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.

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

maintain

through the terminal feels like a countdown to an inevitable confrontation. My wolf paces restlessly beneath my skin, eager for blood. I clench my fists,

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

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him, Clayton is nothing more than competition. My wolf may look at other alphas with

better than to attack another

be done. She is not our mate yet. We can’t piss her

with her.

me that he’s unsatisfied with my reasoning, but he stops snapping for Clayton’s blood,

Even dealing with Blackwood was easier than all the bullshit I have to deal with in

heart.

assault on my sensitive nose. Sweat, perfume, fast food–it all mingles into a nauseating miasma that makes me want to gag. But beneath

Clayton.

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wolf snarls, hackles raising. He needs to pay.

growl back, wrestling my

to lose it

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

He knows who

his voice tight.

feeling like gravel in my mouth. Anger flares hot in

Why did it have to

accusations. We have more pressing matters to attend

attention.

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 didn’t you call

me?”

tightening on the

as soon as I could to help

about it in person.”

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

bitch, 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

of Ava’s confession ringing in my ears.

my eyes, fighting back the shift that threatens to overtake me, I can’t

coming to haln with Blackwood” I

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