Chapter 183 Edwin

I had awoken with a start, the remnants of a half-dream fading quickly from my mind. The living room had been quiet, the fire still c**ling merrily in the hearth. Eliza had been lounging on the other end of the couch, her blonde hair spilling over

the armrest.

But Audrey was gone. So was Peter.

"Where's Audrey?" I had asked Eliza.

She had shrugged, still half-asleep, her eyes remaining closed. "I think she went outside with Peter a little while ago."

A surge of panic had shot through me as I stumbled to my feet, the effects of the alcohol still clouding my mind. The room. spun slightly, and I had to grip the back of the couch to steady myself.

I had made my way to the front door. Yanking it open, I was hit by a blast of cold night air that momentarily cleared my head.

That was when I saw them.

Peter had his arms wrapped around Audrey-around my mate and her head was resting against his chest. They stood in the moonlit snow, a picture of intimacy that sent a wave of jealousy crashing through me. My vision went red, and I felt a growl building in my chest as I stormed over to them.

"What are you doing with my mate?"

Audrey's eyes snapped open, and she jumped back from Peter as if she'd been burned.

"Edwin, I-I didn't mean to-

Her cheeks were flushed, whether from the cold or embarrassment, I couldn't tell. But I wasn't mad at her. I was angry with him. I put my arm out and ushered her behind me, as if shielding her from my brother. Who, for his part, looked annoyingly calm, his hands raised in a placating gesture.

"Whoa, easy there, big brother," he said, his voice infuriatingly casual. "It's not what it looks like,"

"He was trying to teach me how to shift," Audrey explained.

He nodded. "During her trance, her knees began to buckle. I was just holding her upright. I didn't mean anything by it, Edwin

But the alcohol in my system and the jealousy coursing through my veins wouldn't let me see reason.

"Is that so?" snarled, taking a step forward, snow crunching under my boots. "Because it seems to me like you've been flirting with my mate since you showed up. I can't even nod off for five minutes without you trying to swoop in?"

away. "Are you seriously still on that b**hit that happened in high school?" he asked. "We were kids, Edwin, Kids, How many times do

between the two of us, eyebrows raised. Down the bond, I sent her a brief

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away from my-date at prom for five minutes and coming back

and weak and not fit to be the Alpha

had moved on, but seeing him try to pull the same stunt now-with my mate, no less-stung like

my expression, shook his head

small clouds in the frigid air. "I'm not interested in your mate. I was just trying to help. Why do you always

sides. "I see right through that witty charm of yours. You're a womanizer and a schemer.

mate.

not like that. Peter was just helping me- But I was

my anger.

taking my eyes off Peter.

his hair in exasperation. "There's nothing to handle, you drunk idiot. You're making something out of nothing,

heard the front door open again, and Eliza's voice drifted

I could focus on was Peter, standing there with that

Why you ran to her in the forest the other day?

you've

I snarled "He's been eyeing Audrey like a

steal your mate, and I don't give a rat's a** about the

low and threatening. Peter's eyes flashed, and he growled back, his

gone now.

In moments, I stood before him in my wolf form, a

"Edwin!" Audrey cried out.

Eliza barked. "Peter! Stop it! You're just

to circle each other, teeth bared, hackles raised. The

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