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further distress swept through him as she took steps back, looking concerned as her ears folded atop her head. had he really unnerved this woman so much? he wondered what trauma she had suffered in her life that led to such a reaction.

"aviana," adi repeated, keeping his smile and relaxing his posture as much as he could. "hi. how are you settling in?"

before she could answer, he added quickly, "um, i. . .forgive me. i know i looked rather angry just now. i wasn't able to complete a task i needed to do, and, well, i got frustrated." pausing, he also said, "i'm dawn's mate," as if maybe throwing her name out there would put him in aviana's good graces at last.