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to his sister. Regret flickered in his eyes.
No, Miss Callahan, it wasn t. But he didn t take his eyes off his sister.
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Sherra, you didn t kill him, Kane said in surprise as he stood up from the fallen
body. Flesh wound.
Not yet, she snapped as she turned back to him. I want to know who hired him
first. Then I ll kill him. She stared back at Kane with brutal fury. This time, Breed Law
will be enforced.
She turned and marched back to the room where Cassie awaited her. Pulling the
closet door open she knelt in front of the sobbing girl, her heart clenching. Cassie didn t
make a sound, but her shoulders were shaking violently as she held her teddy bear
close to her.
Come on, Cassie. It s all over now, Sherra whispered as she picked her up.
I want my momma. The heartrending sobs came then. I want my momma now.
Now. If you don t get my momma I m gonna bite all of you. I will. I will& She buried
her head in Sherra s shoulder, her arms wrapping tightly around her as her sobs tore
through the room.
Sherra turned back to Kane, tears filling her own eyes as he watched her with quiet
pain.
Come here, Cassie. Callan moved to Sherra s side, his wife staying close beside
him as he eased the little girl from his sister s arms.
She went easily, and though her tears didn t abate, neither did her demands for her
momma. Kane lifted Sherra in his arms and only then did she realize that she was
shaking, hard shudders of reaction, fury and fear quaking through her.
Sherra wrapped her arms around his shoulders, burying her face against his neck as
she let the tears free. She cried for the past, the betrayals, the losses, the child they had
never known. The bitterness flowed from her in deep, gulping sobs as she held onto
him. Her support, her heart.
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Chapter Sixteen
The Terrible Tylers converged on the property within hours. Six brothers, along
with their father, John Tyler, and their uncle, Senator Samuel Tyler. It was
pandemonium and Sherra completely understood why Merinus was always so
reluctant to have them all at the estate at the same time. The next morning, after her
required visit to see Doc Martin, Sherra understood why.
They were hardheaded, stubborn and opinionated. Every one of them had their
own idea of how things should be handled and every discussion turned into a war of
words. But they all loved Merinus, and they were all determined they were now there
for the duration to be certain she was protected.
This isn t good, Sherra, Tanner commented from beside her as they both stood in
the doorway of the spacious formal dining room and watched the debates rage with a
sense of growing horror. They ll end up killing each other.
Sherra snorted absently. It could save us the trouble.
Tanner chuckled at that, the amusement in the sound causing her lips to curve as
well.
Watch how they hover over Merinus and Roni. He nodded to the group of men,
including Callan and Taber.
Merinus looked as though she were in mortal pain as she attempted to come to her
feet. Immediately, at least half a dozen of the men jumped to help her. Thinking they
were otherwise occupied, Roni attempted to escape. They weren t having that, either.
For the time being, the two women were trapped in the middle of testosterone
protective hell. Thankfully, Kane had listened when Sherra had bared her teeth and
snarled that she would kill the first man who attempted to protect her.
Those poor women, she breathed out roughly.
Tanner turned his gaze on her then. His oddly striped black hair fell over his brow,
the gold strands that grew through it matched the amber color of his eyes. They were an
odd, eerie amber, almost glowing in his darkly tanned face.
He had worn contacts and colored his hair while they were in hiding, so Sherra was
used to seeing a much more toned-down version of her brother. Now, he did nothing to
hide who he was, and did everything to make up for the years he had been forced to
conceal his true nature.
So when are you going to tell Kane you re pregnant? He shocked her with the
question, keeping his voice low so that only she heard, but the laughter in his voice
made her want to hit him.
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Sherra stiffened. She had only learned the truth herself an hour before, during the
exam Kane had ordered after they had dragged the assassin off to a holding cell.
Thankfully, her mate had been busy securing the estate and hadn t been with her
during the visit.
Doc Martin was as confused by the pregnancy as Sherra was. According to him,
somehow the hormone raging through her body had begun to repair the break in her
fallopian tubes and heal the surgery he had performed years before in preparation for
the fertilization of her womb.
He had scratched his head and mumbled vague phrases that made little sense to
her other than the fact that Breeds were enigmas and he needed more help.
No answer? Tanner smirked when she stayed silent.
Shut up, Tanner, she growled. Give me a chance to get used to it myself.
She couldn t believe it. It was more than she had ever prayed for. She winced as she
watched the two women in the dining room fighting to breathe as the men fought
around them, discussing their protection and ignoring their attempts to escape them.
She prayed that wasn t a glimpse of her own pregnancy in the coming months. They
would make her crazy.
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