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held, but couldn’t remember. Everything played in his mind like broken pieces of a bad movie. Nothing made sense. Letting out a sigh, he turned to pace to the window and scanned the streets below. “I don’t remember much after my dragon took control of my mind. Zavier said Elizabeth was dead when he arrived.”
    Fabric sliding across the leather couch made him turn his head enough to watch Ashlynn from the corner of his eye. She stood and advanced to stand next to him. “It is possible Garrick killed her and made you believe you did it.”
    He angled his body so he faced her and leaned against the window frame. “How?”
    She watched the people mill about the busy street below. “Garrick has potion makers working for him in the Imperial Order. He also has a couple of magic weavers. He could have used one or both to erase your memories enough so you wouldn’t know if you did it or not. My guess is he counted on the fact you’d take the blame, given your state of mind.”
    He let out a low growl of annoyance. “What would you know about my state of mind?”
    She tilted her head back slightly to study him and frowned. “I was given some details before I was sent on the mission. I was told you’d submitted to your dragon and went insane, but that day at the mansion—outside your room—I didn’t sense any insanity. I felt anger, rage, and mistrust. That is when I decided I needed more information. I believe someone else killed Elizabeth and wanted you to take the fall for it.”
    He cursed low and pushed away from the window to pace the apartment. Garrick had motive to do it and blame him. “Garrick blames me for Sophia’s death.”
    Ashlynn tilted her head and watched him. “How so?”
    Ty stopped pacing and faced her. “Because her unborn child was mine.”
    She opened her mouth, closed it, and her eyes darkened slightly. “But they were mated, weren’t they?”
    Ty nodded. “Sophia and I were close friends. About a month before Garrick claimed her as his, we spent a weekend together. She said she was attracted to both of us, but wanted to be sure which one of us was her true mate.”
    He fisted his hands and clenched his teeth. “I believe she played both Garrick and me. She wanted both of us, but neither one of us wanted to share. Plus, I didn’t love her the way Garrick did.”
    “So she got pregnant by you and mated Garrick.”
    “Exactly. She got both of us.”
    Ashlynn let out a breath. “No wonder you don’t trust women. I wouldn’t either.”
    He shrugged. “What do you suggest we do now, goddess?”
    She rolled her eyes and glanced back out the window, then her body tensed. “We have to take care of our visitors first.”
    He was about to ask what she meant when the front door blew open and daemons rushed inside, throwing energy bolts at them. His heart stopped for a brief moment when Ashlynn dropped to the floor, blood soaking her shirt.
    He roared and thrust fireballs at the daemons in rapid succession. They screamed as flames engulfed their bodies, then poofed into black ashes. Ty took a step toward Ashlynn when Eros materialized in front of him.
    The god of desire was the opposite of his mother, Aphrodite, in many ways. He had short black hair, but the same blue eyes. Ty growled, allowing his dragon to surface in case he was needed to fight the god. “What do you want, Eros?”
    “I want you to suffer like I have. Thanks for the tidbit about Amissa being your daughter, not Garrick’s. Now I know how to repay you for my loss.” Eros dematerialized.
    Fuck no . Amissa. He needed to get to her and warn her guardian.
    Ty rushed to Ashlynn, scooped her up in his arms, and flashed them to his beach house in Oregon.
     
     
     

Chapter Four
     
     
    Ash opened her eyes and froze. She wasn’t in her townhouse. As she sat up, she groaned at the dull ache in her chest. Seeing the daemons entering the building, then breaking in her door flashed through her mind.
    She fisted her hands. How