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this was a two story domicile and the fight—(more like the beating )—was happening downstairs.
    Rushing down the staircase, taking the steps four at a time, I finally found them. Leah was crouched in a ball, trying to shield her face in a corner of the entry hall. Her mate—a male who would be considered big by Earth standards though he was nothing to me—was leaning over her, raining blows down on her wildly.
    A murderous hate twisted his features when I grabbed him by the shoulder and spun him around to face me. The expression quickly turned to surprise when he saw me.
    “What the…who the hell are you?” he demanded.
    “Someone who knows what the fuck you are,” I growled and plowed my fist into his nose.
    It flattened with a satisfying crunch and he howled as blood began to flow at once.
    Leah’s mate flailed, trying to punch back but I had the element of surprise—the little shit never saw me coming. I punched him again and again, making sure to make every blow count. He made a gurgling noise and then I heard Leah crying behind me,
    “You’re killing him! You’re killing him!”
    I dropped the male, my chest heaving as I tried to control my fury. I turned to face her slowly, pushing back the curtain of red rage that had dropped over my vision with an effort. Braxians are berserkers and I had been very close to the point of no return.
    “Don’t you want me to kill him?” I asked, looking at her. “After what he did to you?”
    Her lovely face was twisted with fear and pain. Her lip was split and I could tell she would have bruises from his ruthless beating.
    “Please,” she whispered, not answering my question. “Please, I don’t know who you are but please…”
    I suddenly realized what I must look like to her. Shirtless and covered in her mate’s blood with the smart-fabric mask twisted in a way that was sure to distort my features. And I was so much bigger than her—she probably found me terrifying.
    “I’m sorry,” I said, my words coming out harsh and angry. I tried again. “I’m sorry,” I told her in a softer tone. “I know you don’t know me but I’ve been assigned to watch over you.”
    “Assigned? By who?” She was still cowering away from me in a way that twisted my heart. No matter what else happened, I didn’t want her afraid of me.
    Suddenly I thought of a way to win her trust.
    “Lady Zoe—I’m from her. From your friend, Zoe,” I told her.
    “Zoe?” Her brown eyes grew huge. “You know her? You know what happened to her?”
    “She was abducted,” I said. “By Lord Sarden—who is now her bonded mate and the ruler of the planet Eloim.”
    “What?” The hope that had briefly blossomed on her face turned abruptly to disbelief and fear. “You say he rules a planet?”
    Damn it, I was making a fucking mess of this! I reminded myself that the Earthlings had no idea that the galaxy around them was full of sentient life. Their instruments were too primitive to contact any other people and they were too skeptical to believe in things they couldn’t see.
    “I can prove it,” I said quickly. “I have a message for you from Lady Zoe.”
    “Where?” Slowly she stood, her arms wrapped around herself protectively.
    “In the upper part of your domicile.” I stepped over the prone form of her mate. He was unconscious but still breathing—which was a hell of a lot more than he deserved, the female-beating bastard.
    “What? What is it doing up there? Is that where you came from? How did you get in the house?”
    “It’s a very fuckin’ long story, Leah,” I told her. “Look, do you want to see it or not?”
    “I do, but…but I’m not going upstairs with a strange man.” She shivered. “And how do you know my name?”
    “Lady Zoe told me all about you, including your name,” I said patiently. “I’ll go get her message to you. Will you wait for me?”
    “Yes.” She stepped carefully over her prone mate, wincing as she did. “I…I’ll be in the