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    I said I would break her if that was what it took..


    And I certainly followed through with that.


    A’s hard exterior had cracked and shattered before me.


    I had driven over an hour, and my stomach was still in knots. So much so that I had to stop to throw up


    at one point. Guilt tore at me.


    I really had been cruel to her.


    Especially since it turned out it wasn’t even her fault the bond hadn’t broken. She and Dasha had


    epted my rejection. They had done what I needed them to do. A had stayed away from Kylee


    and me. She hadn’t tried to be around them. From what I could tell, she hadn’t even called Kylee like


    she used to. And how did I repay her? By ripping her apart with every intention of doing as much


    damage as possible.


    It was my wolf that was still hanging on. It was Kieran who kept us in a constant state of heartache.


    Kept A in a constant state of pain.


    And then she had to go and do something stupid and cut herself out of the pack. She waspletely


    lost to us now. The only thing I could do was tell myself it was what I wanted. It was the only way to get


    rid of the temptation and put enough distance between us until Kylee and I were marked and mated


    and leading our pack.


    Every time I said it, Kieran was there to argue.


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    By the time I pulled up to the packhouse, I was so pissed that anyone around instantly took a wide


    birth. My aura was probably so intense that I was making everyone physically ufortable, but I


    really didn’t give a shit.


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    I was going to head to my office but decided against it. Too many people had ess to me there, and I


    really didn’t need anyoneing around.


    What I needed was to work off some of this rage and pent–up energy.


    I made a beeline for the private training room in the wing of the packhouse reserved for ranking


    members of the pack. I was relieved to find it empty, tugging my shirt over my head and immediately


    heading to the punching bag in the corner.


    I had worked up a sweat when Briggs entered the room. Walking over to me with his usual swagger,


    his arms crossed over his chest as he leaned against the wall close by. He knew something was up. He


    had been hounding me about it since we got back from Kylee’s house. So had my mother, but I sure as


    hell wasn’t going down that road.


    Briggs was my Beta. We had been friends since we were eight and had been through everything


    together since then. I didn’t think there was anything we could hide from each other. But I sure as shit


    wanted to hide this f*** up from him. So I just ignored his presence.


    “You ready to tell me what the hell is going on with you? Or at least, where you were today?” he said


    loud enough to be heard over the sound of my fists hitting the bag.


    “No.”


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    “If you don’t, we’ll sedate you. Your aura is out of control right now, bro. This isn’t about you just being


    in a pissy mood anymore,” Briggs said with an edge to his voice that meant he was serious.


    I yelled as I hit the bag hard one more time. I winced as I forced my fingers through my hair. I hadn’t


    realized I had been breaking the skin on my knuckles. I fell back against the wall, sliding down to the


    floor.


    “You know I’m here for you, bro,” my Beta said calmly. “Whatever it is, you can talk to me.”


    I nodded.


    ‘Tell him.‘


    I winced at Keiran’s demand. But I couldn’t really disagree anymore.


    “I found my mate,” I admitted. I could feel Briggs‘ eyes go wide in his head.


    “What the hell do you mean you found your mate?” he took a step closer. “Please tell me you’re talking


    about Kylee.”


    I shook my head. “No. I found my fated mate.”


    “What. The. Fuck.” He had warned me about this when I first got involved with Kylee and again when


    we announced our mating ceremony. “Where the hell is she? Who the hell is she?”


    “I rejected her. She’s gone.”


    “Theo, man, you’re really scaring me now. Why would you do that? What were you thinking?” Briggs


    demanded.


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    “She’s Kylee’s sister,” I snapped. Briggs tensed up.


    “A? As in the sister that allegedly abandoned Kylee?”


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    His use of the word “allegedly” pissed me off and confused me a little. He really liked Kylee. They’ve


    always gotten along. Even when he was cautioning me about finding my mate, he told me he was


    happy for me.


    “Are you trying to say Kylee is lying?” I snapped.


    He made a face. “No, but I do think it’s foolish to shit on a sacred gift by rejecting your mate without all


    the information.”


    “I have all the information I need.”


    “No, you have Kylee’s side of the story,” Briggs said with a worried look.


    “And their mother’s,” I added.


    Briggs scoffed. “Look, Marie Garner is a nice enoughdy, but I wouldn’t exactly trust her judgment.”


    “What are you talking about?” I asked, my own concern growing.


    “Bro, she’s a lush,” Briggs said with a shrug. “Not that you’ve been around enough to notice since she’s


    been here. I can’t tell how bad, and she seems pretty harmless. But these things often have a dark side


    that no one sees.”


    I couldn’t believe we were having this conversation. Thest thing I needed was any kind of doubt in


    my decision.


    “Whatever. It doesn’t matter. What’s done is done. And A’s


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    reactions to all of this told me all I needed to know from her.” I pushed myself to my feet.


    “What were her reactions?” Briggs asked cautiously, and I


    realized my choice of words may have given away more than I intended. I knew he wouldn’t let it go


    unless he was sure I told him everything.


