Grace of a Wolf by Lenaleia

Chapter 210

Chapter 210: Caine: You’ve Chosen Well

CAINE

Grace looks awkward, her smile a little too forced and her eyebrows pulled together. Strange. I thought assuring her of our secret being safe would make her happier, but it seems to have done the opposite.

I give up. You’ll never understand.

Ignoring Fenris’s pointless commentary, I head for Reggie’s unconscious form with a faint sneer. Nudging his body with my foot yields no reaction. His breathing is deep and even, his skin tinged pink with healthy blood flow, and his presence in the pack link is muted, but not gone.

He’s sleeping.

No shit. Kicking his leg doesn’t wake him up, either. While I don’t have a bucket of water to throw on his face—and I would—I’m certain it wouldn’t wake him up from his peaceful slumber.

Whatever little trick the witch weaved into her camper protection is working very well, indeed.

Reluctant admiration trickles its way into my brain. It’s pathetic for a Lycan to be so easily rendered helpless, but it’s only proven the potency of her power.

"Manifest," I order Fenris, this time poking the toe of my shoe at Reggie’s temple. With the change in position, his mouth falls open.

Then he begins to snore.

Nope. You’re about to harass her about that pup again, and I’m not stupid enough to stand in the crossfire.

Would a little loyalty hurt?

Yes.

My mouth twitches with irritation, and the surge of power I send Reggie’s way might be a little more than necessary.

"Wake up," I snap, his snoring sounding like a saw on my very last nerve. But I’m still conscientious enough to narrow the range of unleashed dominance, not wanting to scare Grace or the children. As far as they’re aware, I’ve done nothing.

But Reggie twitches, and his mental space in our pack link flickers with life.

Infusing my voice with the power of an alpha is as easy as breathing. "Wake up, Reginald."

His eyes snap open, unfocused and disoriented as my dominance fights through the strange blanket of energy surrounding his presence in the pack. After a few blinks he scrambles to his feet, as awkward as a newborn pup, limbs moving in awkward jerks until he’s finally standing in front of me, shoulders pulled back as he tries to salvage some dignity.

His eyes are finally clear, but when he opens his mouth, only a loud squawk comes out.

There wasn’t much sound in the area to begin with, but it falls into dead silence as the sound fades.

face contorts, morphing from

he opens his mouth again.

"Squawk!"

something in him. He narrows a furious glare behind me,

a storm. I don’t even need to turn to know he’s directing his anger at Grace, my little human who can barely throw a

flick of my wrist sends a precise

cap-breaking thud. His shocked eyes snap

I say, my voice winter-cold, "to be so

to her protection: High Alpha, forgive

burning gaze slides past

Reggie’s spine curves, fighting it for barely a second

now, exactly where

of panicked submission floods our link. I

precise and cold, "was to protect everyone

each inhale.

just to look at her. To take a minute to sniff in her pretty

I have to deal with

one to know

forward from inside me, taking shape beside

His snarl cuts is bone-chilling, his lips pulled back to reveal

protection." Fenris’s voice fills the pack link, vibrating with terrible power. Reggie flinches. "Don’t blame your failure on

it, but Reggie feels the full impact; the weight of an alpha’s displeasure

those I have under my protection,

stiffen, but he remains in his position as sweat

closer, his massive head lowering until his muzzle is inches from Reggie’s ear. His jaw snaps shut with a cruel click of his

escapes Reggie as he flattens himself further, his chest nearly touching the ground. The stink of humiliation rises from him in waves, his skin flushing crimson with

wrong, High Alpha, he acknowledges through the link, the thought

stare down at him, letting the

safety," I say finally. "Your new assignment is to monitor the Blue Mountain alpha. His behavior has been... erratic. Report directly to me

grateful for any task

as look at Grace or any of those children the wrong way

let the threat hang unfinished. Some promises are

sinks his teeth into Reggie’s shoulder, then

by

words and warnings, but our wolves

shoves to his feet immediately. At least he isn’t pale and swaying like many

time doesn’t slide behind me to

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