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.

touches down, I take a deep breath, trying to center myself. I know Clayton will be waiting at the airport to

maintain control.

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

wolf growls. She is ours. No one else

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may look at other alphas with respect, but he never looks at

so, he usually knows better than to attack another alpha.

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

with her.

reasoning, but he stops snapping for Clayton’s blood, giving me some reprieve from all the unsettled emotions swirling in my

all the bullshit I have to deal with in my head

heart.

of the airport crowds my nostrils as I exit the terminal, an overwhelming assault on my sensitive nose. Sweat, perfume, fast food–it all mingles into a nauseating miasma that makes me want to gag. But beneath it

Clayton.

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my wolf snarls, hackles raising. He needs to pay.

I growl back, wrestling

to lose it now.

approach Clayton, schooling my features into a mask of calm. But as our eyes meet, I can see it in his face, in the tense set of his shoulders.

who Ava

he greets, his voice

like gravel in my mouth. Anger flares hot in my veins, the urge to lash out,

her? Why did it have

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

attention.

hanging heavy between us.

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take

me?” I ask, my voice deceptively calm. “As soon as you found

me?”

grip tightening on the steering

only just found out myself. I came as soon as I could to

about it

feels like a slap in the face. Like he isn’t here to get a chance to see her. Like he has any right. to be involved in

hasn’t he? There’s no point trying to assign ulterior motives to his actions. We can’t get past this situation if I’m

touched her, my wolf growls again, the memory of Ava’s confession ringing in my ears. He

that threatens to overtake me, I can’t lose

you coming to haln

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