Jade seems to be following a plan because it doesn't seem like he's arguing just to argue. I'm willing to give it some thought as long as it's not so careless as to kill us all. within bounds of rationality. "Why not?"There are two vacant structures. It is unlikely that he is residing there, as I assume he purchased them as assets. One is merely a piece of ground. There's nothing on five acres. Even though it's worth a sizable sum of money, he seemed happy to just sit on it. There are now two. These are flats in high rises. Can you guess which floor his apartments are on? Jade's eyebrow goes up.I look at him fixedly. "Aw shucks.""That's my line," snorts Jade, putting a hint of a smile on his lips."I'm not understanding it. Why do you fuck? Dan looks from me to Jade, then back to me.More evidence that he requires more than four hours of sleep. Dan isn't usually this sluggish to pick things up."Penthouse apartments, and I'm guessing those posh buildings where you need a key to ent
He reached over to touch her. left her scarred. His wolf glare turns icy silver, and the rage within it charges the space like electricity. "The fucker dies tonight."He is not the one to make that decision. Here, he's not the alpha, but nevertheless Jade and Dan look at me as if they're waiting for my contribution.Is she yours? I'm not sure.But in this case, she's made a shift. Not only in Jade, who delighted in soaking his dick in a woman's pussy and immersing himself in alcohol. But also in Dan. And me? Who knows?Since everyone has strengths, and since I'm the alpha, it's my responsibility to identify them, I turn to Dan. "How much bomb knowledge do you have?"Ever since Jade and I rescued Dan from the streets, he has seized every chance to acquire knowledge. His mind is like a sponge, and he is constantly ready to take in information.I see that same wisdom reflected back at me, that same unwavering hunger to grow, even in spite of his fatigue. If anything, it has gotten bigger
"Yes," Dan responds, clearly not expecting such a thing from his smile.But his smile disappears as he looks back at me. "When I'm gone, you and Jade won't try to kill each other."A gentle thud captures our attention. With his laptop resting on his lap and his fingertips caressing the keyboard, Jade settles himself on the counter. "You are aware of my fondness for an audience." He raises his head and winks. "We'll hold out for you. I enjoy the focus.After Leandro and Dan depart, I lean my back against the wall and watch Jade to see whether he pulls up the addresses we need to visit this morning.He looks at his laptop and murmurs, "So, a mate, huh?"I stay silent. I discuss some topics and I don't talk about other others.With serious grey eyes, he glances up at me. Tell me something, please. Does she irritate you as much as your brother did?I fold my arms across my torso."Well, if she is," Jade says, his lips quivering. "It could help explain why you're usually such a stiff, infl
East leads into a rough community. We parked there, knowing full well that it won't be there when we're through cleaning out Darius's pack, but from everything we've read about Darius—a guy born with a silver spoon shoved down his throat—it doesn't seem like he would want to mix it up with the dealers and pimps that frequent the area.Therefore, the quickest option for him to flee when things get out of hand is for him to drive up from the south and arrive via the minor road that branches off the main city street. Which is precisely why Dan is positioned with a rifle high in a tree to stop it from happening.We will be waiting for Darius Treveiler and his pack as they thunder into the patch of grass under us in a few minutes. We've been helpful enough to position ourselves so near that, should Darius sense he's about to step into a trap, he only needs to take a deep breath, smell the smells of three males, and he won't think twice about sending his pack after us.Most things are cover
I jerk my eyes away from Darius and meet Finn's wolf-like stare.Even though he doesn't say anything, I can still read the order in his fixed gaze. Stay put."I assume she's to blame for all of this drama." The stillness is broken by Darius's stern voice. You've just thrown away your life, I have to tell you that. I own her.He scans the landscape with his pale blue vision before focusing it narrowly on the fire that is consuming his pricey woodland. He then makes this cut to his eyes. A smirk curls his lips, and his nostrils flare.I will know then that we have him committed. After giving it some sniffing, he's realized that, in contrast to his pack of dogs, there are only three of us. I quickly count...eighteen?How the fuck did the other two end up?It makes no difference as long as they don't surprise us from behind. And should they give it a shot?That will be their final error.He now realizes that there are only the three of us on the tree, and he will not go back in the automo
My back is to the glass wall as he turns me. I wait for him to kiss me while I look into his face. I've tried to kiss him before, but he keeps me there by swiping his hand over my nape. He says to me, "No, Amanda." "An alpha takes the lead."He is the boss everywhere, not only in the bedroom. Because he is more experienced in this world than I am, he enjoys placing orders for me that include food, clothes, and other items. He's right, coming from a dingy flat with empty cabinets. I have no idea how to place an order at a restaurant without looking foolish, and if something caught on fire, I would have no idea what was in style. I thus don't gripe. Why would I do that?His fingertips dance over my cheek as he looks at me with warm, gratifying delight. His eyes find my throat and the thin scar there, and I start to become wary.He gives a light back-and-forth stroke.Darius has smooth calluses on his fingertips. Callouses need manual labour, menial tasks, and physical exertion.I am the
DanI stifle the cough that threatens to burst out of me by pressing my mouth against my arm and tilting my face away from the worst of the smoke. One thing is certain: This fire is going far out of control.My eyes are burning from the smoke, and the fumes are irritating my throat and impairing my vision.Fun, Jade had mentioned. Enjoyable.I understood why I should have been anxious.I'm going to burn myself out of this tree with his concept of fun.My rifle and my sight are drawn to my right by a sudden movement. My photographs now are more about feeling my way than looking because I'm so far up and there's smoke pouring below.A wolf appears from behind a tree, its fur coloured reddish-brown. I pull the trigger.I have a split second to compose myself; the shot seems nice, but the wolf has moved from where it was just a moment before.B*tch.I look for my next objective. It's harder now that the wolves are aware that I'm up here and that I'm not just capable of firing, but also ai
Choke.I can't breathe because of the object in my throat.I struggle, whimpering, but no part of me wants to move.I need to notify someone that something is suffocating me in my throat, but I can't move.My right arm is lightly squeezed by a hand. "It's okay," says a masculine voice.It's not acceptable! Something is scratching my throat, and I want to scream. And it's suffocating me.Hands press against my back, talking to me in a voice I should recognize. The black hole returns to take me away before I can connect the voice to a face.* * * "...for observation." Her arm..."The monster in my throat has vanished, but the mask clamped tightly around my mouth is blowingcool, strange-tasting air into me.I shift my attention away from the mask and onto what is genuinely important: the people in my room, because the doctor must be speaking to someone, and that someone is not me.The masculine voice is sharp and unusual. It's not one I've heard before, but the confidence and assurance