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they can use it as fertilizer for a plant or two.” He felt his face flush at her words. No one spoke to him that way. Just as the sword bit just a little deeper into his skin, he decided that he’d stay in one piece if he simply spoke calmly.
    “Logan and his father-in- law have rigged it so that I think her my mate. There is no way, after all this time, that mine should show up at just this time in my life.” He felt the blade ease, but it never left his throat. “I’ve no desire to have a mate now, and having one as a human is just not feasible. I’ve no time to train her on the way that I run things.”
    “You think you’ll need to train her…never mind that. I don’t think I want to hear what lame excuse you might have for what you see as training. So you think that Aaron has…what did you call it? Oh yes, Aaron had made you think that K…that the woman is your mate when you know better? I see. And if I told you that it’s impossible for that to happen, you’d not believe me either?” He nodded at Melody, who shook her head. “I cannot lie any more than you can. But listen to me. It. Can. Not. Happen. But you don’t need to take my word for it. Let me call in the Fates.”
    Before he could tell her that wouldn’t be necessary, the Sisters Three were standing in the room. Each of them hugged and kissed the others in the room, including Draco, before turning to him. Rythen had never been able to control these women, and was sure that now would be no different.
    “You should know that as for now, I’m keeping Logan from you. He would like nothing better than to come here and rip you apart. I don’t believe I’ve seen him so upset before.” Clotho sat down on a chair that appeared behind her just as she needed it. “Come here, my dear, and sit with us.”
    “I’d like to go home now , please. I’m sure that Josh is worried about me.” So the man who would dare touch what was his was Josh. If he could only find her name, he’d be set. The woman moved toward the door, and Rythen growled. “Is he going to hurt me?”
    “Oh no, love. He can’t. But Josh will if you leave now. There are things going on at your apartment that would make you be safer here.” Atropos patted the seat next to her as a couch took the place of the large chair. “You come and sit with me. I’m sure you have a great many questions, and we’re in the mood to answer them. Aren’t we, sisters?”
    Lachesis smiled and Clotho got up to get the woman. Rythen watched as the four of them got cozy on the furniture with the woman between them. Clotho looked at him and smiled.
    “We’ve no use for you at the moment, Rythen. Be gone.” When he felt the air rush around him, he knew that wherever he ended up he was not going to be happy about it. As soon as he looked around at Aaron and Logan, he wanted to scream. He had gone from the den to the frying pan in a heartbeat.
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    Elizabeth sat very quietly and listened to Logan tell Rythen what was going on. There was no way that the man could seriously believe that any of them would play such a cruel trick on him. But then she thought of what he’d done by making sure that she and Phillip were apart when they needed each other so much. When a break in the conversation gave her a chance, Elizabeth leapt at it.
    “Where is Phillip?” Rythen looked at her, then started to turn away. “I asked you a question and I demand an answer. Where is my mate?”
    “He’s working on a project. He will be home soon.” She stood up and moved toward him . “I don’t know what is going on in your head right now, but harming me will not bring him home.”
    She stopped. No, it would not, but maybe she could. Raising her arms above her head, she reached out into the world. Everything and anything that could give her just a little of themselves came into her. Electricity cracked between her fingers, and her arms felt the weight of the magic that was hers. Thanking everyone who had given of