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So my father had run off and told Gustav that I’d yelled at him? How fucking pathetic.
“If there isn’t peace among your family, then how will there be peace in the pack?” Gustav demanded.
“My relationship with my father is complicated,” I said. “And private.
Gustav shook his head.
“The Constantine pack is the most powerful pack in the region, and the Council would like it to stay that way,” Gustav said icily. “Which means nothing that goes on behind these doors will stay private.”
He looked at me pointedly, his gray-blue eyes unwavering.
I tried to keep my expression stony, but my heart was about to beat out of my chest.
We needed to get him out of here, and then take Braden as far away from the mansion as possible. Something told me Gustav would be back, sooner rather than later. And so would my father, I was sure of that.
Gustav stepped closer, and I instinctively moved back. He cocked his head at me.
“You know,” he said, “our pack was the most harmonious it’s been in decades when you and Zane took over, and now it seems.
that everyone walking down the street is restless and looking for a fight. We can’t have that, Xander”
He pointed a bony finger at me, then Zane.
“One more slip-up from either of you, and you’ll be under Council investigation. Your days as Alpha and Beta might be numbered.”
And with a swish of his white robes, he was gone.
But his threat loomed over us like a heavy storm cloud.
We were so fucked.
Katie–
“You want to tell me why the hell a vampire is in my house right now?” Gabriela asked as soon as Xander and Zane had left.
She nodded her head in Mason’s direction.
“And why your boyfriend here has gone catatonic?”
“Boyfriend?” Braden asked. “This is the guy?”
I waved Braden off.
“You should be resting, not talking.” I scolded him.
Gabriela motioned for me to follow her out to the living room, away from the boys.
Tm serious, Katic,” she said, lowering her voice so it was barely above a whisper. “Having a vampire here could put us in deep s hit.”
Yeah, no duh. Everyone had made that pretty f ucking clear.
“I didn’t bring him here,” I whispered back. “He just showed up. Mason was supposed to be away, and I think when he saw me with Braden, he just… lost it.”
Gabriela studied me for a moment, like she was waiting for me to say more.
The truth was that Mason probably wouldn’t have gone all big bad wolf if he hadn’t caught me with Xander and Zane the day before.
But I wasn’t about to tell Xander’s f ucking mom that I was caught messing around with them.
“I’m sorry,” I said. “I’m not trying to come here and screw up all your lives.”
Gabriela reached out with her hand that wasn’t holding Stella and placed it on my shoulder.
“I don’t blame you for any of this,” she said.
And when I looked into her eyes, I believed her. There was an understanding there that no one else ever offered me.
“Thank you,” I said.
The sound of footsteps made Gabriela drop her hand.
Xander and Zane appeared in the doorway.
“We need to get Braden out of here,” he said, a wild and terrified expression on his face. “NOW”
Mason–
What the f uck had I done?
The rage I’d felt when I saw Katie with Xander and Zane had still been so fresh that when I saw Braden in our bedroom, I didn’t think.
Colt took over completely. Here was a place I could channel all my fury. A vampire, a natural enemy to wolf shifters But when I returned to myself, I’d been horrified by what I’d done.
I’d killed him. Not immediately, but there was no real cure for a shifter bite. Not for vampires, anyway.
Not only had I killed him, but I’d done it on Constantine territory. If Xander and Zane decided to throw me to the Council, who knew what they would try me with?
Would they claim it was my fault that a vampire had come to Constantine? Would they claim that I was the one making trouble?
Would they lock me up and take me away from Stella and Katie forever?
Would they kill me, too?
At some point, I heard Xander’s voice again in the other room, and I realized I’d been lost in my thoughts for g od knows how long.
I looked around.
The room was empty except for Braden and me. He gave me a weak salute At least the guy had a sense of humor.
I ambled out to our living room to see what was up.
vown “My father ran straight to Gustav to tell him I’d kicked him out of the house,” Xander Katie and Gabriela. “He said if Zane or I screw up one more time, we’ll be investigated by looking for any reason to strip our titles.”
ing to hey’re My ears perked up at this.
Even though I knew I was probably in the deepest s hit imaginable, if I somehow found my wa maybe taking Xander down would be simpler than I thought.
them.
“Who else would be Alpha?” I asked.
Everyone turned to look at me. Zane’s and Xander’s eyes narrowed, like just the sight of me disgusted It must’ve been so sweet for them that their screw-up with Katie had already been overshadowed by my mistake.
you.”
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“Not you now, if that’s what you’re thinking,” Zane said coldly. “You don’t even live here. It doesn’t concern Katie glanced up at me and bit her lip nervously before looking back down at the floor.
Did that mean she agreed with them?
“It would likely be my father,” Xander said. “Maybe even Gregory or Lucas,”
“That can’t happen,” Gabriela said sharply. “Your father should never be in power again.”
At least we were all on the same page about one thing.
“We’ll cross that bridge when we get there,” Gabriela finally said, waving her hand through the air. “Right now we need to figure out where to take Braden.”
“I’m starting to wonder if we even need to take him anywhere,” Xander said.
Even Zane looked confused.
“Mason did this. If we pin it on him, then he and Braden both get in trouble, and so does my dad for giving birth to the ba stard.
Alow growl echoed through my chest.
Katie shot me a warning look. I couldn’t lose my head again.
I took a deep breath, prepared to plead my case rationally, but Gabriela jumped in before I could say anything “It’s better for everyone if Braden can somehow be healed and walk away quietly. Anything else will draw unwanted Council attention.”
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