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“Shut up,” Fred snarls.
“There was a quiet girl that he liked.”
“I’m going to kill you.” Fred thrashes violently, causing a cut to form on his skin.
“She stole from us,” Sam continues.
“Was she his mate?” Elijah asks.
“No, but she liked him. Grant doesn’t like humans that harm us.”
“Fuck,” Fred utters, falling still.
“What happened?” I ask Sam, but my attention stays on Fred. This is where the guilt comes in.
“Grant found out about the theft. She was homeless. She came across our camp. She was allowed to stay a few days on the terms that she do everything Grant commanded. She was allowed toeat with us as long as she did all the cleanup. She was small and pretty. She got attention. Fred was the only one who was kind to her. He thought it could be his chance at…something.” Fred’s face shuts down, his jaw clenching. “She was tired of the leers and demands. She was cleaning Grant’s tent. She found some money. Grant came in just as she pocketed it. He flipped out on her. He,” he swallows, “he raped her.”
“Holy fuck,” Bash whispers.
“Sick assholes,” Ryker hisses.
Elijah rumbles, his chest touching my back.
“What did you do?” I ask. I don’t want to hear anymore but can’t help but ask.
“He made Fred participate. And then he killed her.” Sam hangs his head.
“He made you?” Elijah sneers. “How could he make you?”
“He would have kicked me out of the pack if I didn’t,” Fred defends.
“So you take her and leave,” I growl. “You tell him fuck no. You attack him. What you don’t do is help him violate an innocent girl.” Bile rises in my throat. I thought I knew what I was dealing with here. This is so horrible—it’s next level horrible.
“You are a sick fuck,” Elijah grits.
“You don’t know. You don’t know Grant,” Fred says weakly.
“I for one don’t give a fuck. Can we kill him now?” Bash asks.
“How could you do that?” I whisper almost to myself. How are you able to understand men like this?
“I remember that sweet little man who took you. What made you spread your legs for him?” Fred taunts.
I have to push back on Elijah to keep him from taking off his head. “What?” My breath leaves me. He shouldn’t know anything about Rex.
“You see, we came up with a plan. We send him in, he gets close and keeps you distracted until we can get to you and your mom.”
My hand shakes. I have to force myself not to plunge it into his eye. “How do you know about him? He was human. He wasn’t part of this.”
“He was. He was another of Grant’s charity cases. Rex wanted to be part of the pack however he could. We got close so many times but you would scent us before we got close enough. We thought if we sent in a human, it would soften you up, and you’d let your guard down.” He laughs. “It did that. But then the little shit grew a heart. He broke up with you when he knew we were on the way.” He closes his eyes and smiles. “Grant is coming. I can feel him.”
Packmates can feel the location of those within it, especially bonded or close relationships. Red covers my eyes. “That’s when you caught my mom.” The pieces fall into place. Was any of it real? Was any part of my life real?
“That was the best part. She found out somehow. She gave herself up.” He licks his lips. “She was delicious.”
Death. All I can see is his eminent death. I feel Elijah jump back as I shift immediately. My clothes shred as my cheetah burst out. We land quietly, snarling and snapping at the man who has been an active participant in ruining my life. I will never be able to run as a cheetah with my mom again. He took away the memories of sweet love. He took away the life of so many innocents. He took away my ability to trust easily.
All I want is his blood.
