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356\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reckoning of Heart\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reckoning of Heart\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fire of possessiveness burns brighter when it touches the edges of betrayal.\u201d \u2013 Rhea Morgan\u00a0<\/p>\n
Callum\u2019s POV:\u00a0<\/p>\n
The second I heard that name\u2013Ethan\u2013my wolf, Ace, snapped to attention, bristling with rage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Who the f**k was Ethan?\u00a0<\/p>\n
And why did Rhea look like a cornered rabbit, trapped between us and the truth she hadn\u2019t planned\u00a0<\/p>\n
on sharing?\u00a0<\/p>\n
My muscles coiled tight as I watched her\u2013every little reaction, every flicker of hesitation in those silver\u2013blue eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnything you\u2019d like to share, sweetheart?\u201d I asked, keeping my voice controlled despite the roaring\u00a0<\/p>\n
possessiveness clawing at my insides.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She tensed like she was gearing up for a fight but was smart enough to know she was\u00a0<\/p>\n
outmatched.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSunshine, you\u2019re ours,\u201d Jaxon growled, stepping forward. His wolf, Blaze, wasn\u2019t even trying to hide\u00a0<\/p>\n
his fury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rory, who was usually the carefree one, was unnervingly quiet, his hands clenched into fists at his\u00a0<\/p>\n
sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And Seth? The bastard was grinning but I knew that look\u2013the calm before the f*****g storm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGuys, I\u2019m sorry you had to find out like this. I wasn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou weren\u2019t what, princess?\u201d Rory interrupted, stepping in close. \u201cHoping we wouldn\u2019t find out? Thinking you could hide something like this from us?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sharp edge in his voice made my wolf snarl inside my head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wasn\u2019t answering fast enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wasn\u2019t denying it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat the f**k?!\u201d she snapped, finally meeting our are head\u2013on. \u201cAre you serious right now? You\u2019re acting like I committed some f*****g felony!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She thought this was an overreaction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had no idea.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWas this the newly mated wolf in your group of friends?\u201d Seth asked, voice deceptively casual.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Too casual.\u00a0<\/p>\n
O\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/8\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reckoning of Heart\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe one you met at the academy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My head snapped to Seth as my wolf bristled. What?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause you weren\u2019t exactly subtle when you kept sneaking glances at his mark, snowflake.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was all it took.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The second those words left Seth\u2019s mouth, all of us f*****g snapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWHAT?!\u201d My brothers and I roared at the same time, the sound rattling the walls.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rhea flinched, her silver hair cascading over her shoulder as she took a half\u2013step back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not f*****g happening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you tell us sooner?\u201d I demanded, my glare cutting to Seth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd is that why you smelled like a newly mated wolf when we picked you up earlier?\u201d Jaxon snarled, his fists clenched so tight his knuckles turned white.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before she could say anything, I moved.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So did the others.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claim\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a blur, she was pinned between us, her back pressing against the cool granite countertop, our bodies caging her in. Her scent\u2013normally sweet, warm, f*****g addictive\u2013was now laced with\u00a0<\/p>\n
tension and defiance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou smell like him, still,\u201d Jaxon hissed, his lips brushing her jaw. \u201cBut I\u2019ll fix that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His teeth scraped her throat, just shy of biting, his wolf raging beneath the surface.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mine wasn\u2019t doing any better.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I gripped her waist, yanking her flush against my chest, my breath coming hot and heavy against\u00a0<\/p>\n
the delicate curve of her neck.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you feel that, little Luna?\u201d I murmured, voice dangerously low. \u201cThat\u2019s us. Staking our claim.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rory\u2019s hands slid to her hips, fingers squeezing possessively. His forehead dropped to her exposed throat, his breath rough and uneven.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one else touches what belongs to us,\u201d he growled, his voice barely human.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ever the opportunist, Seth dipped lower, his mouth grazing her collarbone, his fingers teasing the\u00a0<\/p>\n
hem of her shirt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you feel that, snowflake?\u201c* he murmured, his voice a dark promise.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s us. Claiming you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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r\u00a0<\/p>\n
2.8\u00a0<\/p>\n
