GRAYSON
Someone’s going to die.
Someone’s going to fucking die.
I’m not heartbroken. I’m not weak. I’m not going to crawl to her on my knees and ask her why. I’m going to rip the bastard’s throat out with my teeth and then drag her back by her pretty little neck and remind her who the fuck I am.
I’m the Alpha.
And she’s mine.
Every. Goddamn. Inch. Of Her
I’m running before I can think. Islam into him so hard the air knocks out of his lungs before he hits the dirt.
Pierce yells, “Grayson–what the fuck?!”
of his sh
Jessica’s screaming my name now. Like that’s going to stop me. I grab Logan by the back of his shirt and hurt him backwards so hard his body hits the wall, picture frames crash to the floor, the fucking drywall cracks.
“GRAYSONI” Jessica screams, stumbling Hair tousled Mouth red
Pierce turns, frozen mid–step. “What the fuck-?”
I don’t wait.
I pounce
Logan tries to speak–tries–but my fist’s already in his face. His head slams sideways. Blood sprays. My forearm pins his throat against the
wall.
*YOU KISSED HER?” I rar
His jaw’s already swelling. He chokes. “Gray–wait–1”
“YOU KISSED HER?!” Islam him down onto the floor so hard the boards groan. His head bounces. He coughs blood.
Pierce yells, “Grayson, what the fuck is going on?”
I see red. Full crimson haze. My wolf’s clawing up my throat
I grab Logan again–by the collar this time–and launch him across the room. He hits the bookshelf. Books rain like thunder. He groans, slumped. Dazed.
I turn to her. My chest heaving. Rage boiling.
“You let him fucking touch you?”
STOPI she crie
“Grayson–STOPI” she cries
Too late.
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Chapter 31
choking on dirt and I’m not done. I flip him over, slam my forearm across his throat, baring teeth. He tries to speak. I punch him again. “Try that shit again,” I snarl, voice so low it’s animal. “See if I don’t rip your
STOPITI You’re going
dripping from my mouth. My chest
She flinches.
my arm, but I rip out of his grip
touch me,” I
forward, then Pierce is in front of her–arms out,
back the fuck off–she’s
laugh, Short, feral, ugly.
“Oh, now she’s
s your sister?”
“What the hell does that
back, nearly crashing into Jess. “You
looks between me
Silence.
widen,
Fuck.
toward her. “Tell him. Go
“No–Grayson-”
*Tell him, Jess.”
wide with panic, her voice
step.
this time, like she’s already losing the fight with herself and maybe I’m still hoping she’ll say it. That she’ll take my hand. That she’ll stand in the
us, Jess. I will fight for us just don’t do this to
But she doesn’t
at me like I’m a
Her mouth opens.
voice so soft, so strangled,
“We’re done, Grayson.”
Chapter 31
DAUG
Everything in me just–stops.
“We’re done.
a fact. Like it’s already over. Like
slaps, or even tears–not yet. It just comes quiet and steady, and
doesn’t feel like
Heavy Loud.
takes another step back, her breath hitching, arms wrapping around herself like she’s trying to hold her own bones
now her voice does break, choked and shaking. “Please, Pierce. Get him out of
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