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rmed through the crowd and yanked me by the arm

gritted out betwe

wake, and pulled me into an empty room nearby. Th

e me up against the door. His tall frame boxed m

the fury swirling inside them was somehow

led rage. He was trying to sound calm, but the anger bleeding through every word gav

s, you mean that woman squirming around in the backseat of your Bentley like some despera

ing my head up. The strength behind that grip was no jo

growled. "Your only job is to play th

"You and your mother dragged me into this circus to watch you perform. And now you want to

ng in confusion. But then they softened. "If you leave now, I

ught they could humiliate me, then guilt me into

ffed. "Storming in like some lunatic

ose bed you crawl into these days. I just want to know-why won't you cut the bond

ady answered that," he snapped. "You were a gift from the Mo

urned in my chest. "Did that word even cross y

rage. "I'm done playing nice. If you dare bring this up again, I swear I'

od ran

, the chill crawling up my spine, f

t ordinary werewolves in the tribe with no status, no strength. Witho

shaking-not from fear, but from pure disappointment. In

id, eyes gleaming cruelly. "But if you test me, you'

ightened like something invisible was squeezing my heart. I had thought

e was straight-up using my paren

, he was enjoying every second of my reaction. He lowere

and I promise I'll be more careful moving forward. I won't even care what you do outside the

wanted me t

l me. While tearing me apart. And still,

o'd bend to his every whim. He wanted the soul-deep connection of fated mates while

-erupted from deep inside me, burning e

ac

ured every ounce of strength into it and s

froze. Everything went d