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fire had been thick with Jax's dominance,

anctuary of the guest bathroom. I just need

he library, I

rutal out t

Jax's Beta a

replied. He sounded bored. "She's been clingi

keep walking, but my feet

ed. "Really? I thought yo

She's the captain of the swim team. She's got curves in the rig

d over my mouth

ually rejecting Ell

weeks. Once she realizes she's nothing without the pack protection, she'll come crawling bac

ine that had nothing to

He was hoarding me. He wanted the shin

d casually. "That acceptance letter from NYU?

a

n't feel sadness or fear when it cam

k. I kicked t

on the edge of the mahogany desk, hold

ing quickly. He smirked. "E

ice was low, vibrating with a

ngers. "This? You don't need this. Yo

Jax. And I am cer

ped aside, looking uncomfort

I am your future Alph

e. The.

own, E

e room, rattling the windowpanes. Mason instantly d

was like a physical wave. But

a suggestion,

dn't

anoth

ooked at Mason, who was incapacitate

pered. "Why aren

finally waking up. Maybe I was ju

from his hand. He was

" I hissed, leaning into his

cing scream echo

gue at the

atalina'

tinct to protect the pack-and his precious fa

though his voice lacked t

e room, Mason scram

brary, clutching my cru

ee Catalina near the tree line, checking her nails, wa

ed out t

iversity. Fa

d. He thought I'd be cr

be here i