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Cathy decided she had had it up to her neck with men. First Ted, now her brothers and Asher. They were annoying, arrogant beasts and she was done dealing with them!

Since she returned, she not only had to suffer Asher, Carl and Chase’s questions, but she also had to deal with them treating her like a child. They had locked her up in her room, even taking turns guarding her room day and night.

They were worried about Ted coming in to steal her away and Cathy laughed at their foolishness. The man didn’t want her. Yes, he wanted her body but was about it.

She tried not to let it but it hurt her to think about how he easily got rid of her. It sure didn’t help that the mating emblem was a reminder of what she had done with the enemy.

She glanced at her palm again feeling her heart constrict. It happened like that every time she looked at it.

How could she be mated? She had given up all hopes about that long before the curse was reversed. Reversing the curse hadn’t even meant anything to he