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.”

from the drivers’ side of the silver car, running a hand through her long hair and

us instead, her eyes immediately finding mine. I toss up a wave and she shakes her head with a scowl, starting

push off from the tailgate, striding down the driveway

scolds, her brow

shoulder. “Wasn’t my thing to tell.”

past me, and I follow it to see Levi emerging from the house

he lifts it into the back of the truck. He brushes off his hands on the legs of his jeans, glancing suspiciously at

man,” Alec chuckles.

front of me. “You headed to work?” I ask, eyeing her white uniform

She nods.

he wants me to come for that dinner

smug little smile. “Is this your way of

into my pockets and shrug; the picture of nonchalance. “Only if

do. I get off at three. What time do

“Five?”

“Come to the door this time instead of texting me from the

shoot up and my

No pressure, they just want to meet the guy I’ve been spending all my time with lately.” She

and staring down at the pavement. “If that’s what you

to hers. “Hey…

emotions, but it seems this girl is beginning to see right through my carefully constructed mask. And for some reason, I don’t mind letting

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,

growing on me- even more in this moment, as she’s stained in blood yet eerily calm. I

toward Nessa, breaking away from Chase

it a little squeeze before backing away to give her space to talk to her

over to the truck, eager to hear the play-by-play of what went down inside from Chase. Judging by the amount of blood on

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

When she looks up at me with those wide, hopeful eyes, it’s hard to say no to her. So here I am, knowing this’ll end in disaster and walking into it head-on nonetheless.

picture of doe- eyed innocence in a soft white sweater dress and brown suede boots. Her hair is styled in

she chirps eagerly, stepping back and gesturing for

of Nessa

be the infamous Callum,” she gushes, sticking a hand out in my

shaking it firmly. “Nice to

a smirk. “He does look like a bad

furious blush spreading across her

head. “You know how curious she was the last time he pulled up in that muscle

little thrown off by her

it yourself?” Nessa’s dad asks as he makes his way from the living room into the foyer, glancing out the

the work myself, yeah. Took almost a year, but

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