Screw My Childhood Sweetheart His Alpha Brother Marked Me First novel Chapter 72

Mason stood tall, his focus assessing. “I’ve seen it with my own eyes.”

“That kind of thing can be mistaken at this age. Their hormones are raging.”

Caspian let out a low growl. “Don’t insult us.”

Coby snarled in return. “Shut your mouth, pup.”

Knox stepped away from me and prowled towards Coby. “I’ve had enough of your disrespect. You’re power–hungry, always have been. Everything about you is desperate and reaching.”

Coby gritted her teeth. “I’m still beta of this pack. You will show me some respect.”

“Not for long, you aren’t. And you forget that I’m stronger than you.” His eyes began to glow, and Coby was frozen in place, her eyes wide. Knox moved in so that he was only a breath away from her. “I could gut you where you stand. I don’t because I have more honor than you.”

The glow in his eyes waned, and Coby stumbled back. She turned to Mason. “You would let him treat me this way? Your second–in–command?”

“Knox is the future alpha of this pack. I would never stop him from putting someone in line for showing his bond disrespect.”

“She isn’t his mate!” Jasmine cried, moving towards Knox and grasping his arm. “It’s you and me. That’s how it was always supposed to be.”

I couldn’t help the growl in the back of my throat at Jasmine’s hand on Knox.

He pulled his arm from her grasp. “This is destined by fate. You and I were never meant to be. We aren’t even friends anymore. You stopped truly listening to me a long time ago, too caught up in your mom’s power–hungry plans for the future. You don’t care about me. You only care about being Luna of this pack.”

She reared back, as if Knox had slapped her. “That’s not true.”

“Really think, Jaz. Do you even know me anymore?”

“Of course I do. I know you better than anyone.”

His eyes narrowed on her. “Then why have you been making my life ten times harder than it needs to be right now? Why have you been hurting the person I care about most? I asked you to make Senna feel welcome, Instead, I smelled your scent all over those ugly posters at the school. Teaming up with Sadie and her crew should be beneath you.”

Jasmine flushed, looking away.

The posters felt like a lifetime ago, and so unimportant, given all I’d found out recently. But the knowledge that Jasmine wanted to cause me as much pain as possible, I wouldn’t forget. She’d known that my life was about to be rocked by finding out I was a shifter, she’d known that I was already hurting from losing my sister, and she had only wanted to intensify my

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Chapter 72

pain.

I pushed forward, stalking towards her. “I haven’t done anything to you.”

Her eyes flashed. “You stole him. Came in with that whole ‘wounded bird‘ act, and of course, Knox jumped. He’s a natural

protector.”

“He was never yours to begin with.” Even with as little as I knew about this new world, I knew that was true. Knox and Jaz had never even been together. They were friends. But it wasn’t a true friendship if she was acting this way when he found the person he was meant for.

Her jaw clenched, and she faced Knox. “Are you seriously going to throw away everything we’ve had for her?” Her bravado slipped a little, tears filling her eyes. “You were the only one who was there for me when my dad bailed. You taught me how to fight and defend myself so I wouldn’t be the weak link in the pack. So that I could be worthy of a powerful mate. Don’t do this,

H.”

I saw a little of Knox’s resolve slip, and it crushed something deep inside me. “I’m not trying to hurt you, Jaz. But I’m meant for Senna.”

He hadn’t said he loved me or wanted to be with me, but that he was meant for me. Was that all I was to Knox? A duty?

Tears slid down Jasmine’s cheeks. “I can’t stand around and watch it.”

She turned and tore out of the lodge.

Coby glared at me. “I hope you’re happy. It wasn’t enough that you destroyed your own family? Now you have to come in and destroy ours?”

I felt as if I’d been slapped.

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