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"We'll cross that bridge if we get there." What? So, he has a plan for killing her if she's in the wrong, but nothing planned in case she's innocent?
Men,I feel my wolf grumble inside me.
"Roam—" I start but Knix and Knox come running up to me, both scooping me into a giant bear hug.
Or a Vampire-Werewolf hug. Ancients, I love my besties.
"Don't ever run off like that again!" Knix practically screams in my ear.
"We were going to follow you and make sure you were okay, but Case had us guarding Sara's place. What's going on?"
"Stay here with Jaz," He tells the twins before holding his hand out to Zatrina, "give me the vial and protect your sister. Aster may not have gotten the hex off and if that's the case, she's only going to respond to you."
Zatrina scoops the vial out of her boot before tossing it to Roman. It literally takes everything in me not to charge after him, not to demand we go in as a united front, but this isn't some fluffy romance drama. This is real motherfucking life and shit in this world gets hella messy.
But I love a getting dirty,I inwardly coo to my wolf as she growls toward Roman's retreating back,I'll do as I was told, for now.
Surprising the shit out of everyone, Atticus grips the back of Zatrina's neck and smashing his lips to hers. It's a quick peck—albeit a rough and hot one—but it was a stake on his claim to all the men around us. And if the couple of steps Knox takes back are any indication, the show was mostly for him.
"Stupid mutt," Zatrina grumbles to Atticus' back as she wipes her mouth with the back of her hand.
“Listen sis, I’m gonna go grab some more sleepy dust from my room,” she pinches the seashell in her hair, “this may not be enough. Stay with the K twins, I’ll be right back.”
“Wait,” I grab her wrist and give her my dagger, “hurry your ass back or I’ll go on a fucking rampage.”
Zatrina kisses my cheek before looking at Knix and Knox, “If she goes crazy, knock her ass out.”
The twins chuckle like she isn’t serious, but a single look at both our straight faces, their smiles melt as they nod.
Once Zat is out of sight, I look around the area. We're on Cutthroat grounds, but this is part of the land is uncharted by me. I've been to the cabins at the back of the building, but this area is deeper into the woods on the west side of the school. At one of the houses, sitting on the front porch, I spot Blow talking with a few other patched members. Two of them glare at me, seeing me as a wild attacker rather than the Alpha Female of the pack. I refuse to look away though,I am Alpha, and I will never back down from a challenge. Thankfully, they look away before I can even curl my lip back.
Seeing his friends cower like bitches, Blow turns as spots me. The relief I see in his eyes as he looks me over, has the knot in my stomach loosening. I don't know Blow well at all, but that's what makes his concern genuine. He doesn't know me from Eve so the fact that he doesn't automatically see me as an untrustworthy pack member… my soul mends just a little.
"So, what happened at the party. It was like you were in a trance and the only thing that mattered was killing CP," Knox's voice pulls me from my thoughts, "Knix and I were trying to stop you, yelling for you to let her go, but it was like our voices weren't penetrating your focus."
"Sara hexed me just minutes before that. Some spell called servitutem."
Knox tilts his face toward mine, almost like he's going to kiss the crown of my head. Instead, he pulls in a deep breathe, scenting me.
"You don't smell hexed."
"We got it removed, but now everyone thinks I'm this untamed beast looking to kill anyone I don't like."
"True. Almost everyone at the party was demanding you and your sister leave or pay for your crimes. Sara pretty much riled everyone up, she's well loved and respected around here."
As much as it stings, I appreciate that Knox doesn't sugar-coat the truth. Life is too short, and friendships are too valuable—to me at least—for people to be pussyfooting around the truth. If you're a real friend, you'll keep it real all the fucking time.
I take a deep breath and square my shoulders, "Well, the only way to go is up, right? Let's go see what the guys are dealing with."
As if hearing my words, an ungodly howl breaks through the nighttime crickets, and has everyone in the vicinity running to the house the Alphas entered.
Blow catches up to me as we sprint down the road with the K twins right behind us. As get to the front door, we can hear things crashing inside the house. I try opening the entry, but it is blocked by something heavy and large inside.
“Go around back!” Blow demands of his patch member friends, and surprisingly, they listen even though he’s only a prospect.
“Move Alpha, I’m kicking the door in.” He yells at me.Alpha. He recognizes me as Alpha.
Okay, so not the time to get all teary eyed. I follow his directions and move aside as he lifts his leg and puts all his power into the kick, but the door still doesn’t break.
