Lahat ng Kabanata ng Rejected And Claimed By Her Trio Mates : Kabanata 141 - Kabanata 150

“I know you’re in there,” I murmur softly, offering the spoon again. “Come back to me. Please. I’m right here.”He leans forward, wrists cocked against the chains as he sniffs at the spoon. Then he flicks a wild-eyed gaze at me before chomping at the wood.I pull the spoon back before he can yank it away with his teeth.He chews madly, juices spilling over his chin and little pieces of shredded beef falling from his lips onto his bare knees.“More?” I pick up another hunk of food and hold it out.As if he’s immediately forgotten that the spoon holds food, he shrinks away from it, lashing out with his foot. I absorb the blow in my knee and gasp at the violence behind it, at the sharp, stabbing pain that lances up my thigh and into my hip.Before he can kick me again, I scramble backward, out of range from his long legs, dragging the bowl with me.He growls and flails around for several moments, kicking out at the water heater and the walls, dragging at his chains.I just wait, trying n

“Don’t say it like that,” Amora barks, eyes blazing and her fist tightening on her Pop-Tart. It crumbles beneath her grip, bits and pieces raining down to her plate.I reach out beneath the table and grip her knee with a firm but calming squeeze. Catching her gaze, I say softly, “Down, kitty.”She bares her teeth at me but then drops her gaze to her destroyed pastry.Silence falls for a moment before Amora speaks up again.“Do you guys know anybody who could help? Anyone who’s familiar with the shadow realm or how the shadows work?”I lean back in my chair, wrapping my fingers around my cooling mug. “Nah. Not anyone besides Quinton and Felicity.”She looks thoughtful for a minute. “Well, we sought out a witch to help us against the shadow’s poison. So maybe a witch could help us with Frost’s predicament?”I snort a laugh, although there’s no humor in it. “You really wanna play with the witches again? Look what happened last time. He sold us out to Felicity and promised you to her shad

Frost yips, and the sound makes me tear my gaze away from the retreating farmer. The last shadow vanishes in a puff of smoke at Frost’s feet, and he looks up, his eyes blazing bright blue as he seeks us out.I can see immediately that he’s still not in his right mind. He may have broken free of his chains and come out swinging against the shadows, but inside his head, he’s still being driven mad by those same damn monsters.I’m only a few feet behind Kian and Malix, who have preemptively placed themselves between me and Frost. In an instant, I see the trouble coming—his broken mind, his attack, his brothers defending me. One or more of them getting hurt.Or dying.Frost lunges forward with another bone-shaking snarl, but this time, he’s coming for us.No!That desperate thought propels me into motion before I realize I’m moving. I refuse to let him hurt Malix or Kian. I refuse to stand by and watch the three of them fight again, because this time, his brothers might kill him.I run pa

“We should go to Felicity for help,” I explain, speaking my thoughts aloud as the idea takes deeper root in my mind. “What’s that saying? The enemy of my enemy is my friend? Or something like that. If we join forces with Felicity, we could work together against Quinton. And she might even be able to help with Frost’s… problem.”Behind me, Frost stiffens at the mention of his shadows.Kian barks a short laugh. “You can’t be serious. Felicity has been against us for years. Why would she work with us?”“Things change,” I point out with a shrug. “People change. You never thought your old alpha would be your enemy, did you?”Kian’s expression doesn’t change, but he inclines his head in silent agreement.“We never thought the four of us would become allies,” I say. “Even more than that. Friends. Lovers.”There are other words I could use for what we are, but I clamp my lips closed around them, keeping them locked away.Malix glances over at me as if he’s plucking those words straight out of

AmoraAs Felicity’sscouts race toward us, my heart surges into my throat, fluttering like a trapped animal and making it hard to breathe.But we’ve already discussed this. Every evening for the past few nights, when we made camp to rest, we carefully talked over the plan for what we would do when we finally reached her pack territory. Even though the moment is dangerous, and I don’t know whether we’re going to be able to convince these shifters to listen to us, I’m ready for it. We discussed the best methods for de-escalating the situation and looking as non-threatening as possible, so we’re prepared.I let the change ripple over me, and my wolf recedes back inside my body, leaving me entirely naked and exposed. Holding my head high, I keep my fingers on Frost’s back as he shifts to human form alongside me. He straightens, shaking his head as the change rolls through him. Once his soft white fur transforms to smooth golden skin, I tuck my fingers around his elbow and press against him