Chapter 74


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    I watched her type the number into her phone before handing mine back to me. She gave me a look


    and I backed away, giving her some space. I lingered near the house while she walked further down


    the yard. I was struggling to hold it together.


    The evening had been hard enough as it was. I had been waiting to see A again all week. As the


    day approached, I worried A would feel ambushed or pressured again by my being there. I didn’t


    want that. I asked Briggs if he and Mina would tag along. It kept A and me apart for the first part of


    the evening, but she seemedfortable.


    When she had stepped away to take the call, I knew it was him. I hadn’ t nned oning after her,


    but something in my gut kept telling me something was off. I was d I did. I needed to know what was


    going on. If someone wasing after her, I would keep her safe at any cost. Especially since it


    sounded like Kingston was being reckless with her safety.


    I focused my hearing on A. I could still hear her but couldn’t make out what Apha Harden was saying


    on the phone. She was too far away, and she was careful not to say anything that would give me any


    information. She knew I’d be listening. I was also watching. Her shoulders became more tense the


    more they spoke, her movements more anxious.


    Their conversation was rtively short. When A hung up, I noticed her roll her shoulders, preparing


    to put on the mask she knew how to wear so well. But I was getting better at seeing through it. I walked


    toward her. I would find out what was going on.


    “What did he say?”


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    “Hmm?” She turned to me. “Oh… He told me what was going on. He said not to worry about it. It really


    isn’t a big deal.”


    “Come on, A,” I pushed. “I need to know if you’re in danger. You may not be a member of my pack


    anymore, but you’re in my territory.”


    “And there’s nothing for you to worry about,” she said, pushing past me toward the guest house. “I’m


    perfectly safe.”


    I followed after her. “How do you know that?”


    “I just do.”


    “I don’t believe you, A,” I said. “But if you don’t want to tell me, fine. But I’ll find out what’s going on.”


    She turned on her heel. “Why do you even care, Theo?”


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    “You know exactly why I care, A,” I snapped.


    “Well, you shouldn’t,” she insisted. “It won’t help either of us.”


    Iughed bitterly. “Why is that?” She didn’t respond. I moved closer, stopping centimeters away.


    “Because you still care. We both know you do.”


    “That doesn’t matter,” she whispered, stepping away from me. “Not anymore.”


    “When ites to your safety, it absolutely matters,” I insisted. “Please, I’m not going to lock you away


    or anything, A. I just want to make sure you’re looked after. Please.”


    She closed her eyes. Running her hands through her hair, she hugged.


    “You have to promise not to freak out,” she said forcefully. “What


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    happened is done and over with and was handled. Understood?”


    She wasn’t helping ease my mind, but I knew I couldn’t let my instincts take over.


    I gave her a tight nod. “Understood,”


    She crossed her arms over her chest. “There was an incident at the Alphas’ Gathering with another


    Alpha. He… took an interest in me, and at the banquet, he kind of attacked me.’


    ”


    My fists clenched. My heart was beating a mile a minute. Kieran was pushing to the forefront, fighting


    me as I pushed him back.


    “I was fine. It wasn’t that bad,” she insisted. “Kingston, Briggs, and a few of the others stopped him


    before anything happened.”


    Briggs knew and he didn’t f****ng tell me? They all would have known.


    “Who was it?” I asked, using all my strength to keep my voice even.


    “Alpha Conner of the Shadow w pack,” she said. “Well, former Alpha Conner. He lost his rank and


    was restricted to his pack territory for five years.”


    “But…”


    “But he’s missing,” she said. “Alpha Harden is looking into it.”


    “And they think he’ll being for you.” I assumed.


    She nodded. “It’s a possibility, but there’s no way to know for sure. I doubt I’m at the top of his list,


    though.”


    “Doesn’t matter,” I said shortly. “If there’s any chance he could be


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    fixating on you, we should be prepared.” I could still see how tense she was. I reached out and rested


    my hands on her shoulders, hoping to give her at least a littlefort. “There are few pack warriors


    that live in this area. I’ll have them do some extra patrols for a while, okay? And it may be better if you


    moved into the main house.”


    “No,” A said, shaking her head. “I don’t want to intrude.”


    “You won’t be,” I said. “Besides, this isn’t something I can keep from my father. He’ll insist on it anyway.


    “Okay,” she conceded.


    “Who all in Sablemane knows you’re here?” I asked.


    “Just a few,” she shrugged. “Kingston, Pierce, Emma, my boss, Erica. That’s about it. Everyone else


    knows I’m out of town, but not I don’t think they know where.”


    “Good,” I said. “That makes things easier.”


    My hands were still on her arms, my thumbs stroking her skin. The tingling was hard to ignore. I don’t


    know if it was helping her, but it was helping me. At least I no longer felt the urge to hunt Conner down


    and tear him to pieces. All that mattered was that I kept her safe.


    I fought the desire to pull her into an embrace, feeling like the safest ce for her was in my arms. I


    didn’t think she would see it that way. That wasn’t fair to her. So, I dropped my hands, hoping to


    remove some of the temptation.


    “We should go let everyone know what’s going on,” I said.


    She winced. “Yeah, I guess so.


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