The Hunted Wolf – Chapter 18

ADIRA

I ran in front of Mark, hoping to keep the two of them separated. I was worried things would get much worse if the two of them got into a physical fight. I held my hands up, trying to slow Jori down.

“Please, let’s just talk about this in a calm manner,” I pleaded.

ut I could feel his intensity burning. It wouldn’t take much to push him over the edge.

olves here, and we didn’t know what to do. We needed help,” I said.

s hands shook with fury.

d why Jori was mad. I would be too if my pack members were put at risk without my knowledge, but we needed the help.

d he was grinding his teeth. He knew I was right.

uld cause injuries on both sides, not just for us. Is it because your father died so suddenly that you turned out like this?”

b me in the back.”

u? Your family killed my grandfather! Your family is the reason my entire family is dead, and you think I betrayed you?”

lies,” Jori spat back.

ruth. He threw it in my face. Don’t be so

before. I touched his arm, trying to calm him d

hell,” Jori said. He suddenly swung his fist at Mark, hitti

the stomach. It turned into an all out fist fight, and I didn’t know what to do.

thing!” I shouted, but my words were unheard in the anger of

without risking injuries to myself.

I felt helpless just standing there, and I found myself moving forward, trying to pull Jori off of Mark. Jori pushed me back with his elbow, and I f

ment of struggling. Scythe held Mark back and Percy held Jori back.

from me.”

up when they did, but I was still on edge from the situation.

going to live in the same city, then we need to figure out how to work out our differences without fighting.”

p stabbing me in the back, maybe we could live in peace. As is, I don’t trust any of you. Why would I want to pretend like I care enough to settle anything with you?”

pposed to be like this.”

as a deep sadness in his eyes. “No, it wasn’t supposed to be like this. You were supposed to be mine.” His eyes lingered on mine for a little longer before he turned to Percy. “Don’t bother coming back to the pack house. You’ve made it clear where your allegiance stands.”

lence hanging in the air.

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s breaking a code. It felt necessary at the time, but now I wondered if there was a better way for us to handle it.

th Jori and himself. He was not th

rk’s lip again, and he hissed in pain.

ing I could say would make him feel better in this moment.

s. It was all minor injuries that would heal in a couple of hours, but it was rough seeing Mark like that.

ow?” I asked, curling my fingers on the edge of the

n the ground as he spoke. “I’m sorry. You deserve better behavio

myself off the counter and got on my knees in front of him so I could look up into his eyes. I grabbed his hands and held them tightly.

squeezed his hands tighter, trying to emphasize how much I cared.

s back today.”

something would trigger me, and all of the anger and hurt came flooding back.

hat can’t be easy, but I’m here for you in whatever way you need me. If you want to talk, if you want a distracti

. “I just need you.”

s. His tongue slipped into my mouth, tasting every bit of it he could. My core was burning, and I only had one thing on my mind.

in while his hands searched my body.

’t mind it. Heat pooled between my legs, and I didn’t want him to stop. I needed him to fill me up. Too much had happened in the past forty-eight hours, and I wanted the comfort and pleasure that came from Mark, and I knew he needed it as well.

e was nothing left. He didn’t hesitate to push inside of me, causing a gasp to escape my mouth. He caught my mouth with his lips and he pumped in and out of me at an ungodly speed. It was too mu

waves of pleasure wracked my body. He suddenly flipped us over, so I was on top of him. He dug his fingers into my hips a

With a few more thrusts and groans, Mark hit his own high. I collapsed on top of him, no energy left in my body. Sweat covered the two of us, but I couldn’t bring myself to move.

is for a while?” he asked. His fingers stroked my back up and down slowly, sending goosebumps all over my skin.

dded my head against his chest