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</div></div><br/><span style="font-family:Book Antiqu">Luca's teeth ground together so hard he was sure some of the hunters could hear it. He stood just as Alex had, but with more anger and violence in his motion than the other. Alex was dangerous. Someone Luca didn't trust, nor wanted Aries to be around. He said nothing as the larger man left the headquarters; only watched in fuming anger. Luca doubted he could win a fight against someone like that, but he'd be damned if he let Aries fall in the hands of a man like Alex. <br/>
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For a moment, Luca missed that Aries was at the door, the elder hunter with him -injured but alive. Chaos ensued and Luca lost sight of Aries briefly. When he saw him again, he barely caught sight of Alex's hand leaving Aries' head. It sparked another bout of anger through him and Luca grabbed his shirt and stomped toward the door. He quickened his pace as the vampire pulled up his hood and looked down. Aries looked ready to bolt and it sent a shock of fear through Luca that doused his anger. He rushed to the door, brushing past the other hunters in his haste. <br/>
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He reached out and gripped Aries' upper arm firmly, holding fast. Luca realized only afterward that Aries could break the hold if he truly wanted, but he was determined and he held on anyway. "Hey. I'm glad you're back. You did good," Luca offered. "Are you alright? Injured?" He swallowed the lump forming in his throat. Luca couldn't shake the other hunter's words. That Aries would just leave him one day. It left a sour taste in his mouth and he hated that of everything <i>that</i> was what stuck in his heart. "Come on. Let's get some rest, then we're leaving this shit hole behind..."</span>