Chapter 173
JESSICA
Where am I?
:
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My eyes adjusted slowly, and I had to squint because the golden rays of the sun were spilling across the room.
Shit.
I quickly pulled the blanket over my very naked body and stared around. It’s a good thing this place is familiar–otherwise I’d be screaming right now.
What happened to me?
I looked down at myself again and realized–I wasn’t dreaming.
My stomach dropped. I shoved my legs out of the sheets and wrapped the blanket tight around me, knotting it at my chest with shaking hands.
Grayson.
I stumbled toward the door, bare feet slapping against the floorboards, heart hammering in my throat.
“Grayson!”
I shoved through the doorway into the living room.
And froze.
Every Alpha in the room turned to me at once.
Their conversation cut off mid–word, jaws falling slack, eyes widening like I was a ghost crawling out of the grave. Heat scorched my cheeks, but I couldn’t move. The blanket slipped lower on my shoulders, baring more skin than I wanted, and still I couldn’t make myself pull it up.
“Sorry!” I blurted, spinning on my heel. My voice cracked. God, that was damn stupid.
I bolted.
My bare feet slapped against the hallway floor as I half–ran, half–tripped, clutching the blanket tight to keep it from slipping. My heart thundered so loud it drowned out everything else–until I heard it.
“Jess!” Grayson’s voice, sharp, furious, too close.
stirred weakly, whining inside me, but I shoved her down, focusing only on putting space between
pounded
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“Jess, stop!”
I was inside the room. Knocks
Shit. Shit.
““Go away!”
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door off its
on me. But certainly, it’s going to work on my wolf. What’s happening to her? It felt like…she’s so eager to answer for Grayson. I bit myself to stop her from clawing out again until
of the alpha in fury is
cabinet to look for fresh clothes. I’m not embarrassed about being naked in front
Not after everything.
he wants to stand there fuming, let
“What’s going on?”
closer, sitting on the side of the bed as he waited for me to dress
pulled me on his lap, nuzzling his
Did you miss
at his soulful gaze as he lifts his eyes and claims my lips, I
“I do.”
to sink into him. I push at his chest, sharp, but he doesn’t budge.
desire, confusion tangled
“What happened to me?”
comes up, fingers rough but steady as he tilts
my mouth like he has every right to
forehead pressing against mine. “That’s
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when he leans closer, lips ghosting over my cheek before trailing down to
“Define stupid.”
Tell me
leans back just enough to meet my eyes, his hand still tilting my chin like he refuses to let me look anywhere but at him. “You
nails bite into his shoulder.
interrupts smoothly, smirking now. “Baby, if you’re asking me,
wolf whines, rolling belly–up, happy to be teased. I grit my teeth, hating how easily he unravels me. “Did I lose
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