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Ryan’s POV

“I will make sure she’s okay and comfortable, don’t worry. I just need to talk to her alone please” I said politely to them.

“I think it’s best if Rhea talks to her Ryan. She still doesn’t know what…” Adrian said meaningfully, predicting that Twelve must be terrified around us; men, and would be more willing to settle down and understand that she wasn’t brought here to be a real slave for me if Rhea was the one talking to her instead of me. But I wouldn’t listen. I wanted her to know this from me, not from anybody else. I needed to bring some light back into her eye and watch that light come to life myself.

“She’s my mate” I said strongly, cutting him off midsentence.

They both looked at me with their mouths hanging a little open in understandable surprise.

While the only reaction coming out of Twelve is gripping her hands together in front of her a little tighter.

“I can do this, alpha. I need to be the one doing this so please, let me” I said a little softer trying my bes