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The Alphas Next Door 24
KAIAAs soon as Hailey is out of earshot, I turn to them, crossing my arms so tight it feels like I’m holding myself together.“What the hell was that?”Maddox is the first to react, of course. His brows lift, mouth twitching like he’s been waiting for me to explode. “What was what?”I glare. “Don’t you dare play dumb with me. That little performance—teaming up with her, letting her think you’re—” I cut myself off, because if I say family, it might choke me. “You don’t get to just… worm your way in like that.”Maddox makes a show of gasping, hand over his chest. “Worm? Ouch. I thought we were more charming than worms. Ronan, back me up here. We’re at least… foxes if you can't call us what we are right?”Ronan doesn’t even bother looking at me. He’s leaning against the step, arms crossed, eyes steady in that way that feels more like a challenge than anything Maddox says. Quiet, watchful, and dangerous.I snap, “She’s six years old. She doesn’t know better—”“Ah, correction,” Maddox cut
The Alphas Next Door 23
KAIA•Two days later•I jolt awake, chest heaving, sweat clinging to my skin like I’ve just run a damn marathon. My sheets are tangled around my legs, and I’m panting—again. Of course. Because apparently my brain hates me. Because apparently fate thinks it’s funny to shove the same dream down my throat every single night for the past two days. The same dream of them.Ronan. Maddox. And now… fuck.Now it’s Dr Wolfe… Caius.His face, his goddamn face, clear as day this time. The third man in my dream.“Fuck,” I whisper into the empty room, pressing my palms over my eyes. “Fuck, fuck, fuck.”Three. Three men? That’s insane. That’s… not normal, right? I mean, it can’t be. One man is a curse enough. Two? A scandal. But three? What even is that? A death sentence? A porn plot?And what’s worse? I’m wet.Still. Again. Always.I groan and shove the heel of my hand against my forehead like that’ll fix the mess in my head. Like it’ll fix me. I can’t even talk to Ashby about this shit anymore si
The Alphas Next Door 22
CAUISIt must be the claiming season.That’s the only reason I can give myself right now, because nothing else makes sense. Nothing. Not with the way my chest is tight, not with the way my wolf is prowling and scratching at the insides of my ribs like he’s been caged for years, like he’s starving. Not even the way I'd told her to stay away from those two.But that’s impossible. It’s supposed to be impossible—because I made it that way.I did what no one dared. What no one even thought was possible. I went behind the Alpha’s back, behind the Luna’s too. The great Caius, the good doctor, heir, and loyal pack member. They’d skin me alive if they knew. And maybe I’d let them, because what I did wasn’t just betrayal. It was sacrilege.I created a way out. A way to silence the madness. A medication that clipped the strings between wolf and mate, dulled the senses, killed the primal urge before it could flare to life. No more instincts screaming at you. No more scent that burns itself into
The Alphas Next Door 21
KAIA My brain starts running through every possible reason Dr. Wolfe would want to see me—and none of them are good. I’ve been here, what, less than a week? That’s barely enough time to memorize the layout, let alone screw something up bad enough to get summoned. Or, was it because he saw me at Ronan's and Maddox's? Shit. “Did he say why?” I ask, trying not to sound like my pulse just spiked. Morgan just shrugs, annoyingly calm. “Nope. But he’s in early today, so…” She gives me that loaded look that makes me feel like the floor just tilted under me while her eyes rake me from head to toe and again as if inspecting me. “You’d better go now.” I nod as I smooth down my scrubs, mostly to keep my hands busy, and head for the hallway that leads to his office. The glass panels along the corridor make the space too open, like anyone could watch me make the slow, shameful march to my doom. When I reach the door, it’s slightly ajar. I knock anyway. His deep voice calls, “Come in.” I step
The Alphas Next Door 20
KAIA My heart is still pounding when I reach the first step to my apartment. I glance back just to see Maddox also crossing the street behind me. He stops me with a low, “Wait.” I turn, and he’s tucking a hand into his pocket. He pulls something out—my phone—and holds it toward me like it’s no big deal. “Found this for you.” A hundred possible questions cross my mind. When? Why do you even have this? but I’m too rattled to ask. “Thanks,” I mutter, barely glancing at him before I slip inside. The air in my apartment feels warmer than outside, but my skin prickles all the same. Embarrassment still clings to me like static, and it only deepens when my gaze drifts to the couch by the window. Hailey’s there, swinging her legs idly, her little hands curled around the edge of the cushion. And just like that, I know she’s been watching. And if she’s been watching… she’s seen me come out of the neighbors’ apartment. Great. She tilts her head. “Where were you?” I force a chuckle, the
The Alphas Next Door 19
KAIAInstead of answering, Ronan tilts his head, studying me. I glare back, matching his intensity.Then, he sighs, averting his gaze, and asks, “Do you know why those wolves attacked you in broad daylight?”I blink, looking at him as if he's stupid. “And why the hell would I know that?”He just shakes his head and glances at Maddox, like he’s silently passing the “bad news delivery” baton.Maddox sighs, dragging a hand over his jaw. “Because claiming season is in two weeks.”I stare at him, my brain short-circuiting for a second. “This claiming season again?”Everyone just keep saying that like it’s common knowledge. I don’t even know what it means. Does it come with a parade? A bake sale? What?Like, whatttttttt??Maddox doesn’t answer right away, and I take that as a bad sign.He leans forward, resting his elbows on his knees. “Claiming season,” he says slowly, like I’m a kid about to learn Santa isn’t real, “is when every werewolf goes into heat. Mated and claimed wolves already
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