Screw My Childhood Sweetheart His Alpha Brother Marked Me First novel Chapter 143

I twisted the cord of my bracelets around my finger as I mentally checked my power levels. They were fairly low given all I’d been through in the past twenty–four hours. At least I had that going for me.

In a matter of minutes, we were pulling up behind a fleet of luxury vehicles, and we piled out of the SUV. Anson strode towards me, tugging me into him and hugging me tightly.

I rubbed a hand up and down his muscled back. “Hey, I’m going to be fine.”

“I know.” He still didn’t let go.

I stretched up on my tiptoes and pressed my mouth to his. I poured everything I had into the kiss. My reassurance, my trust, my love. When I pulled away, I’d gone just a little bit breathless.

He nuzzled the side of my neck. “Thank you.”

“Always.”

Mason cleared his throat. “We need to move inside.”

I started up the stairs, the guys surrounding me, pulling that Secret Service thing again. This time I didn’t mind it in the slightest. I needed to feel them, their strength. I needed to know I wasn’t facing this alone.

Two enforcers stood at the entryway. As we approached, Mason gave them a nod and they opened the doors. We moved through to find the entry full of people.

Coby was doing her best to calm the Quad down, while their entourages waited in the wings. “See, they’re here now.”

Gregor whirled around, his eyes going to me and narrowing “I thought you were shot.”

“We told you she has a healing gift,” Mason said calmly.

Gregor scoffed. “Healing a cut is one thing. A bullet wound is something else entirely.”

I lifted my chin, meeting his gaze. “As you can see, I’m perfectly fine. There was no need for you to come all this

way.”

Kaleb turned a laugh into a choking cough as Ivan smacked him on the back a few times.

Gregor straightened his shoulders. “You do not tell me what to do, little girl.”

Cinna sighed, looking bored. “The girl’s right. We didn’t need to waste the time coming back here.” She said here as if the word tasted bad.

Screw My Childhood Sweetheart–Hipha Brother Marked Me First!

Chapter 143

Ivan scanned my face and body. “Any lingering injuries?”

“No, I’m almost completely healed.”

“Who shot you?” Kaleb asked. There was a ferocity in his words that had a little warmth growing in me for the Quad

member.

I glanced at Mason, who nodded. I chose my words carefully The last thing I wanted was an angry Quad going after my father, no matter how much he’d hurt me. “My father thinks the pack is a cult. He doesn’t know about shifters, and what he does know about this life, he doesn’t understand.”

Ivan gaped at me. “Your father shot you?”

I quickly shook my head. “No! He hired people to ‘de–program‘ me. Things got out of hand.”

A muscle in Kaleb’s cheek ticked. “This is inexcusable.”

“He’s right,” Gregor said, turning his attention to Mason. “You’ve proven that you are unable to protect the girl. She should be removed from your care.”

“I have a name,” I growled. “It’s Senna. And you don’t control where I go. I’m eighteen now. You lost your window.”

Redness crept up his throat. “Your insolence is worthy of censure.”

Kaleb held up a hand, stepping between us. “Let’s all dial it back a notch. We all want the same thing. Perhaps we can establish a guard for Senna. An enforcer from each of our packs who will remain with her.”

“Absolutely not,” Knox barked.

“And why not?” Ivan demanded. “What are you hiding?”

“We aren’t hiding anything,” Anson gritted out. “But our bond is new. I think you all understand that having unfamiliar wolves around our mate would be a bad idea.”

“It would end in death,” Vaughn warned.

“The only option is to move her to a secure location,” Gregor said. “My pack is best equipped for this. We have the strongest boundaries and the largest enforcer army.”

“Excuse me?” Cinna asked, arching a perfect brow. “Everyone knows that my warriors are fiercest. I can take her to my high–rise in Manhattan. No one will get close to her.”

“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Kaleb began.

“Stop!” I shouted. “All of you, just stop. I’m not going anywhere other than home. Nothing has changed since the last time you were here.”

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Something flashed in Gregor’s eyes. “Everything has changed. We know what you are, little energy bender.”

The room went silent around me, as the guys moved in even closer to my sides. Mason must’ve sent out an order through the mind link because enforcers flooded the lodge. Some moved to surround me, while others took up positions at the end of the room. In response, each of the Quad’s guard moved to flank them.

“Now, this isn’t necessary,” Ivan said.

“Isn’t it?” Mason asked. “You come onto my lands with plans to take one of my wolves.”

Cinna flicked a hand in my direction. “She wasn’t one of yours until very recently.”

“Her mother was one of mine and is still under my protection.”

Gregor’s eyes flared. “You know where she is.”

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