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alright?” He took her face in his
hands and wiped the tears from her cheeks.
    “I… I didn’t think I’d see you again.”
    He flashed her a crooked grin. “You’re stuck with me
for a bit yet, my lovely wife.” He kissed her softly, his lips
brushing lightly against hers. He meant to do it quickly; a man
who’d just found his mate in a strange world would kiss her, yeah?
What he hadn’t planned on was her little gasp of surprise, or the
way she hesitantly ran her fingers through his hair until they were
laced behind his head. He moved to get better access to her mouth
and her breath hitched which caused his heart to jump. He forgot
about the people watching. His tongue met hers and his groan
vibrated through both of them.
    Someone cleared their throat and Tyler pulled back
slowly, his forehead still against hers.
    “Sorry,” he whispered. He closed his eyes as she
played with his hair.
    “You wouldn’t be a very good husband of you hadn’t,”
she whispered back. She hugged him tightly.
    Tyler looked over her head to Garry. “I’m assuming
you’ve walked the perimeter line?”
    Garry nodded. “There’re no weak spots in this blasted
fence and no trees close enough to try and jump over without
catching on those thorns.”
    “Yeah, those thorns are something else.” He glanced
down to his clothes which were a bit worse for wear since his climb
over the fence.
    “I thought you said you’d been captured.” Nathan was
frowning.
    “Actually, I never specified how I got in here.” He
ran his teeth over his bottom lip as he thought. “Well, we can’t
get the children over those thorns. Have you tried digging?”
    “Wait…” Garry eyes were saucers in his head. “You
climbed in here? On purpose? Why the hell would you do that?”
    “I came for Heidi and now that I have her, I’ve got
to think on how we’ll get out again.”
    A ruckus sounded behind them and everyone turned to
see who or what was going to be coming out of the woods.
    “There he is! All humans who wish to live, get back
in your tents!” Vic glared at Tyler. “You damn near broke my jaw,
you bastard!”
    “You’re lucky I didn’t kill you for putting her in
here.”
    If any of the humans had thought of hiding, their
curiosity now had the best of them and they gaped at Tyler.
    “She’s human!” Vic said the word like it left a
bitter taste in his mouth.
    “And if I gave a damn about that, I’d have left her
here!” Tyler pulled his dagger and handed it to Heidi. “I don’t
care if they’re Maj or human, Heidi. If anyone tries to take you,
you cut them.” He dropped his pack to the ground and stepped
forward.
    “You’re willing to die for her?”
    “I’m willing to die for them. This is wrong! By the
moons, you’ve put little ones in here! If they’re rogues, then
fine, but most of these just had the misfortune to cross over.”
    “They’re human,” repeated Vic, as though this was
enough of an explanation.
    “Heidi, you remember what I said?” He looked back to
her when she didn’t answer. She looked so scared.
    “Tyler?” Her grey green eyes met his. “Thank you, for
trying to help me.” She bent down, took the dagger he’d given her
out from under her pant leg, and tossed his back to him. “Be
careful, please.” She swallowed hard and crouched down in a
defensive pose.
    He nodded and turned back to Vic. “You don’t want to
do this.”
    “It’s five against one, Tyler. Do you really think
you can win? I’ll make you a deal. Come back out with us and I’ll
let you visit her every other day. Through the gate, of
course.”
    “How about I make you a deal, Vic. Let all of us go
and when I get out, I won’t go to Rainen to tell her what you’re
doing here.”
    The guards all gave a collective grunt. Vic’s
expression went from amused to unsure. Heidi knew from having seen
it that Tyler had just gotten that look in his eyes; the one that
made her slightly afraid of him.
    Tyler shifted and the