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As Dawson gave her a brief rundown, she drove ho the entire way

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It was close to eight when Dawson got off the phone with Bethany He roa had been off about her He’d asked to the point of annoyance if she was okay Each ti

Half an hour later, his phone rang Hoping it was Bethany, he snatched it off his bed, but frohen he looked at the caller ID "Adaot a sec?"

He sat "Sure"

There was a pause "Man, I hate to tell you this, but Andrew ca to Ash"

Unease built inside Dawson "About what?"

"Apparently, he ran into your girl I think he"I just thought I’d let you know"

Daas on his feet without realizing, struggling not to slip into his true forry he could barely speak, he thanked Adaet her to ’fess up, and when he did, he saw red

Andrew had basically threatened her

Dawson reassured Bethany everything was cool, but when he hung up the phone, he didn’t even bother grabbing his car keys

He was about to go apeshit

Flipping into his true for the back way to the Tho, which was a whopping dozen or so miles that took him about thirty seconds to cross He stopped at the paved driveway, an unheard-of luxury for homes this far off the beaten track

Dawson had always hated the Tho as a goddamned mansion, and had the waring when he sason’s harsh expression "Uh, this isn’t going to be a happy visit, is it?"

"Are your nosy, pain-in-s still home?"

Adam nodded and stepped aside "They’re in thethe way, he slid past Ada rooht ht behind hi a word

Daaved his hand, opening the door to the theater Light spilled into the dark rooht between the recliners They atching an old episode of 90210 Lame didn’t even do that justice

Andrew turned around, scowling when he sason "Unless you’ve co such an ass to "

His sister held a nail file over her fingers "Somehow I doubt that’s why he’s here, Andy"

"Yeah, you’d be correct on that" Dawson’s hands formed fists at his sides "I want you two to listen, because I swear this will be the last time I say this I want both of you to leave Bethany alone Don’t talk to her Don’t approach her Hell, don’t even consider thinking about her"

Andrew raised hilow like diamonds "Or what?"

The back of Dawson’s neck started to burn Screw the whole telling him part He shed his human for into a still-human Andrew Over the roar in his ears, he heard Ash’s surprised shriek The force of his impact took them both all the way to the screen and when they hit, it ripped right over the dickhead’s face

Wrapping his hand around Andrew’s throat, he rose off the ground, dragging the struggling boy with him Andrew had switched forms, but he couldn’t break Dawson’s hold Dawson took hi him there

Or what? Dawson spoke directly into Andrew’s thoughts, driving the point hoain, in any way, and I’ll ain To anyone Ever Do you understand me?

"Dawson!" Ash yelled fro, Adah followed "Soured it would be Daey crackled up Dawson’s ar Andrew into next week The flare of his light caused Andrew to shrink away from him Do you understand me?

Andrew hesitated, but then he nodded

Good, because this isn’t happening again Then he dropped Andrew

Andrew hit the floor of the theater, flipping into his hu Dawson a ly, he kept hisback down to the floor, he turned on Ash And that includes you Stay away from her Better yet, I’d love it if you stayed away from my brother

Her mouth dropped open "Why?"