Chapter 16

SARAH

"No!"

He glares at me and turns into the common room heading for the dining hall.

"Jayson, I can fight!" I follow him.

I showed up at the pack house the next day, after the devastating news that a bunch of murderous rogues are coming to hunt us down. Our little town can't take it and I won't let them win. I was looking for the training sheet to sign up.

"Forget it, Sarah! When this shit goes down, you're on the bus with the rest of them. That's final!" He yells with his back turned.

He waits at the counter for food. Steaming at the fact that I'm fighting him on this.

"I told you I was by your side and I'll be damned if you're going to stop me!" I point my finger at him. "I'm not running, Jayson!"

He grabs his plate and leans in to my face. "Over my dead body. You join this fight; I'll kill you myself." He goes to the table and sits down.

"Why? Why don't you want me to fight? You know I can. Hell, I can kick your ass." I slam myself in the seat across from him.

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