Chapter 45

Chapter 45

JESSICA

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We’re so completely screwed.

One second, I’m still catching my breath–next thing I know, Grayson’s lunging and throwing the guy on the ground. Shit. Everyone is watching!

“Grayson!” I half–shout, half–gasp, heart punching against my ribs as I shove forward. My hand clamps around his arm, yanking him back just before he throws the next punch. “Stop it!”

He’s so angry.

“Grayson, please.”

It takes three seconds. Maybe four. But slowly–grudgingly–his hand pulls back. He shoves off the guy’s chest with a growl and stands, eyes never leaving the man now coughing on the ground.

No one moves.

It’s like everyone around us just witnessed a fucking scandal and I’m at the center of it.

“Training’s over.”

I glanced at Aria and she looks shocked same as mine.

One by one, wolves scatter. Murmurs start low, like whispers of a curse passed from one ear to another. No one dares speak loudly. Everyone just disperses fast. Because whatever just happened wasn’t sanctioned. It wasn’t pack law. It was Grayson’s law.

A few minutes after, there’s only two of us left.

Me and Aria.

She stands frozen, a few steps away, with her face full of humiliation of what just had happened. Even though I can’t stand the sight of her,

aches

warm hands cupping my face. “Are

always makes my stomach flip. His thumb brushes across my

aware of Aria

signed her fate.” Aria quietly said, making us turn to her. “I told you to stay away from her.” She lunges forward, slapping Grayson. I jump back with a

spits, her eyes wild with rage. “I will fucking tear her apart, Grayson. Every piece. I will

she pushes him. “I know where she lives. I know her schedule. I know everything about her.”

off,

I can’t move.

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my lungs seem to have forgotten how to work properly. Every breath comes in

gasps.

fingers are warm against my ice cold skin. “Look at

can think about

whisper, finally meeting Grayson’s

cuts in, squeezing my hand tight.

tasting acid in my mouth. “She’s

stupid from the beginning.” My voice cracks as I back away, my heel catching on something. I stumble but catch myself, hands trembling. “Everyone will know. The whole pack will know what I am–what we did. I’ll be marked as the

the distance I

You don’t get it!” My words come faster, sharper. “She’ll make my life hell. I will never be a warrior if she talks about this to

crushing his lips into

scraping the bottom of my lip before biting down just hard

ragged. “Are you done?” he asks, his forehead pressed against

up like that,” I hiss, but there’s

some toy, Jess. You never were.” His fingers dig into

power she has–the connections. She’ll make it look like an accident, or

growls, tilting my chin up. “I’d tear this whole fucking pack apart

father. All of them.”

in his eyes scares me. Because

hammered as he dragged me across the hallway.

let go. His fingers tightened, almost

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