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

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“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

says discipline but his eyes are

up on Grayson’s hit list again. But no. Instead, I tilt my head, looking up at him through my lashes like I’m completely innocent, like there’s nothing in the

everyone’s thinking.” I add the smallest, most playful smile I can manage, just to see how far

chuckles low. “Stop it

Grayson eyes

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he take step closer. “You’re needed in the training

“Alright, alright,” he says, his

Pierce is gone, he leans down, his breath ghosting

breath.

whispered, eyes probably noticing that others are looking

unreadable to everyone else. To the pack, he’s still

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Untouchable.

But to me?

he’s the heat burning just beneath my

whisper, my tone sharper than I mean, but I’m still flushed from what he said.

again.

it’s nothing, like it’s casual, and I

“Now I’m not.

eyes. “You think I’ll just

of smirk that only I get to see. “No,”

still holding my breath when Logan walk towards me.

eyes, calming myself

like we’re still kids and nothing’s changed, like I’m not one wrong word away from unraveling. “You’ll get yourself demoted to kitchen duty at this

being alpha’s

Logan laughs. I don’t.

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