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
the gap between us. My fist connects with Jack-Eye's ribs. The satisfying crunch does
wheezing. "She?
abandons all pretense of sparring. "Drop it," I warn him, as if he isn't my best friend on top of being
straightens, pressing a hand to his side as he calculates the situation. "During their Mate
she is. How she
"Fenris, I swear—"
deny what you felt.
"You did. You found your
grind together. "My wolf
place is wherever she
tattoos burn hotter, Fenris fighting against our bond.
"Caine?" Jack-Eye steps forward.
"Stay back!"
her. Tonight. With or without
tear from my throat
my shirt, pulsing with each of Fenris's attempts to break free.
Jack-Eye's voice
her
"That's not our problem."
problem when you let me
the mat. "I didn't let you
crouches beside me, his overly
you watched through my eyes as she curled against our fur. How your heart stopped when she
"Enough!"
flare, and blue light fills the room. When it fades, Fenris stands before us, his massive form casting
Fenris's voice echoes in both my mind and the room,
hate when
to my feet, but Fenris
what we both know." His claws click against the floor as
There's never been a fated connection between a Lycan and a
pauses at the door.
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