Chapter 31: Ayla

“I have to call Zeff,” I rushed to find my phone, but Kingston grabbed me.

“Ayla, calm down,” he said. “You said you just talked to him last night. You left him weeks ago and he’s still fine. Whoever this is has lost interest in him.”

“They were there,” I said, panic making me taste bile in my mouth.

“What?”

“Whoever sent these,” I said. “They were there when Theo rejected me. The card said they were glad I got rid of my mate. No one could have known that. Zeff was the only person I told and I doubt Theo told anyone.” I pushed my hands through my hair, pacing the room. “We were outside in the back yard. They heard the whole conversation.”

“When did you get this first one?” Kingston asked.

“The day before I left or the morning of,” I said. “I always got yesterday’s mail first thing in the morning. Theo showed up shortly after that.”

“Hey,” Kingston said, dragging me against him again, “it’ll be okay. We’ll find out who’s doing this. Nothing is going to happen to you.”

“He’s threatening you, Kingston,” I said.

“And I’ll be just fine,” he insisted. “I’ve got Pierce on his way to

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set up more security cameras, and I’ll keep a guard on the house going forward.”

“Why is this happening? I didn’t do anything to anyone.” I started pacing again.

“Honey, it doesn’t sound like he’s doing this because you did something to him,” he replied cautiously. “It sounds like he’s infatuated with you.”

Like I’ve done anything to warrant that kind of attention. I go to work, take care of my family, and keep to myself. There’s nothing special

an embrace. “Except being beautiful,

We had shared a few of these moments over the weeks. Each time left me wanting more than the last. My arms snaked around his shoulders, enjoying the effects

my waist, one traveling up to the nape of my neck. I groaned as I felt heat growing in my core.

through the house as

pulled apart quickly, breathing

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to Pierce. “I’ll be right

“That’s probably the last thing we need to be doing when some psycho stalker is threatening anyone

Especially not to some coward who sits in the shadows

the room to meet Pierce at the kitchen table.

– cameras, sensors, lights, and some things

few inside for good measure. I’m also going to be replacing the window

“Great,” Kingston said.

did you get all of this so fast?”

on hand at the packhouse,” Pierce said. “We like to keep up security within the pack. These are extras for replacements. I told Kingston this place should have been upgraded years ago, but he just kept putting

to help Pierce. “It hasn’t been

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bit of a dirty look. “It should

tried

said curiously, “why would my accident require

not the accident, but what led

“It’s nothing,” Kingston said.

the middle of the road?” I asked, crossing my arms over my chest as I sat next

with me. Anytime I brought it

was keeping something from me. Now

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