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.

the plane touches down, I take a deep breath, trying to center myself. I know Clayton will be waiting at the airport to personally escort me to the Blackwood pack lands. I can’t let him see the

maintain control.

restlessly beneath my skin, eager for blood. I clench my fists, my

wolf growls. She is ours. No one else can have her.

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

better than

nothing to be done. She is not our mate yet. We can’t piss her off if

with her.

in the back of my head tell me that he’s unsatisfied with my reasoning, but he stops snapping for Clayton’s blood,

this shit. Even dealing with Blackwood was easier than all the

heart.

the terminal, an overwhelming assault on my sensitive nose. Sweat, perfume, fast food–it all mingles into a nauseating miasma

Clayton.

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snarls, hackles raising. He needs to pay.

I growl back, wrestling my primal side under

can’t afford to lose it

But as our

He knows who Ava

his voice tight.

flares hot in my

her? Why did it

We have more pressing matters to attend to. The Blackwood situation demands

attention.

weight of unspoken words hanging heavy between us. As we pull out onto

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can’t take it

ask, my voice deceptively calm. “As soon as you

me?”

grip tightening on the

came as soon as I could to help here, because I felt we would need

about it in

slap in the face. Like he isn’t here to get a chance to see her. Like he has

just won’t stop. Clayton really is here to help. He’s been helping this entire time, hasn’t he? There’s no point trying to assign ulterior motives to his actions. We can’t get past this situation if

my wolf growls again, the memory of Ava’s confession ringing in my ears. He had his hands

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

to haln

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