Grace of a Wolf by Lenaleia

Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Caine: She's Human

CAINE

I want to see her.

My wolf's whine is loud and pathetic in my mental eardrum, but I ignore it. He's had a bug up his ass ever since sneaking into the Blue Mountain Pack's Mate Hunt against my orders.

He was supposed to be checking on the Blue Mountain Alpha's movements, not hunting down some human girl...

The crack of bone against bone echoes through the training room. My beta's fist connects with my jaw, a hit that should knock any other wolf unconscious.

"Your head's not in this." Jack-Eye circles me on the mat, his red hair loose from its tie. "When was the last time I landed a hit that easy? When we were fifteen?"

I spit blood onto the floor. The copper taste lingers on my tongue. "Again."

"Why don't you just tell me what's going on? You've been a prime dick of a boss for days."

She smells delicious. Like blueberry muffins and spring mornings. Fenris's voice drifts through my mind, taunting.

"Shut up," I snap.

Jack-Eye's brow raises. "I didn't say anything."

My fingers curl into fists. The tattoos beneath my shirt burn, a constant reminder of the blessing of the Lycan throne. A blessing that's turned into a curse these past days.

Fenris huffs. You can't keep me away from her.

"Watch me." I launch at Jack-Eye, channeling my frustration into each strike.

He blocks, barely. "Who are you talking to? Fenris giving you trouble?"

A low growl rumbles through my chest. "Focus on the fight."

"You first!" Jack-Eye sweeps my legs.

I hit the mat. The impact shoots through my spine, but I roll and spring back up. Sweat drips down my chest, soaking through my shirt.

needs us, Fenris

close the gap between us. My fist connects with Jack-Eye's ribs. The satisfying

stumbles back, wheezing. "She? There's a woman

"Drop it," I warn him, as if he isn't my best friend on

Fenris go to Blue Mountain's territory." He straightens, pressing a hand to his side as he calculates the situation. "During their Mate Hunt. Did you

perfect she is. How she trusted

"Fenris, I swear—"

what you felt. What

"You did. You found your mate, didn't you? Your wolf's obsessed with

together. "My wolf

is wherever she

hotter, Fenris fighting against our bond. I grab the nearest wall, steadying

"Caine?" Jack-Eye steps forward.

"Stay back!"

Tonight. With

words tear from my throat in

through my chest. The tattoos glow blue beneath my shirt,

happening?" Jack-Eye's

They cast her out. They've washed

"That's not our problem."

became our problem when you let me protect

didn't let you do anything. You ran off

crouches beside me, his overly

him. Tell him how you watched through my eyes as she curled against our

"Enough!"

fades, Fenris stands before us, his massive form casting

mind and the room, flowing out with a pulse of alpha aura, causing Jack-Eye to stumble. "Not this

I hate when

to my feet, but

you deny what we both know." His claws click against the floor

between a Lycan

pauses at the door.

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