*Reckoning of Heart\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her breath hitched, her body betraying her in the most delicious way possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow dare that pup to touch what is ours,\u201d I snarled my wolf bristling at the very thought of\u00a0<\/p>\n
another male anywhere near her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mine to touch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mine to taste.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mine to f**k into submission until she forgot anyone else ever existed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clain\u00a0<\/p>\n
I grabbed her waist, yanking her flush against me, my hands spanning her hips, gripping hard but not enough to leave a bruise. She gasped, her body soft, warm, exactly where she was meant to be\u00a0<\/p>\n
-in my arms, beneath my hands, at our mercy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jaxon crowded in behind her, his breath hot against her ear, his fingers sliding beneath her shirt,\u00a0<\/p>\n
tracing the curve of her stomach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re trembling, sunshine,\u201d he murmured, his voice like liquid sin. \u201cTell me\u2013are you scared? Or are you soaking that sweet little p***y, knowing you\u2019re about to be f****d by all of us soon?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She whimpered, her thighs clenching, but I caught -the scent of her arousal thick in the air, intoxicating, f*****g addictive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seth chuckled darkly, dragging a finger along her throat and tipping her chin up. \u201cNo running now, snowflake. You\u2019re ours. We\u2019re going to ruin you. But I promise you\u2019ll beg for it over and over again\u201c.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rory had gone silent, his gaze heavy, dark, pupils blown wide with lust as he leaned in, nipping at\u00a0<\/p>\n
her jawline.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to fill every inch of you,\u201d he murmured, his hands gliding up her bare thighs, slipping on top of her shorts, fingers tracing the outline of her dripping core. Jaxon growled, gripping her jaw, forcing her to meet his gaze. \u201cSay it. Say you\u2019re ours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That snapped her out of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHold up!\u201d she shoved at our grips, her voice sharp and cutting. \u201cFirst of all, back off and second, he didn\u2019t touch me like you\u2019re thinking. He\u2019s my friend\u2013and FYI, he\u2019s mated! All he gave me was a\u00a0<\/p>\n
hug. A. Hug.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My wolf snapped his teeth inside my head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That didn\u2019t f*****g matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou let another male hug you?\u201d Jaxon hissed, his tone filled with pure disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you f*****g kidding me?\u201d Rhea glared at us, her anger bubbling over. \u201cYou\u2019re acting like I broke some sacred f*****g wolf law. But let me remind you\u2013your pasts are legendary.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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O\u00a0<\/p>\n
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3\/8\u00a0<\/p>\n
* Reckoning of Heart\u00a0<\/p>\n
That struck a nerve.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clans\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lila, the traitor who I forgot was here at the moment, crossed her arms. \u201cShe\u2019s got a point, guys.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t even think about denying it.\u201c*\u00a0<\/p>\n
I growled low, but Lila didn\u2019t flinch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, don\u2019t even try to growl at me,\u201d she snapped. \u201cYou four weren\u2019t exactly saints before she got here. The entire pack knows about your exploits. Maybe don\u2019t throw stones when you\u2019re living in a glass house.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My jaw locked, but her words f*****g stung.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And my little Luna- wasn\u2019t looking at us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stared at the floor, her shoulders tense, her hands shaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLila, stop,\u201d she whispered, her voice breaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And f**k me, that sound gutted me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My brothers and I went rigid, our wolves snarling at the pain in her voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lila went to leave to give us some privacy, but little Luna grabbed her with a death grip. It was as if the thought of staying with us was terrifying. f**k!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, please. Stay,\u201d she begged, looking at Lila, not us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLuna, you have us,\u201d I said, stepping forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe needs to learn when to keep quiet,\u201d Jaxon muttered, glaring at Lila.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Big f*****g mistake.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what exactly did she say that was wrong?\u201d my little Luna snapped, her gaze finally lifting\u2013but\u00a0<\/p>\n
it wasn\u2019t soft or fearful anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was fury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pure, righteous f*****g fury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause from where I\u2019m standing, everything she said was true. You have no right to accuse me of anything when your own track records are worse\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt the blow before she even finished speaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re scared of another man hugging me? Please Half the packhouse can still hear about your escapades with the omegas. Then who should really be the one scared in this so\u2013called\u00a0<\/p>\n
relationship.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jaxon flinched.\u00a0<\/p>\n
O\u00a0<\/p>\n
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