Kas’s POV

 

Coffee and dark chocolate. Mochaccino. | smell it before | open my eyes. Bronx. My mate. He came home. He asked me not to leave. | have a pounding headache from crying but | feel myself being calmed by his scent. | clutch his shirt tight and pull it closer to my nose breathing in deeply. | feel his hand gently rubbing my back.

 

"You awake, Baby?" | hear his rough voice from outside the cocoon he has me wrapped in. |nod my head and he opens up his large arms, so he can look at me.

 

"You ready to talk?" He asks gently, as he brushes my bangs out of my eyes.

 

"| don't know," | tell him honestly, "| don't want to cry anymore."

 

Bronx sighs deeply and shakes his head like he's not sure what to say. He rubs his hands on his face before he continues, "Kas, I-I have some confessions to make and I'm sure you're going to be mad but | need to tell you."

 

“Confessions?” | squeak out.

 

“Oh my Goddess, is he seriously about to say he has been cheating on us?!” Lex starts to growl, “How did we not smell another she wolf on him?!”

 

| feel myself stiffen at Lex's revelation, bracing myself for whatever Bronx is about to Say.

 

me. "What?" No, like seriously, what the fuck? | think

 

around, avoiding my glare, as he gulps hard and continues

 

from helping around the packhouse," his voice cracks and he clears his throat, "except for Delilah. She has been keeping an eye on

 

purpose. He hurt me on purpose.

| feel. | pull away from Bronx as he desperately tries to hold on to me. Lex is seconds away from taking over and I'm not going to stop her

 

explain. I-"

 

grabs me and roughly yanks me to the

 

her deep ethereal tone, “HOW DARE YOU HURT MY KAS!" The windows rattle and the floor shakes as her voice booms.

 

suddenly looks very small and very afraid. We shifted without me even realizing it. Lex's voice was now just

 

hurt Bronx, you hurt Saint too! Please don't hurt our mate!" | plead with her, trying to pull on her consciousness, “just leave.

 

tracks when he sees Lex, nearly feral, towering over Bronx. Lex doesn't answer me, she just howls and charges full speed out the bay window. Breaking it into a million pieces as she crashes through. She lands easily from the third story, running without a break in her stride, straight into the woods. | can hear the thundering paws of Saint behind us, along with at least two or three others, presumably James and Marco right behind him. Lex is bigger and stronger than all of them

 

in wolf form because Lex's fur is the only thing keeping us warm. She is deep into the woods and

 

at least find shelter. It's going to be subzero temperatures soon. Your paws will

 

a walk to get her bearings. Her breath visible even in the darkness. The woods are thick in this part of the territory. We can hear Blood River in the distance, off to

 

the night. We walk inside and look around. The inside of the cabin is a big open room. A thick layer of dust covers everything. No one has been here in a long time. There's a small bed in the corner, covered in quilts and sheepskins. She stands in

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