Jessica

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Is it wrong to make out with my Alpha right in front of my house?

Goddess, probably but it doesn’t stop me from chasing Grayson’s lips as he pinned me harder into the hood of his car.

A drop my head against his shoulder, a laugh slipping out of me. This is so insane. “I should go inside,” I mutter, heart thundering.

His mouth drags down my neck, teeth grazing. “You should go,” he mutters, voice low and rough. “Or we’ll be late for patrol.”

My brows pull together. “Patrol?”

He watches me, eyes dark with something feral, something too alive. Then his fingers–those rough, calloused fingers that always find the most fragile parts of me–tuck a strand of hair behind my ear with an intimacy that makes my knees scream. “Pierce didn’t tell you?” he says.

I shake my head, throat closing.

“Told me what?”

His jaw ticks. Grayson’s eyes drag over my face like he’s memorizing me one last time before he says something that’ll gut me.

“Tell me what, Grayson?”

“We’re classifying ranks next week. You’re in the trials.”

My breath catches. My stomach drops.

“What?”

“You’ll be tested. Against the others.” His voice is low, nearly a growl. “Then after that, we’re going to discuss if what department you were going to be assigned to.”

My stomach drops.

Grayson steps closer again, body aligned to mine, his mouth brushing my ear.

“I’ll make sure of it. I’ll drag you to the top if I have to.” His lips skim

later, I still couldn’t breathe right as I hear Grayson deliver the news to others. We were round up

instructions.

fast you get the fuck back up. You’re not just fighting to win. You’re fighting to prove what

skimmed across us like we were nothing but bodies to be broken open and sorted

gaze slicing through the group, “get first pick of assignments. Warrior units. Defense positions. Patrol command. The

I glance around–most of them are older. Bigger. Harder. I feel like I’m already bleeding and no one’s laid a

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Chapter 42

he growls. “Train. Hunt. Learn

where he left before, I turn to Logan beside me who

definitely choose you,

a shaky breath.

on. You’re fast. You don’t hold back. That’s more

other half is having

sideways. “You’ve got

out too fast? I made

pack house

packed down hard

circle,

staying half

not training with

“Why not?”

shoulder. “Because I like you.”

“That’s insulting.”

“Exactly.”

I stop

“You wanna get better?”

“Yeah.”

don’t train with someone who’ll

looks away,

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