All Chapters of Running Wild : The Cruel Alpha Kings: Chapter 51 - Chapter 53

I was cocooned in what felt like a thick, cloudy dream. Between sleep and wakefulness, I caught a quiet, persistent crackle. I almost forgot where I was until the scent of burning wood and something vaguely familiar reminded me of the cabin.Deciding to give in to the warmth, I burrowed deeper and stretched lazily. My limbs ached, sore in places I didn’t want to think about. My mind remained deliciously hazy, as if my body refused to acknowledge the shitstorm that had landed me here in the first place.Then something heavy cut off my air. My arms shot out as I thrashed against whatever covered my face, realization hitting me that I was just wrestling a pile of clothes, completely shattering the dreamlike state I’d been clinging to.“What the fuck?” I snapped, shoving the fabric off with a groggy scowl.Jace grinned down at me, arms crossed, thoroughly enjoying my misery. “Wakey wakey, princess.”I bolted upright too fast, and that was my first mistake.The sudden movement jerked the b

“Oh, he’s going to pop an artery, no doubt.” Jace rocked back on his heels, his grin widening. “But he can’t do jack shit to me.”I side-eyed him. “Because of what you have over him?”Jace cracked a full, too damn cocky smile, looking way too hot to be standing this close to me. Fuck my life. Seriously. “Absolutely,” he replied.I crossed my arms, tilting my head. “I really want to know what it is that’s so major it keeps Darius in check.”Jace studied me for a beat, his gaze tracking the line of my jaw before he smirked. “And why do you want to know so bad?”I shrugged. “Maybe so I can use it against him myself.”He chuckled low, then draped an arm over my shoulders, leaning in until his breath was warm against my ear. “Let’s see how this goes first,” he murmured. “Then maybe—maybe—you might get lucky.”I huffed, shrugging him off to hide the sudden spike in my pulse as he led me toward the doors.Inside, the place was exactly what I expected. Dark, smoky, and buzzing with low chatte