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“Oh, Cain, I’m so sorry.”
    Pity, everyone pities you more so than before, his conscience sneered .
    “Take all the time you need,” Lucas said.
    “I’m fine. I just need to find her,” he said through clenched teeth.
    “You’re far from fine, Cain,” Lucas advised. “It’s normal…anything relating to our mates is…difficult. I know,” he said giving him a level stare.
    “You have to stay calm through this. Just keep in mind that wherever she is, she’s safe. Landon would ensure it,” Jenna said.
    The anger he’d kept at bay boiled over. “ Calm ? How am I supposed to stay calm ?” he shouted, unleashing his frustration. “She left me behind! I thought we were friends! I thought—”
    Lucas’s eyes ignited, burning a deep crimson shade. He took a menacing step in Cain’s direction.
    Cain felt the anger his king projected spilling from him, hitting him full force. He knew he deserved it, just as he knew Lucas couldn’t fight the instinct to defend his mate, to punish him for disrespecting her.
    Jenna placed her hand on her mate’s stomach stopping him from lunging forward and asked, “Friends? Didn’t she know?”
    Cain turned away from her. Unable to admit it aloud again, he shook his head.
    “So she didn’t leave you,” she pointed out.
    His anger further seeped through his resolve. Turning to face her, he snapped, “Yes.” He fisted his palms then took a deep breath, attempting to control the rage coiled inside him. “She left in the middle of the night. I…” He ran his hands through his hair in frustration.
    Lucas growled, taking another step in his direction. Jenna glared at her mate, then shifted her attention to him, her eyes softening. “No, she didn’t leave you. Find her and tell her. I know she has feelings for you. I’m sure of it.”
    He wanted to admit his fear, that she’d run because she couldn’t stand to be the mate of a demon—of an orphaned demon at that, but he held his tongue.
    She closed the distance between them and wrapped her arms around his waist, hugging him tightly. He returned the hug knowing he didn’t deserve her comfort, not after he’d taken out his anger on her.
    As she pulled away and met his gaze, she said, “Cain, if you need anything. We’re here for you. Anything you need, okay?”
    He nodded. “Thanks, Jenna.”
    As he walked out, he heard Lucas grumble. Jenna’s voice resonated moments later. “Oh, for God’s sake, Lucas!”
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    Drowning in a sea of regret, the days that followed were long and draining. Cain fought harder and harder to get hold of his emotions. After the initial shock and anger came defeat and now anything and everything set him off.
    He had no leads as to where Olivia could have gone. He’d tried to find Landon and ask him, but the werewolf took off the moment he found out Olivia had left and only returned for brief periods. During those times, Jocelyn asked Landon, but he hadn’t admitted where she went, which made Cain think he didn’t know, so he’d taken the matter into his own hands. He searched property records under Landon’s name and Olivia’s across the country. He also hacked into her bank accounts to see if she’d used her card for any purchases. But he had no luck with either. Jenna and Lucas visited him daily, encouraged him to continue searching for her.
    Over and over, he replayed his conversations with Olivia in his mind, but they’d never discussed anything regarding vacation spots or where they’d run if they wanted to get away.
    His conversations with her over the past five months were usually about the Guardians. She asked him loads of questions about other immortal breeds, and he found it fascinating how her eyes widened, and she smiled when he told her something she hadn’t known.
    That’s when he realized he’d spent his time admiring her instead of truly getting to know her, the root of her. While he memorized the angles of her face, every expression she made, her mannerisms