Broken Bond by C.J. Primer

Chapter 19

19

CALLUM

“Remind me how we let Chase talk us into this?” Miles grumbles as we slide boxes full of Vienna’s belongings into the bed of Chase’s truck.

“Because he’s our alpha,” I say, turning around and leaning back against the tailgate. I retrieve a joint and lighter out of my hoodie pocket, sparking it up.

Miles heaves a sigh and hops up to sit on the tailgate. “Technically, he’s not yet.”

I blow out a plume of smoke, rolling my eyes and passing him the joint. “Okay, because he’s our friend, then.” I side-eye Miles as he takes a puff. “Honestly, I’m more pissed that we’re stuck on moving duty while Chase gets to have all the fun beating the fuck out of that dude.”

Miles coughs out the smoke, chuckling as he hands the J back to me. “You’re sick, you know that?”

I smirk, shrugging, and raise the joint to my lips again.

Chase called us all together this morning to help him out with an issue concerning his girl. He just found out that she’s been avoiding her house because her mom’s loser boyfriend has tried to put his hands on her, so he’s taking it upon himself to dole out a little justice. While the rest of us pack up and load Vienna’s shit, he’s teaching the dickhead a lesson for what he’s done.

“Hey, save some of that for us!” Dare calls as he approaches with a large box clutched in his hands, Alec right on his heels with another. They slide their boxes into the bed of the truck, and I take one last drag of the joint before passing it off to Dare.

“Chase must be getting really serious about this girl, huh?” Alec comments, snatching the joint from his brother’s fingers, mid-inhale.

“Seems that way,” I murmur. “Though either way, someone had to get involved.”

“Could’ve left it for Alpha Brock to handle, though, since this is his territory,” Dare shrugs. “The fact that he’s doing all this himself must mean he’s got it bad.”

Alec passes the joint back to his brother.”

At least he went to Alpha Brock first and looped him in. Can you imagine the mess this would’ve turned into if Chase just charged in there half cocked?”

“Why would it matter if it was the same result?” Miles groans, leaning back on his elbows.

Dare finishes the joint, tossing it onto the ground and stubbing it out with the sole of his shoe. “Politics, man. The alphas don’t step on each other’s toes, that’s why the alliance works so well.”

“Shows that Chase is finally thinking like an alpha,” I muse. “That’s at least a step in the right direction.”

A silver sedan speeds up to the curb, tires squealing, diverting all of our attention. I immediately recognize the car, a chuckle rumbling in my chest when Vienna leaps out of the passenger side and starts charging for the house, a panic-stricken look on her face.

“Oh shit,” I mutter.

“What are the chances that Chase told Vienna that he was doing this today?” Dare asks tentatively.

I scrub a hand over my face. “Judging by her reaction I’d say he forgot to mention it.”

a hand through her long hair and watching

immediately finding mine. I toss up a wave and she shakes her head with a scowl, starting in our direction.

push off from the tailgate, striding down the driveway to meet her halfway.

Nessa scolds, her brow furrowed

shoulder. “Wasn’t my thing to

I follow it to see Levi emerging from the house carrying

back of the truck. He brushes off his hands on the legs of his jeans, glancing suspiciously at Miles, Alec, and

Alec chuckles.

them out, returning my focus to the beauty in front of me. “You headed to work?” I ask, eyeing her white uniform polo with

She nods.

off? Troy called this morning, he wants me to come for

into a little smug little smile. “Is this your way of inviting me

my hands into my pockets and shrug; the picture of

widens. “Of course I do. I get off at three. What

“Five?”

instead of texting me from the curb. My parents want to meet you.”

and my

all my time with lately.” She smiles demurely, batting her lashes while I internally panic.

raking a hand through my hair and staring down at the pavement.

jaw, cupping it and drawing my eyes back to hers. “Hey… it’s no big deal,” she coos. “They

conceal my emotions, but it seems this girl is beginning to

hand suddenly slips from my face, eyes widening, and I turn to look over my shoulder as Chase and Vienna emerge from the house looking like Bonnie and Clyde, crimson blood spattering their faces and clothes. Looks like Vienna got her pound of flesh from the man who wronged her,

stained in blood yet eerily calm. I recognize that look all too well. There’s nothing quite as satisfying as punishing the deserving

Vienna pause, whispering to one another, then Vee looks toward Nessa, breaking away from Chase and making

giving it a little squeeze before backing

hear the play-by-play of what went down inside from Chase. Judging by the amount of blood on him, I can tell it’s a

I trudge up the front walk of Nessa’s family home, my hands stuffed deep into the pockets of my leather jacket. I’ve never dated before, so I’ve never done the whole ‘meet the parents’ thing, but I’m pretty sure I already know how this is going to go. I see the way people look at me. I’m sure Nessa’s parents will immediately judge me as a menace; not near

those wide, hopeful eyes, it’s hard to say no to her. So here I am,

soft white sweater dress and brown suede boots. Her hair is styled in loose curls, her skin flawless and her makeup perfectly understated. In contrast to me, she looks like the type of girl any parent would

she chirps eagerly, stepping back and gesturing for me

step over the threshold, an older looking version of Nessa

gushes, sticking a hand out

it firmly. “Nice to meet you, Mrs. Diaz,” I reply politely.

elbowing Nessa with a smirk. “He does look like

Nessa protests, a furious blush spreading

time he pulled up in that muscle car. She waggles her

by her mom’s warm and

way from the living room into the foyer, glancing out the window at my

breath, nodding. “I did most of the work myself, yeah. Took almost

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