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Landon.“Hey,” I look up from my system. Maddie's head pushes through the door while the rest of her body stands outside the door. “I'm leaving, need anything before I go?”Shaking my head, I gesticulate for her to come in and she does. Shutting the door behind her. I get up from my desk to sit on one of the couches in my office. “How's Mike?”Maddie gives me a weird look before taking her seat, “healing fine, keeps going in and out of consciousness.”“That's good.”“Good?” She scoffs, “you think he'll be in this position if not for Brooklyn? She hadn't even apologized.”“She would if you just give her the chance to!” I run my hand down my face. “Look, she's hard on herself right now and she doesn't need you or anyone else adding to it.”“You're being absolutely ridiculous right now,” she gets up from the couch before me.“Mad—”“Gods. No, Landon. You want to sit here and tell me that you wouldn't have beaten him to a pulp if it was the other way around?” Her eyes narrow into slits. M

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CHAPTER 112

Brooklyn.How stupid can I be?I should have known.The signs were there, my gut told me what I should see. Pointed it out to me. Yet, like some fucking fool, I choose to ignore it.Honestly, I should be labelled as the laughing stock of the year. The bastard who made me run away from home has always been here.And for hours, while Landon was out, I contemplated telling him. Hell, I didn't want to, but the last time I hid something from him and acted without his input, see where that has gotten me.My friend is in the hospital, fighting for his life.So, yeah. I am right to show him.But his reactions right now make me doubt that. Makes me wish I hadn't opened my fat mouth in the first place.It's my fault for not drilling more from him, for not catching him, but all Landon does right now is blame himself.I don't think he's even aware that his body is shaking, that his skin is starting to turn to fur, that his eyes are amber, and his fangs are out. He's a second from being a wolf.Pr

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CHAPTER 113

Brooklyn.“Hey!” I call after Maddie, trying to gain in on her. How can she walk this fast? “Maddie.” I call out her name when she doesn't answer me and I increase my footsteps. “Mads, wait,” I grab her elbow, halting her movement.She yanks her arm, “don't touch me.”Lifting up my hand in surrender, I nod. “Can we just speak for a moment?”“We are talking now, aren't we?”I will do anything to appease her right now. She's so mad and I will too, especially with the fact that he's fragile.“I'm sorry,” I sigh, “what happened is totally my fault and I'm trying to apologize—”“Then apologize,” she turns to me fully, hands folded under her bosom, “let's hear it.”Gulping, I part my lips, searching for the words that I'm certain I mentally prepared in my mind. Where has the apology gone when I need it now??She let her hands loose and scoff, “of course, she can't.”“I can—” I take in a deep breath and let my words tumble over, “I'm sorry, okay? I know I shouldn't have taken him with me—”“

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CHAPTER 114

Brooklyn.Air snatches from my throat.I can't breathe. My ears ring. My stomach churns. Oh, my goodness, I feel sick. Did I hear what I think I heard?My eyes fix on Landon as he gets up and rounds the counter, coming to me. He reaches for me, but I step out of his reach. “Brooklyn, listen to me.”Not wanting a part of myself glued to him at this moment.Placing the juice on the counter, I grip it next, my hands almost turning white from how hard I'm gripping it. The sudden water gathering in my eyes makes it stings. “You try to sell me out?”“What? No!” He has the audacity to look hurt, “gosh, why will you even think that!?”“So what? If you're not trying to give me up, then what's this?” Standing straight, I force air down my lungs, the ringing in my ears eased a bit, but I still stayed lean against the counter. “Because clearly that's the only reason I can think of as to why you will do this.”“I can explain, but I need you to calm down.” He takes a tentative step towards me, when

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CHAPTER 115

Landon.I just want to do this alone. Do this in secret, then tell everyone about it after I get a response.The way the joy slides out of her and into hurt..betrayal when she heard about the news. And it even stabs me more for her to think that I'll ever sell her out or use her as bait.I don't think she realizes how much she holds in my life.That hurt. A lot.And the only reason I agree to do this is because of what I felt when Brooklyn found out about my plan. And she's wrong about everything —me not trusting her, or the rest of the council members aside from Billie. What she doesn't know is that the first thing Billie will tell me as soon as I mention it to her is to tell Brooklyn.Packing the car in a straight line in front of the building we now call the administrative building. Rather than using my office and different parts of the pack house, Brooklyn made me use an uncompleted building to fit just everything that has to do with pack and care. So far, I like it. I don't have