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A few of the men and wolves dipped their heads in nods that almost resembled bows.
A few grinned.
A few just lookedpissed.
“You didn’t chase her,” one of the pissed ones growled.
“He did,” another spoke up. “I was with him when fate began his mate run.”
“I challenge you for the right to be her mate,” the angry one spat. The glare he shot our way was undoubtedly aimed at Ivaylo, but it still made me take a small step back.
Of course, that step back only put me even closer to mymate, who still held me securely.
“Rok. Valko.” Ivaylo’s low command caught my attention, but I had no idea who he was talking to.
Two men strode out of the crowd. One had pale skin and thick black curls. The other was tan, with straight, light brown hair that was shaved on the sides but falling into his eyes on the top.
I fought the urge to back away from both of them too.
“We’ll protect your female,” the dark-haired one said, as they stepped up on either side of me and Ivaylo.
A few growls and snarls erupted in the crowd in front of us. I assumed they had to do with the man calling me Ivaylo’s female.
“There will be more humans,” Ivaylo said, releasing my waist and stepping out from behind me. “This one ismine.”
He was still wearing a pair of shorts, like most of the other shifters. Some were naked, but I was trying not to notice that. Something told me the possessive wolf who’d claimed me wouldn’t be thrilled if my eyes wandered.
Without an order to begin the fight, an announcement, or anything else, the men launched into action. They shifted forms as they lunged for each other, teeth bared and powerful bodies moving with purpose. Ivaylo dodged the first snap of the other wolf’s jaws, and returned with one of his own.
My stomach churned when the alpha ripped a chunk of fur and flesh from the other wolf’s shoulder, earning a pained snarl as the wolves continued the fight.
The battle went on, and Ivaylo took only a few wounds while the other wolf bled more and more by the minute.
When Ivaylo finally pinned the other wolf down, howling his victory, I felt like I was going to vomit. No one had tried to touch me, as he had promised, but that didn’t make it any less overwhelming.
The fighting was a lot.
The bleeding was a lot.
It had finally started to set in that I was in another world… and I had no idea what to do about it.
I sure as hell didn’t belong in a pack of violent wolves who would tear into each other the moment a disagreement arose.
“Your female is swaying,” the dark-haired man beside me growled at Ivaylo.
His attention jerked to me, and he growled.
I took a quick step back, and the men at my sides moved with me.
“You are safe,”Ivaylo said firmly into my mind.
I wasn’t safe, though.
I wasn’t even sure if I wassaneany longer. Safety had gone to hell when I went through that portal.
Another wolf charged toward Ivaylo. The alpha snarled at the shifter, but met him head-on.
“You can retreat to your den if you need to,” the brown-haired shifter beside me, Valko, said in a low voice. “There isn’t a wolf in the pack foolish enough to stop a female from returning to her place of security.”
