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Chapter 41: Kinsley’s Stand
Kinsley
The next morning I wake, feeling fantastic. Lucas made mee several times and then I had
reached out to stroke him, causing him to o**m after only a few strokes. We bothughed at that,
his mostly an embarrassedugh, and then we had cleaned up and curled up together to sleep.
I roll over, expecting to find Lucas, but instead, I find a note attached to a red rose..
Good morning, sleepyhead. You looked too peaceful to wake. If you have time, I’d love to have
lunch with you today.
Your mate and lover,
Lucas
I smile, getting out of bed and showering, thinking ofst night and how kind and generous Lucas
had been, how gentle and caring. As I bathe, I can still feel the tingle of my nipples from his very
talented tonguest night.
I get dressed and head downstairs, ready to take on whatever today will bring, and I nearly run into
Trent.
“Kinsley,” he says, looking me over as if I’m naked.
“That’s Beta Kinsley to you.”
“I have such a hard time calling you Beta when I’ve seen you
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f***ed right in front of me. You know, usually girls like that charge by the hour,” he says, licking his
lips. “So how much?”
I’m not sure what I would have said, but another voicees from behind me.
“Excuse me!” Luna Sophie exims, walking up. “You will apologize, and you will do it now.
“Says who? You? You’re not my Luna. You’re no one’s Luna. You don’t get a title unless your mate
**ks you in front of us so we can all watch,” he sayssciviously.
I see red and a momentter, Trent is on the ground with a broken nose and I’m standing over him
seething.
“What is going on here?” Alpha Hunter says, walking up. He looks at Sophie and then at me. “Beta
Kinsley?”
“He insulted our Luna,” I snarl.
“Is that so?” he asks, looking at Sophie.
“Not before he insulted our Beta. I believe he made a reference to her being a cheap w*e.”
I **ear gasps from other pack members, the sounds of a scuffle drawing them to see what’s going
on.
“I see,” Hunter says, walking up behind Trent. Trent starts to get up, but Alpha Hunter pushes him
back down. “Stay down,” he growls at him.
“Beta Kinsley, what is the penalty for disrespecting one’s Beta?” he asks, and I look down. If he had
asked me the penalty for disrespecting one’s Luna, I could have answered easily, but I
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still struggle to answer if it’s about me.
“Lucas?” he asks and my head snaps around to see my mate standing behind me. He came in with
the others.
“Death,” he says, ring at Trent.
“Kinsley, what did we discuss the other day?” Alpha Hunter asks to me, his hand still holding Trent
on the ground.
I look down, trying to find my courage. Courage that I used to have, that I’m trying to regain.
I square my shoulders and look up, meeting Alpha Hunter’s gaze. “That if I wouldn’t ept the
disrespect toward someone else, then I shouldn’t allow it towards myself.”
Alpha Hunter nods, as if he’s considering his options.
“The penalty for disrespecting one’s Luna is also death,” he says. Trent snarls and tries to jerk free,
but Alpha Hunter extends his ws, slicing them through Trent’s shoulder and pushing down,
keeping him on his knees.
“Beta Kinsley, I told you that I will not tolerate disrespect in this pack, did I not?”
“Yes, Alpha,” I say, feeling that I’ve once again disappointed him.
“Why didn’t youe to me yesterday?” he asks softly.
“…” I begin, feeling Lucase up behind me.
“You didn’t think I realized something was going on when I saw Trent talking to you after patrols
yesterday? I asked Alpha Hunter this morning if you had approached him after he and our
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I shake my head, feeling like I’ve disappointed both of them.
“He disrespected you, Beta Kinsley. It should be you who exacts his punishment,” Alpha Hunter
says.
“Don’t you dare touch me, you f***g b**h,” Trent snarls. A momentter, he’s hanging off the ground,
Alpha Hunter’s ws holding him up by the throat.
“I’ll do it. It would be my pleasure,” Lucas growls, moving to step around me.
“No. No, Alpha Hunter is right. He insulted me first. I need to be the one to punish him for his
crimes.”
Alpha Hunter opens his hand and lets Trent drop to the floor, stepping back and letting me take the
lead.
“Trent, you have disrespected your Beta female, your Luna, and therefore your Alpha and Beta
male. You are hereby sentenced to death, effective immediately,” I say, giving him his sentence.
“You f**..” Trent begins, but I extend my ws and in one sweeping motion, his head goes flying
across the room. Blood sprays over me as his body falls to the floor. There is something
empowering about being able to stand up for myself. Finally. Finally, I feel capable of stopping the
leering stares and remarks.
I turn and look at everyone else in the room. “Anyone else feeling disrespectful towards me?” I
snarl. When no one responds, I turn back..
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“Good. Get this a**hole out of here. Bury the body off of packnds. Only respectful, true pack
members get a funeral and pyre. And spread the word, disrespect is not allowed in this pack, not by
anyone, not towards anyone,” I say, looking at Alpha Hunter to see if he’ll back me up.
He nods and I turn, needing to shower and desperately needing to get ahold of my emotions that
are all over the ce.
I jog up the stairs and peel off my clothes as I head to the shower. I’ve just stepped under the
scalding hot water when I hear Lucase in.
“Kinsley, are you…”
I don’t wait, I grab him, pulling him into the shower with me and
stripping off his clothes. I’m not sure why killing Trent has made a difference, but it’s as if everything
inside me has righted after all this time.
“Mine,” I snarl, leaping onto him and sliding down his already hard length. He presses me against
the shower wall, kissing me with a passion I’ve never felt from him. He begins slowly, carefully
thrusting inside me, but that’s not what I need, not right now.
“I need more. I need more!” I tell him before sliding my tongue into his mouth. He begins thrusting
into me, giving me what I need. Our hands are everywhere, our mouths kissing and licking each
other, desperate after waiting a year for this moment.
The moment my o**m hits, I throw my head back and scream with the pleasure ofit. Lucas’ own
o**m is only a moment behind mine.
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“MINE!” he snarls before he sinks his canines into my neck, marking me again.
My response is only a moment behind his. “MINE!” I growl, sinking my canines into his marking
spot, marking him again as both of our bodies shoot off again with the most explosive o**m I’ve ever
had in my life.
Sophie POV
When Hunter had walked in, he had mind linked me to let him handle the situation. I had been
surprised, but I watched, seeing that there was something more going on with Kinsley.
After she jogged upstairs, Lucas right behind her, I walked over to Hunter who is overseeing the
clean-up of Trent.
“I feel like I missed something,” I say to him quietly.
He looks at where Kinsley and Lucas had gone up the stairs. “I needed her to stand her ground.
Lucas found out recently that this,” he says, gesturing toward Trent’s decapitated body, “has been
going on for a year. I needed her to take a stand, to finally understand her worth, and to fight for it.
Thank you for staying quiet. I could tell that wasn’t easy for you,” he says, pulling me close and
kissing the top of my head.
“It wasn’t, but I trust you, so I knew there was more to this than what had happened here today.”
I turn and look at where our Betas had gone. “Talk about a rite of passage. The term ‘bathed in
blood’ has a whole new meaning to me now. Did you feel the difference in her? When
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she challenged the pack, did you feel it?” I ask him.
He smiles smugly. “Yes, I do believe we finally have our true Beta female.”