Semua Bab Slave to the Wolf King: Bab 231 - Bab 240

~ JESSE ~“Get in here, now.” Maya leaned out the door and practically dragged me inside by my collar as she closed the door—keeping Wylde outside, which seemed odd. But the sense of her fear was even more clear now that we were in front of each other.“What’s going on?” I asked her the moment we were alone as we hurried back through her cave.She was hobbling towards her living area, beckoning me to follow.When I spoke, she stopped suddenly, turning to look at me, and her eyes glowed in the half-light, because we were around the corner from the living area, and it seemed like she only had one lamp on in there.

~ JESSE ~Maya talked for a long time—about Cazz’s history. About his pain. And about how he’d let me down.I listened. I agreed. I knew she was right. But the longer I sat there, the more I became stuck in a weird duality.Half of me growing more and more numb. Calmer—almost untouched. That side of me felt like if Cazz had walked in right then, I would have just looked at him and asked him calmly to explain.But the other half of me… That half was a forest fire.Grief. Fear. Betrayal. Sick.That side of me continued to crack and shatter, and the longer she talked, the less I heard. Because in th

~ CASIMIR ~We stood right in each other’s space, both quivering on the edge of the shift. He wasn’t challenging for dominance so he wouldn’t shift first, wouldn’t push me to it—because he knew he’d lose. But he didn’t drop my gaze, and didn’t back down. If I shifted, he would too.I growled, low and deep in my chest.Rake’s gaze didn’t waver, but he shifted his weight on his feet, balancing himself. “I’ve never touched her, Cazz. Never said anything to her about how I feel. Never given her any reason to think or believe… anything except that I am on her team. I’ve never done anything inappropriate. And before you growl, it’s true—I’v

~ CASIMIR ~I growled at the girl, ready to tell her exactly what I thought of that—but Rake cursed.“She’s gone to talk to her brothers. She’s gone to prove herself. You fucking did it, Cazz. You finally pushed her too far—and she’s going to put herself in danger to prove you wrong.”I turned on him then, every ounce of protectiveness of her as my mate and our Queen making me quiver with rage. “I told her no,” I snarled. “I tried to stop her. To protect her. If they kill her, I’m holding you responsible.”“That is such bull

~ CASIMIR ~When the tunnel outside was quiet and we were alone, Maya sighed, and suddenly the blocks disappeared—I drank in the power as it washed back into my veins, sighing with relief, trembling with it, pushing away the shock of how reliant I was upon it to keep my control. Rake slumped. She’d obviously held some kind of grip on him as well.“If either so much as looks at the other the wrong way, I will return your blocks, and I will not be gentle. I need both of you to set aside your differences and act like the adults that I know you can be.” Then she looked back and forth between us with a sniff. “Well… I hope, at least,” she qualified with disdain.Then she turned and hobbled towards Rake’s chair, speaking as