Christopher Robinson
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“You can’t be serious,” Bell said, unable to hide the disgust she felt. Axel and Corrine remained quiet. Both looked at Granger with confusion and disbelief. Axel waited to hear Granger admit that he wasn’t serious, while Corrine wondered if he really was. Behind the bookshelf, Caleb was struggling to maintain his composure. ‘How dare this bastard!’ he screamed in his mind. ‘To suggest something like that!’ “Why not?” Granger asked. His tone made it clear that he saw no issue with…
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“Help!” Caleb shouted, carrying an unconscious Ashleigh in his arms. Two nurses came running over. They helped him put her on a gurney and then checked her vitals. “What’s wrong with her?” he asked, looking over them to make sure she was ok. Ashleigh began to toss and turn on the gurney, shaking the nurses’ hands away. “She’s on fire!” one of the nurses shouted as she checked the temperature. “Call the doctor, now!” A nurse ran to the desk and picked up a phone. She seemed to…
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“You…?” Caleb asked, his voice was heavy. “What’s happening to me?” He turned to face her, his hand reaching out for her. His fingertips hovered above her skin. Begging to touch her, to feel her softness with his own hands. ‘No…’ a quiet voice in his mind called out, ‘She doesn’t want this!’ He pulled his hand back as though it had been burned. Then, pushing Ashleigh away gently, he took several steps away from her. He shook his head, trying to clear away the desire and…
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After the shock of the situation had worn off, Caleb and Galen talked over the report’s details and how it had been discovered. Though there wasn’t all that much to go over. The bugs had all been rooted out and eliminated. A security team was already hard at work creating more robust firewalls and defenses. The data that had been sent had not been deciphered yet. It would take time to break through the encryption and tear down all the false data layered over it. Which meant some poor analyst in Summer…
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Galen saw the danger in Caleb’s eyes. “You don’t know that, Caleb,” Galen countered quickly. Caleb growled at him. “Caleb, Caleb, listen. He might have realized it before he stabbed me, yes, but that doesn’t mean he meant real harm. He was probably just scared. I’m a pretty scary guy when I want to be.” Caleb knew what Galen was doing. He was trying to keep the situation from escalating. Galen was right, but Caleb didn’t have to like it. “Why are you willing to tell us this?”…
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Caleb guided Galen to the hospital. Other than asking about his pain level, they did not speak on the way there. Galen asked for Bell when they arrived, but the nurse reported that Bell was unavailable after checking. Instead, a young man approached them. “Ah, I see you came back,” the dark-haired man said, crossing his arms in a display of irritation. Caleb looked at Galen questioningly. “When I was brought in yesterday, Peter,” Galen sighed, pointing to the irritated man, “was the one who…
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Caleb had traveled straight through the night, driven at speeds that even his fast healing couldn’t have recovered from had he gotten into an accident. But it was worth the risk. The entire drive, all he wanted was to be near her once more. And after arriving in Winter, his anticipation only grew. To feel the bond between them, hear her voice, and see her smile. “Get off of me!” As though a twisted genie had granted his wish, he heard her in the distance. Although she sounded upset and angry, he…
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Galen was overwhelmed by her warmth. It traveled into every nerve in his body. Exhilarating him in ways he had never experienced before. He found himself wanting to hold her closer, wanting to touch her more. But he stopped himself, unsure of how exactly to proceed at this moment. His heart was racing, and other parts of him were waking up. Bell pulled away from him, leaving a cold like no other. He looked up at her with a pained expression, and she felt a warm squeeze in her heart. She smiled…
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Once more, Galen felt the cold splat of a snowball smashing into his face. “Bell! What the hell–” Galen shouted, interrupted by yet another snowball. Luckily, he managed to turn his head just in time to avoid getting any snow in his mouth. He growled and turned back to her. She stood smirking, holding another snowball, prepared to throw it at any moment. “Don’t you dare,” he growled. “Oh?” she cocked her head to the side with a sarcastic smile. “Now, you want to talk?” Bell pulled…
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After the memorial, Caleb returned to his room with a drink in hand. He stood on his patio, letting the warm breeze rush over his skin. The air was filled with smoke from the funeral pyres. They would burn all night long, and the families of each of the wolves that died would stay beside the fire until the last ember went out. He leaned forward on the railing. Closing his eyes, he let out a deep and weighted sigh. Caleb thought of Ashleigh. He missed her, just being near her gave him energy. Even…
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