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ins. I couldn't quite figure out why my inner wolf was howling. I made

room. He had left to cage up his dog earlier. He started haughtily

could hear him laughing deeply as he remark

escape from him in col

sking for your mercy. Tell me what I'm

proached me and crouched lowe

mell something different," he growle

ed, and the person behind me

as my wolf's earlier howl a sign of something more? I remained silent, eyes fixed on the doorway, as Bill

Bill nor Joe nor any of his employees were this. The man standing behind me

then some pushback. I witnessed a stranger attack the man, stab him

hands and turned to face me, his breat

have sent him to rescue me from Bill. But I didn't c

the doorway, and suddenly, Bill blocked our way, briefly no

ered, but the stranger hushed

ghts - could this be the same Ca

more security guards arrived, blocking our escape, "I'm

is gaze at Bill, "stay out of m

" Bill sneered, "barging into my home, cl

"I'll reimburse

around. Do you think

t beyond using my parents as leverage

zed. "Are you tryi

n." Bill taunted, gesturing to the guards, who transformed into wolve

k! Take Everest and

swept me into his arms. He kicked Bill

to take Spartan down without hurting me. Sparta

hispered, "but he

'm Spartan, and tod

ay, and the wolves howle

uriously emerged. Spartan sprayed si

d. Enraged, Bill went in and soon returned with his own silver spray, but Spartan q

s fiercely. Spartan transformed, his wolf for

rom Joe. We came to a stop at the edge of the woods

ly lowered me, "thank you so much for saving m

him while nuzzling my nose in the same way th

abruptly and became angry at Spartan. Then I saw the wrath in Spartan's eyes a

ct me?" I asked, my vo

mself, "I've spotted the problem Jaco

e sight of Cayden sen

out, my voice slowe

"she knows his name, and this monster has blocked my s

ps, "looks like I've got some competition," he said

She's mine! You're just a m

deadly. "Claiming her doesn't

wolf. You'll never

ss isn't about rank, it's ab

with your unnecessary bo

k or yo

before I let

now she'll never l

match for me. I'm sure your strength is as

sical. I have the heart

hill run down my spine and I knew I had