    “Which time?” I said quietly.


    “Excuse me?” He heard exactly what I said. “What the f*** happened, Theo?”


    “She never argued or fought the rejection. She agreed and epted it the first day we met like it was


    nothing. She had no response, no rebuttal, no exnation,” I told him. “You have to be coldhearted to


    feel nothing after breaking a mate bond.”


    “Or f***ing strong as hell,” Briggs stated. “You said she didn’t argue or fight. Did you even give her a


    chance to speak or even get to know anything about her before you threw her to the curb? Or did you


    just walk up to her and say tough shit?”


    I grimaced. That’s exactly what happened. “There wasn’t exactly an opportunity for that. Neither one of


    us wanted Kylee to find out.”


    The muscles in his neck flexed as he tensed. “You said ‘which time.‘ When did you see her again?”


    “This morning.”


    “Why?”


    I could tell he was choosing his words carefully.


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    “Kylee wanted a ne of her mother’s that was left at their house for some appointment this week. I


    went back to get it.”


    “Okay, someone else could have done that. Why did you go?” Briggs pushed, but the words stuck in


    my throat. “Theo, you‘ re hurting. There’s no way in hell this is as cut and dry as you‘ re trying to say it


    is.”


    “The bond didn’t break. Notpletely.”


    “Shit, Theo. So you both have been walking around with your hearts ripped open for the past week?”


    Briggs said. “So, what the hell happened today? Why are you still on the edge of ripping half the pack’s


    throats out?”


    Images of that morning shed through my head. The fear that something had happened to her when


    she hadn’t been home. The jealousy and rage at finding her at another male’s house. The way it felt


    when I kissed her. And sheer pain and anguish of everything that followed.


    “Theo?” Briggs pressed.


    “She cut her ties to the pack,” I said solemnly. “She turned herself rogue.”


    “Theo,” Briggs bellowed, “how the f*** could you let that happen? Why didn’t you stop her?”


    “She cut herself from Dad. She used his name. There was nothing I could do. I had no way of fighting


    it.” I was done with this conversation. “So none of this f***ing matters. It’s done. She’s gone. She’s


    nevering back. Doing so would be a death sentence, and she knew that.”


    “What have you done, Theo?”


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    “It doesn’t f***ing matter,” I yelled. “Whatever I did or didn’t do, she never wanted me anyway. She’s not


    my problem anymore. So right now, I’m going to worry about cleaning up the mess she made and


    figure out how to tell Kylee and Marie that they’ll never see her again. And don’t you dare breathe a


    f***ing word about any of this to them, do you understand me?”


    “Okay. Okay,” Briggs said, raising his hands in the air, trying to calm me down. “You’re right. There’s


    nothing we can do about her now. If it’s done and over with, then it’s done and over with. We’ll move


    on.”


    I wasn’t sure he believed it, but I didn’t f***ing care. Like I said, she wasn’t my f***ing problem anymore.


    I stormed out of the training room. I still needed to let off some steam. Anything to get some f***ing


    relief. I ran upstairs to my wing of the packhouse and saw precisely what I needed walking down the


    hall. Or should I say, who I needed.


    I grabbed Kylee’s hand, not even bothering to acknowledge her greeting, and pulled her into my room.


    My mouth mmed into hers, and she responded immediately, her tongue reaching for mine. She


    tasted different. I kissed down her neck, tearing the clothes from her body as I pushed her toward the


    bed. My shirt went over my head, and she started to undo my pants.


    She pulled back to look up at me, and I grunted as she gripped my c***. Her pale blue eyes held desire


    but still fell t. Kieran was snarling viciously in my head. I grabbed Kylee by her hair, spinning her and


    bending her over the bed. I shoved my fingers into her pussy, listening to her moan as I got her good


    and wet for me.


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    Removing my fingers, I rammed into her up to the hilt. I immediately picked up a grueling pace as I


    hammered into her, working to drown out my wolf’s furious snarls. I watched as Kylee rocked in front of


    me. Her hair was too blonde. She was too slender with hardly any cur


    ves. She cried my name as I kept pounding into her, but her voice was grating.


    I closed my eyes, my head falling back.


    Instantly I was gued with images of A. Remembering how she tasted. What she felt like pressed


    against me. I moaned as I pictured her syed out in front of me. I imagined how her ass would ripple


    as I took her like this. I saw her beautiful face as she came apart on my c***, riding out her orgasm as I


    sank my teeth into her gorgeous neck.


    I pulled out, pumping my c*** with my hand as I released over Kylee’s back, remembering exactly who I


    was f***ing. I wasn’t worried about pregnancy, buting inside her felt wrong now. It wasn’t for her.


    It all felt wrong.


    “That was amazing, baby,” Kylee panted beneath me. “It’s about time you reminded me exactly who I


    belong to.”


    I picked up a piece of torn fabric and wiped the mess from her skin. She reached for me, but her touch


    made me recoil. I had to get out of there.


    I was walking toward the door when blinding pain erupted through my body.


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