Chapter 127 You’re mine, Doris.
William grabbed Joseph by his arm and forced him to face him. He moved so fast, Doris barely had time to register what was going on and realized it was too late when she did.
“Calm down!” Joseph held up his hands, but William didn’t calm in the slightest. He looked close to a beast even without having to shift. She saw the murderous glint in his eyes and the growl on his lips-he was close to losing it. 1
“William
”
“What were you asking her a minute ago?” William asked through his teeth. They all knew he had overheard exactly what Joseph had asked her. He was just daring him to repeat it. Doris silently wished he wouldn’t.
“I… I just noticed she was unhappy here—”
William hit Joseph so hard in the face, it was a miracle he didn’t snap his neck from the impact. Blood poured from his nose almost instantly and dripped down his chin. “If I see you come near her again, I will rip your throat out.” William said with his hold tightening on Joseph. 1
“You don’t own her.” Joseph gripped William’s shirt and shoved him back, staining him with his blood. It was obviously the wrong thing to say, Doris tried to intervene but William was faster. 1
William grabbed Joseph by the front of his shirt and yanked him back towards him. He punched him in the face over and over until she could barely see the color of Joseph’s skin. Doris tried to pull him off Joseph, but it was as if she was doing nothing. He didn’t move an inch.
“Stop! You’re killing him!” Doris yelled. Her voice was so small compared to their sounds.
William’s face was sprayed with Joseph’s blood, it was horrifying. Doris begged her inner wolf to give her some sort of strength, and she obliged almost instantly.
Doris shoved William back with the help of her wolf. He dropped Joseph and staggered a little, looking at her in complete disbelief. Joseph was—thankfully-still alive, but he looked close to passing out. Doris kneeled next to him and hesitated. Where could she touch that wouldn’t hurt him? It looked as if he was bleeding from everywhere, the snow around him was painted a dark red.
“Are you okay?” Doris said gently. She glanced up to see William with a wild look in his eyes. He clenched his bloody fists and glared down at Joseph as if he was ready to unleash even more of his rage if he said another word. Doris prayed that he kept his Duris. mouth shut if he knew what was good for him. William was not one to be taunted, not even a little.
“I—“ Joseph coughed up a round of blood, she rubbed his back a little when she didn’t know what else to do. Were his insides bleeding out too?”I’m sorry, Doris.”
Joseph laid his head back into the snow and closed his eyes. For a terrifying moment, Doris swore he had just died. When she saw his chest rise and flow steadily, she let out a breath of relief.
“Did you want to go with him?” William asked tensely. Doris took a handkerchief out from her pocket and started cleaning the blood off of Joseph’s face. She was going to need a lot more than a small cloth to clean him.
“Of course I didn’t, William! I can’t believe you would even ask me something like that!” Doris said helplessly. She stood and pointed at Joseph. “Look what you did to him! They’re not going to start trusting you if you act like a complete animal to their people!”
“I don’t care what they think of me! They would laugh if I died right this second, I have no concern over them.” He growled and neared her. She was proud of herself for not cowering away, especially when she saw the look in his eye.
“You should start to care if you want them on your side.” Doris said calmly. She reached up to wipe some of the blood off his face. “You can’t go around killing them when you’re angry.”
“He wanted to take you away from me. Why didn’t you tell me about him?”
“I completely forgot that he existed when I saw you, William.” Doris whispered. Beneath his angered gaze, she saw a bit of vulnerability that she wasn’t used to seeing on him. Doris caressed his cheek gently. “It would be impossible for him to steal me away from you.”
William turned his head and kissed her palm, but his brows were still furrowed in
anger. She wanted to smooth her thumb across his brows to make it disappear forever. Doris glanced back down at Joseph and sighed.
“It’s your wolfish part of you.” Cordelia spoke up in her mind, making Doris flinch . “We like it when our men get possessive and angry at the idea of another man wanting us. William can’t help going feral for you, he thinks he owns you.”
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