Tangled

93 Lucas: With Clayton

93 Lucas: With Clayton

LUCAS

Challenge him. Rip him apart.

My wolf’s snarling has occupied the majority of my short flight to White Peak, getting closer to the man who’s tasted my mate in ways that he never should

have.

My phone’s off, because I don’t know what I’ll do if he

calls.

The primal part of me is incensed, wanting to sink my teeth into his throat and tear it out, savoring every drop of the blood that spurts, content in knowing his soul has departed this world.”

But the rest of me recognizes that Clayton is my friend and ally.

What am I supposed to do with all these fucking feelings tripping me up inside? Having Ava back is supposed to make everything easier. Make things simple.

In my absence, will she begin to doubt my words?

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If she sees Clayton, would she choose me over him?

I don’t have that confidence.

The fated bond between us is my only advantage. That, and the distance I can maintain between her and the

alpha I trust with the honor of my entire pack.

I can never let her return to Cedarwood.

There’s no way in hell I’ll lose the little advantage I

have.

will be waiting at the airport to personally escort me to the Blackwood pack lands. I can’t let him see the turmoil

to maintain

terminal feels like a countdown to an inevitable confrontation. My wolf paces restlessly beneath my skin, eager for blood. I clench my fists, my nails digging into my palms as I fight to keep the shift at

She is ours. No one

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competition. My wolf may look at other alphas with respect, but he never looks at them with friendship.

he usually knows better than to attack

to be done. She is not our mate yet. We can’t piss her off if we want a chance

with her.

stops snapping

easier than all the bullshit I have to deal with in my head

heart.

my nostrils as I exit the terminal, an overwhelming assault on my sensitive nose. Sweat, perfume, fast food–it all mingles into

Clayton.

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my wolf snarls, hackles raising. He needs

wrestling my primal side under

to lose it now.

calm. But as our eyes meet, I can see it

He knows who Ava is to me.

he greets, his voice

gravel in my mouth. Anger flares hot in my

Why did it

rage down, swallowing the bitter accusations. We have more pressing matters to attend to. The Blackwood situation demands

attention.

make our way to the car in strained silence, the weight of unspoken words hanging heavy between us. As we pull out onto the highway, heading away

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take it anymore.

calm. “As soon as you found out, why

me?”

tightening

I could to

it

to get a chance to see her. Like he has any right. to be involved

hasn’t he? There’s no point trying to assign ulterior motives to his actions.

growls again, the memory of Ava’s confession ringing in

fighting back the shift that threatens to overtake me, I can’t lose control. Not

to haln with Blackwood”

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