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Chapter 12: Jealousy Is a Language Too.

Alpha Duaine’s Standpoint.

I was by the door to the outside, holding my drink way too gently for how I was feeling. The room was full of sounds, music, laughs, and talks I didn't care for.

My wolf, Cairo, woke up in my mind again.

“She’s on her way.”

I stayed quiet.

“You feel it, don’t you?”

I held my drink tighter.

"I don’t care."

"Yes, you do."

"She likes to play games. Okay. Let her."

"This isn't just fun, Duaine. She’s meant for you."

"She’s just a brat," I said low, not minding a look from a council guy close by. "And I won't be run by her. I'm the lead here. She will have to give in, not me."

"You're wrong," Cairo said softly. "She shouldn't have to give in to you. She should stand with you. You're pushing her away."

I blocked him out.

She wanted to make a point?

Fine.

Let’s watch how things go.

The room changed when she came in.

All other sounds fell away, lost to the thump of my own heart.

Lessie.

Her name echoed in me like a battle cry.
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