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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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

mr. “Grayson, STOPITI

turn to her. Snart still dripping from my mouth. My chest

She flinches.

arm, but I rip out of his grip like it’s nothing.

fucking touch me,”

Pierce is in front of her–arms out, blocking

the fuck off–she’s

laugh, Short, feral, ugly.

“Oh, now she’s

s your sister?”

eyes narrow. “What the

shove him. Hard. He stumbles back, nearly crashing into Jess. “You

between me and Jessica. “Know

Silence.

eyes widen, lips

Fuck.

her. “Tell him.

“No–Grayson-”

*Tell him, Jess.”

wide with panic, her voice

step. “Tell

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

will fight for us just don’t do this to me: I don’t know how

But she doesn’t

looks at me like I’m a

Her mouth opens.

out in a voice so soft, so strangled, it tears

“We’re done, Grayson.”

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DAUG

Everything in me just–stops.

“We’re done.

it’s already over. Like

with yelling, or slaps, or even tears–not yet. It just comes quiet and

keeps beating, but it doesn’t feel like it belongs

wrong, Heavy Loud. Out of

her breath hitching, arms wrapping around herself like she’s trying to hold

break, choked and shaking. “Please, Pierce. Get him

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