la'

egret this," I

nd humiliation raged in my mind,

," Kelowna sneere

ng in their eyes. Think anyone's gonna step in for

ped the edge of my

ch! I'm gonna te

A

back and yanked hard. I stumbled and fell to the

N

mpt to keep him away. But to Kel

around my ankle. Then, with a powerf

ody, please hel

around us even stepped back, crea

wrapped

other, Kayla,

h aggression, exposing my

, and I'll give you

slid up the ins

seizing the moment, li

lthy ba

my kick, his hands clutching his

As I tried to get back on my feet and

un, huh? Let

anced toward me. Veins pulsated on his fore

any longer, so I closed

for six years. The first thing

lled down

A

ted pain, I heard Ke

w Kelowna's arm hanging

ized, pinned d

u're Ke

trangely, I felt like

dare touch me? I

scoffed. "I doubt y

on of

y delivered a series of kicks, cutting off his profanity

to be interrupted by a sudden outburst o

ew restless, as everyone sought

ang out, loud and piercing, "It's

hment rippled thr

h his back turned to me, m

uld it be that y

s really H

why is Har

e's even more handsome

umors describe. Did you see?

If he hadn't started attacking that

dn't you go h

I.

his cold eyes sweeping over the hushed crowd. As

the subdued chatter, Kelowna curled up and crawled on his knees toward Harrison'

have treated this lady that way! I haven't laid a fing

en't tou

tching Kelowna's hair and

ore her clo

.. I..

at the flustered Kelowna, and suddenly

t a lefty,

se my rig

fear causing him to answer

d forcefully slammed Kelow

ht hand and toss

, Al

was wrong! I won't ever dar

to the distance, a heavy si

ted their gazes, adopting a submissive demeanor.

rrison's gaze

untarily took a step back. However, Harrison cal

want everyone to catch a gl

ed my clothes, his ton

s... I can'

shifted his gaze to my legs

actics with me, Kayla. T

on cut deeper than Kelowna's violence

t to regain my footing, laboriously

fted his stance,

s, please

n didn'

is, I'm b

. Harrison, in front of the entire

go! Ah!

that woman! What's her connection with

arrison's girlfriend, why

oks like the daughter of some minor pack's alpha

.

ce burned with embarrassment, and my mind was buzzing like a beehive, overwhelmed by a thousand thoughts. I knew I

e the entrance. A servant in uniform opened the car door

taking

is is the first meeting after so many year

ciate your help. I

ected, giving a ligh

unexpected touch sent a

st pat my

after returning to the country. Kayla

ripped wit

ved into coming h

elaxed. He carefully carried me down the steps and gu

believe I sho

ut

thoritative power. I found myself

ngine roared to life, setting us in m

ned heavy with silence. Even my b

t here we were, meeting agai

ed his dreams. In contrast, I was still the

like this. My head bowed, and a

s, he calmly grabbed a bottle of

ctable behavior only

, Harrison

th

e car. He looked up at me again, and there was someth