Chapter 223

"OK." I looked at him, but his gaze was directed forward. His voice was ice cold as he said, "I don't want to be in this damn house any longer than necessary." And that was understandable.

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As soon as the door closed, I hugged my mate. Maybe that helped him at least a little.

However, he quickly broke away from it, which raised questions for me. Mates felt close. As harsh as he could be, that should even help Tyrone.

He started moving as he said, "Let me be paranoid and check the premises."

Well, then there was the problem. He first wanted to know if anyone else was there. I thought that was unlikely. The property was always guarded and only a few knew about the secret passages. Still, I let him do it if it made him happy.

Of course, he did this at the speed of an alpha, which is why I was shocked when he stood right in front of me shortly afterward. I almost screamed as much as I could contain myself.

I lightly slapp