Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

My heart wanted to race, but I had to focus on keeping it beating regularly. If I allowed my body to react in any way, Vince would know something was up. I nearly jumped to my feet when Vince started around the desk, but then the d******d flashed complete and the screen reverted to the regular desktop as he looked at it. I nearly cried in relief.

"Vince." My voice wavered from the adrenaline coursing through me. I clear my throat. "I have to leave. There is nothing else to do. Brandon attacked me. Nix will refuse to bend the knee, something I am sure you realize." I swiveled in my chair and allowed the next attack to go unanswered as I focused on him. The screen lit up the side of my face as the attacker breeched a new firewall. "We both know he landed the attack because I refused to engage." I allowed the rage enter my eyes. "He attacked me without provocation. I won't let that happen again." My voice was eerily calm. "The next time he tries to lay a hand on me, I will kill him. And I won't feel an ounce of regret."

Vince stepped back at that. "You can't mean that." He tried to smile. "You love him."

I laughed then at his absurd excuse. "I would gut him quicker than you could interfere. And I would piss on his body." The calmness was back. I felt my eyes shift. "Do you think I should allow a weaker wolf to abuse me? A weaker wolf to step on me?" Nix voice combined with mine. "Do you think I would allow the wolves in my pack to think it is okay to abuse their mates because they got laughed at? Are you that fucking foolish? Or it is because your mate allows you to fucking around behind your back that you value the mate bond so fucking little?" Our rage was unmatched, and I was barely hanging on by a thread.

Nix and Megan raged inside of me. How fucking dare he fucking come here and demand we stay here? Nix was snarling.

Megan dug her nails into the ground. He is as stupid as his son is.

"I care about my mate." Vince tried to fight back, but I just glared at him. "What?"

moves behind your mate's back, but I'm tired of pretending." My voice had zero inflection. All of my anger, my pain, I packed it

stumbled forward, but I just growled,

my nose, blackened my eyes, broke my cheekbone and eye socket. I had two ribs coming out of my side. My lungs are half filled with blood and I am sure I

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