Page 188 of Knot What I Expected

“The fuck it isn't.”

Monster snarls.

Wrong fucking time to challenge me, Dragon.

Justin seems to realize it too, because his stance changes slightly.

Not submissive.

Never that.

But less confrontational. Still, he doesn't back off.

“She's human, isn't she?”

“Actually, no.”

His eyebrows shoot up.

“But again—none of your fucking business.”

“What is she?”

I grab my shirt.

“Didn't you hear the part where I said none of your business?”

“You don't know.”

Not a question. My glare must answer for me.

Justin swears.

“Havoc, man, we need to discuss this.”

“No, we don't.”

“Yes, we fucking do. Cross-species matebonds can be⁠—”

“She's my concern. Mine.”

The words come out with enough Alpha dominance that the air seems to thicken around us.

Monster pushes close.

Mine.

“She has a kid. You can’t just fuck around with her!”

I snarl louder.

“I fucking know! Look, Gabby isn’t mine because I decided it. She is mine because she did. Only mine,” I growl.

Wreck walks around the corner, shirt hanging open and mismatched eyes moving between us.

“The fuck are you two fighting about now?”

“Havoc mated Gabby.”