JESSICA
A few days later, everyone’s losing their minds over the damn party next week. It’s “tradition, apparently–our pack opening the village to outsiders, to build alliances and whatnot. Strengthen bonds, show off our hospitality, blah blah.
Whatever.
Grayson’s been glued to the commandants for days now and I’m kind of pissed because I haven’t seen him. Seriously? How busy can he be to
not show his face to me?
It’s not like I need him. Obviously. But… come on
twalk through the center of the village, where warriors are drilling in formation and omegas are running around with crates of food and armfuls of decorations. Everyone’s moving fast, voices sharp, nerves stretched thin. You’d think the damn Moon Goddess herself was coming
spot Pierce talking to two warriors by the training posts. He catches my eye and gives me a chin–lit, casual and cool. Not what I need right
пом
“What’s with these preparations?” I snap, not bothering with a greeting.
Pierce’s mouth quirks like he’s trying not to laugh. “Stop pouting, Jess. You’re not cute anymore.”
“Really? I think she’s cute”
My eyes widen and I quickly turn my back to see Grayson towering behind me. “What are you doing here, omega?”
“Grayson.”
Pierce cough.” Alpha, Jess. Alpha.”
“Alpha,” echo flatly, giving him a mocking little nod. “Didn’t see you there. Too busy barking orders from your ivory tower?”
“Someone’s mouthy today,” he murmurs, hands behind his back, the kind of posture that s
but his
politely and back off before end up on Grayson’s hit list again. But no. Instead, I tilt my head, looking
smile I can manage,
low.
Grayson eyes
sdarkens 1
in
his Tips. “Alright, alright,” he says, his voice a mix of
gaze from me. When Pierce is gone, he leans
breath.
scared baby. He whispered, eyes probably noticing that others are looking at us. “I miss
cool again, unreadable to everyone else. To the pack,
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Untouchable.
But to me?
me, he’s the heat burning just beneath
my tone sharper than I mean, but I’m still flushed from what he said. What
again.
hand brushes down my arm like it’s nothing, like it’s casual, and I nearly shiver on the
I’m not.
eyes. “You think I’ll just crawl back
kind of smirk that only I get to
away I was still
my eyes, calming myself “As
arm with his elbow like we’re still kids and nothing’s changed, like I’m not one wrong word away from
than being alpha’s chew toy,” I
Logan laughs. I don’t.
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