His Trouble Maker

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 for

warm hands cupping my face. “Are you okay?” His voice

always makes my stomach flip. His thumb brushes across my

my head, too aware of

quietly said, making us turn to her. “I told you to stay away from her.”

will fucking tear her

her schedule. I know everything about her.” Aria’s voice drops to something terrifying, almost animalistic. “And I will make sure every

storms off,

I can’t move.

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and my lungs seem to

gasps.

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

can’t. All I can think

Grayson’s gaze. “You saw

you,” he cuts in, squeezing

flimsy right now. “She’s your future Luna.” I gulped, the words tasting acid in my mouth. “She’s right. I’m just

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

closing the distance I

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 your

of my hair before crushing his lips into mine. I tried to gasp but his mouth

down just hard enough to make me whimper. “Shut up,” he muttered

ragged. “Are you done?” he asks, his

that,” I hiss, but there’s

talking nonsense.” His voice is raw, dangerous. “You’re not some toy, Jess. You never were.” His fingers dig into my hips. “I won’t let her touch

can’t stop her. You know the power she has–the connections. She’ll make it look like

this whole fucking pack apart before I let anyone

father. All of them.”

scares me. Because

as he dragged me across the hallway. I

His fingers tightened,