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"When I win this, we should leave quickly. Unless we really want a bloodbath." I grinned against his ear. No one else seeing it.

Cassar rolled his eyes, but I saw them glaze over a bit. The only sign that he was mind-linking with the rest of the pack.

With that I turned to face Eduardo again, his face glistening with old man sweat.

"It's funny, back in college we made the losers run naked around the sorority." I giggled, thinking about the fake memory. My face warm from the alcohol I had been drinking.

"Well amour," Eduardo winked. "feel free to continue the tradition here."

I felt Cassar's grip tightening on the back of my chair.

To continue my act, I bashfully looked up at Cassar. My cheeks pink, but my eyes hard warning him to relax.

Cassar ignored me, still glaring at the rest of the room. His natural brown eyes dark, but not black. His eyes continued to scan the men in the room looking for threats. Anyone with eyes would know that the only threat in the room was the very attracti