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28: Ugly Tactics (1)

Penulis: Ena Starr
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-23 01:42:40

Krista

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It had been hours since we left the cottage, but no one had relaxed, not even for a second. Every step was careful, every ear tuned for the slightest noise. Though we hadn’t yet encountered any trouble, I could feel it looming over us like a storm waiting to break. It felt as if the world itself was holding its breath, waiting for something to happen.

I adjusted the strap of my bag, rolling my shoulders to ease the ache settling in my muscles. Luke had long since fallen asleep in Jacob
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    Krista*But Jacob’s wolf merely turned around and began to move through the trees without waiting for an answer. After a brief hesitation, my wolf followed. But she did not run beside him but behind him, far back enough that if he tried anything, she would have time to react.The realization made something twist inside me. I had known my wolf was angry with Jacob, but I had not realized the depth of it until now. She truly viewed him as an enemy. Not merely as a former mate who had hurt us, but a real danger. A threat.And although I had no love lost for Jacob after everything he had done to me, I did not know if I could call him an enemy.Infuriating? Yes.Selfish? Absolutely.Capable of causing devastating harm without thinking things through? Without question.But enemy? I did not know.My wolf clearly did.Still, I pushed the thought aside as we moved through the forest because another feeling overwhelmed everything else, the feeling of wholeness. I had forgotten what it felt lik

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    Krista*When I still lived with the pack, he’d had my devotion and my loyalty. My love as well, even when he did not return it. Even when he looked through me and longed for another woman. I had still loved him anyway.Then when I finally left and clawed together some semblance of a new life for myself, he came to Eldeg and dragged me back into the orbit of the Red Moon Pack all over again. Another thing he wanted.And now, he wanted more: my fear, my panic, my submission. He wanted me running through the forest like prey while he chased me for sport. As the realization settled into me, something ugly and furious began rising in my chest.No. I was done letting Jacob have whatever he wanted from me simply because he reached for it. The rage built and built until my vision blurred around the edges. The wolf in front of me remained still, golden eyes fixed on mine as if waiting to see what I would do next.That calmness only infuriated me further. “You think this is funny?” I hissed.J

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    Krista*It was Jacob. It had to be.My mind raced as I stared at the massive creature not far from me. When had he stopped following me? When had he shifted? How had I not heard it? How had I not noticed him disappear?The wolf stood perfectly still amongst the trees, black fur blending almost seamlessly into the gloom of the forest. Only those eyes gave him away, bright and intelligent and fixed entirely on me.I took an instinctive step backward. “Jacob,” I said, proud that my voice sounded steady despite the frantic pounding of my heart. “Cut this out.”The wolf did not move.“The hunt is over,” I continued sharply. “I caught the squirrel. What are you doing?”Still nothing. The silence unnerved me more than if he had spoken. My fear sharpened into anger. “Jacob!” I snapped. “Stop this right now!”The wolf lowered its massive head slightly, then a growl rolled out from its chest. The sound was low and deep and terrifyingly primal. It seemed to vibrate through the air itself, rever

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    Krista*The woods sounded different without my wolf, but not entirely dead. There were still sounds if I concentrated hard enough. Tiny movements hidden behind the groan of branches overhead and the whisper of wind through leaves.There was another rustle, closer this time. I narrowed my eyes and moved carefully towards it, placing each foot down with deliberate caution. The damp earth softened my footsteps and the cold air brushed against my face as I slipped between the trees.Somewhere behind me, Jacob remained silent and watching. I refused to think about how aware I was of him even now. Instead, I focused until the world narrowed, until all I could hear was the faint scrape-scrape-scrape ahead of me.Then I saw it. At the base of a large tree sat a squirrel, tiny paws working busily as it buried something under loose dirt and leaves. In this darkness, the animal was little more than a blur of grey-brown fur and twitching movement, but my entire attention locked onto it instantly

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