32 - Come And Get It

~Dane's Point of View~

I knew it, I just knew it! No matter what, I'll never be his equal. He'll always pull his rank over me, I'll always be lesser than him. I’ve known it, but to have it shoved in my face… Especially now, with Alice.

*We should have marked her! Fuck him! We need to secure a female, I'm sick of waiting. I've let you have your fun and keep our body happy but we need to be a father,* Ryder fussed.

I'd run until my legs ached, likely a few hours and I was near the center. There was a packhouse of sorts with rooms and I knew I could find a place to stay. I'd run through the creek to hopefully mask Alice's scent, despite it pissing off my wolf. He wanted her heavenly floral scent all over us.

"You're back," I heard, making Ryder stop.

The sun was just rising in the east, the sky a spectacular show of colors. My mother had always talked about how the dawn of a new day means promise, hopefulness. I was having a hard time feeling anything close to that. I knew Jett’s wor