Chapter 45

Chapter 45

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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,

heart aches for

warm hands cupping my face.

makes my stomach flip. His thumb brushes across my

head, too aware of Aria

to her. “I told you to stay away from her.” She lunges

of us?” She spits, her eyes wild with rage. “I will fucking tear her apart, Grayson. Every piece. I will make your precious

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

off, shoving us

I can’t move.

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legs feel cemented to the ground, and my lungs seem to have forgotten how to work properly. Every

gasps.

Grayson says, his hand finding mine. His fingers are warm against my ice

can

finally meeting Grayson’s

touch you,” he cuts in, squeezing my

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

my heel catching on something. I stumble but catch myself, hands trembling. “Everyone will know. The whole pack will know what

steps forward, closing the

make my life hell. I will never be a warrior

my hair before crushing his lips into mine. I

my lip before biting down just hard enough to make

“Are you done?” he asks, his

shut me up like that,” I hiss, but there’s no

You never

she has–the connections. She’ll make it look like an accident, or she’ll just slowly chip away until there’s nothing left of

this whole fucking pack apart before I let anyone hurt you.

father. All of them.”

intensity in his eyes scares me. Because I believe

seized my hand. My heart hammered as he dragged

go. His fingers tightened, almost

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