Chapter 0752

Jesse puts his head down, panting, and pushes harder to keep up with Rafe.

Because Jesses's fit, of course - he can beat almost anyone else in Warrior track now that Grant has left the school. But Rafe? He's always been faster. Still, if Jesse pushes a little more, he knows he can keep

up -

But he gasps, almost falling on his ass to avoid slamming into Rafe, who has stopped suddenly in the middle of the forest path that they run every morning.

"Rafe, what the hell!" Jesse stumbles out, tripping over his feet as he works hard to stay upright. "Why did you_"

Rafe turns towards him, the stern set of his mouth, the hurt and anger in his eyes suddenly putting a stop to Jesse's entire train of thought.

"Rafe..." Jesse pants, going still. "What's...wrong?"

"I tried," Rafe says, his voice low and devastated. "I kept it in this entire time that Ari's been sick, and away, because she needed us -"

"Kept what in?"

"It, Jess," Rafe snaps, turning fully towards his cousin now and taking a step towards him. "The fucking truth. But I can't do it anymore - now that Ari's doing better - now that she doesn't need my constant vigilance - I can't -"

cousin, not understanding. "What

the fuck are you

at Rafe, whose grim face

How...how the fuck does Rafe

think you got one over on me, Jess?" Rafe growls, storming forward and forcing Jesse to take several shaky steps back. "Showing up like that, after Ariel had been rejected, when you were supposed to be watching her? Fucking smelling

he - he doesn't think Rafe would be

even fucking think of it - didn't even realize - he'd just wanted to get upstairs as fast as

he was supposed to be watching her. The whole thing had

through him absolutely, from head to

tilting to the side,

voice breaking on his cousin's name as he grabs Jesse's collar,

shoulders slumping as he puts his hands up, giving in to the larger Alpha, the man

as his rare anger finally

narrow. "Stop saying it

him. "What the fuck did

arm sweeps up, knocking Rafe's aside, making him drop his collar. "It's not like that, Rafe. It's

I are

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