without trying to talk it through. It hurt to know it had been her fault. She’d pushed him, and he’d left without a backward glance. Without even a kiss, or a promise to call her later. God, she was screwed up.
    “My lioness likes women,” she finally said, knowing the other woman would be able to smell the truth for what it was.
    “Does she? I’m sure you’re gorgeous in your animal form. I can’t wait to play with you,” Jane added in a breathy murmur.
    Hands grabbed Kellie’s hips from behind, only moments before they slid up under her shirt. She tensed and gritted her teeth, knowing she couldn’t act as if she hated the woman’s touch on her. She couldn’t anger her, couldn’t do anything but lie there and take it all. Closing her eyes, she tried to ignore the way Jane was opening the back clasp of her bra. Instead, Kellie concentrated on her memories of the night before. Nathan in her bed, a teasing smile on his lips as he bent his head and licked at her nipple.
    Harsh fingers slipped under her, a slight weight creeping up her body. Jane was making herself comfortable, half-lying on her as if she had every right to.
    No! Kellie thought with a curse. Think of Nathan instead. He was everything she’d never thought she’d find. He was the perfect mate. No, he wasn’t perfect, not really, but he was close. So why had she gone off on him earlier? He’d be here now, and none of this would have happened.
    “You’re mine,” Jane whispered in her right ear just as she twisted Kellie’s nipples, left then right.
    It hurt, but Kellie didn’t react. She forced herself to stay still. She was tied, and she knew, she just knew, the other woman planned on raping her. Maybe Jane really thought they were supposed to be together. Maybe she was delusional or plain crazy. That still didn’t make it right.
    Nathan… Kellie began chanting his name inwardly. He was her mate. He’d made sure of that. Please God, don’t let him push her away once he learned what Jane had done. Please God, don’t let him hate her because she’d been too weak to fight Jane off. Please God, let him love her.
    She would just forget this night ever happened. She’d be the best mate Nate could ever have; even their Alpha would be proud of her. He would, she promised it.
    Nathan…
    * * * *
    Nate looked at his mate’s bedroom window and stilled to a stop when he noticed someone move past the curtains. That hadn’t been Kellie. He knew her body by heart now.
    There was someone else there, someone who wasn’t him.