Screw My Childhood Sweetheart His Alpha Brother Marked Me First novel Chapter 118

My eyes narrowed on him. “I don’t keep secrets from my mates.”

I’m not asking you to. There are other ears who might try to hear.”

relaxed back on the pillows at that.

Caleb’s feet shuffled. “I’m sorry my injury drained you. If I only gave myself a paper cut, Gregor wouldn’t have been appeased.”

It’s okay. I’ll be fine in another couple of hours.”

He nodded, seeming to search for the words he wanted. “There’s more at play right now than you know. Those of us with power have responsibility to be stewards of that power. If you and your bond ever need a safe place to hide, come to me. You’ll have sanctuary with the Ravenwood pack whenever you require it.”

noticed he didn’t say if. He’d said when. Like Ivan, he was sure bad things were coming.

Thank you. I appreciate that.”

Kaleb pulled a card from his pocket and set it on the table. “There are those who want you weak. Don’t let them steal your strength. You’re destined for great things.” And with those parting words, the wind died and Kaleb was gone.

layered a couple of pieces of cheddar cheese onto my turkey sandwich, then some lettuce and tomato. My appetite had been otherworldly since I’d shifted. I moved down the buffet line, adding two bags of chips and a massive brownie.

Stomping footsteps sounded and I looked up to meet Jasmine’s furious gaze.

You just have to fuck up everything, don’t you?”

picked up a napkin and tucked it under my plate. “I’m not sure who pissed in your cereal today, but it wasn’t me.”

She let out a low growl. “Gregor isn’t letting any wolves from his pack come to Ridgewood territory anymore.”

There was heat at my back, and the unique scent that was only Knox’s filled my nose. “Jaz, that isn’t information you should have. If

your mom-”

She turned furious eyes to him. “You know my mom would never break rank.” Her cheeks reddened. “I’ve been talking to Clint.” Her hin raised. “He’s the head enforcer in Gregor’s pack.” She waited for some sort of reaction from Knox. Some part of her expected him o be jealous, I realized.

When Knox simply waited for her to continue, she flushed a deeper shade of red. “He was supposed to come visit me next weekend, but now he can’t.” Her glare turned to me. “All because you can’t show proper respect to our leaders.”

Knox pinned her with his stare. “It’s Gregor who showed disrespect. His behavior was out of line and half the Quad agreed.”

Jasmine looked at Knox. “How do you not see it? She’s going to ruin everything for us. She’s a wild card who doesn’t know her place.”

“It’s you who doesn’t know your place. Senna is the future Luna of this pack. It would be good of you to remember that.”

Chapter 118

The rage lashed out of Jasmine, as if it were a living, breathing thing. “I will never bow to Senna as Luna”

Knox kept his expression neutral. “Then you better start looking for another pack.”

Her jaw went slack. “You can’t be serious.”

I am.”

asmine straightened her spine. “Maybe I will. I’m sure Clint would love to have me in his pack.”

nox pressed a hand to my lower back, guiding me away from the buffet. “I hope you’ll be happy there.”

asmine stood in stunned silence, not moving an inch.

nox guided me towards a table with three sets of eyes glued on us. I tried not to let the fact that there was a set missing hurt, but the urn of rejection was there. We’d been trying to get back to normal over the past week since the Quad had left. For Vaughn, that learly meant retreating to his cabin in the woods.

‘d see him once a day, usually at dinner. He always made a point to touch me in some way, easing the worst of our pain. But it vasn’t enough. My wolf was pissed and I wasn’t far behind. Yet I knew it was the most he could give right now, and I didn’t have the nergy to fight for more.

Anson tugged out the chair next to him. “Everything okay?”

lowered myself into it, looking at Knox. “I don’t know, is it?”

(nox sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. He’d been locked up in meetings with his father more often and was obviously keeping ecrets from the rest of us. “Gregor is sanctioning us. He believes Senna is a risk and we are responsible for not training her properly. He’s no longer allowing any of his wolves in our territory.”

Caspian let out a low whistle. “Isn’t something like that usually reserved for when there’s an unprovoked attack by a wolf in a pack?”

It is,” River said. His eyes went unfocused as he stared off into space. “He’s trying to force our hand. To get us to agree to have him rain Senna so he’ll back off.”

Tell me that’s not happening,” Anson gritted out.

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Chapter 119