My fingers tug at his shirt, the fabric tearing under my grip, and I feel Eric’s hands on my shoulders, his lips moving lower, trailing fire across my skin. It’s raw, consuming, the kind of heat that could burn this whole pack house down. 

I want more—more of Rick, more of Eric, more of this bond that makes us whole, even without her.

“What the hell are you guys doing?” a voice snaps, sharp and raw, cutting through the haze.

I freeze, my lips still on Rick’s, my hands gripping his hair. I turn my head, slow and deliberate, and there she is—Lia, standing in the doorway, her eyes wide with shock, her face a storm of fury and something else, something that makes my wolf howl. 

My smirk widens, slow and deliberate, as I meet her gaze, letting her see every bit of the monster she hates.

Chapter 44: Into the Wolf's Den 🐺🔥🌙


Lunchtime drags on, the dining hall heavy with silence, the air thick with the absence of Lia. 


Her empty chair stares back at us, a reminder of her anger, her tears, her demand to be left alone. 


The mate bond burns in my chest, a hot, restless pull, like she's calling me even though she pushed us away. 


Me, Eric, Rick, and Dean sit around the table, the food untouched, our minds on one thing: Lucas. 


That bastard thinks he can claim her, but Lia's ours, not his. We decided last night to go to the Blood Moon pack, to warn him to back off, to make it clear she don't want him. No more secrets, no more games—at least, that's what I'm hoping.


I stand, my chair scraping, my voice low. "I'm gonna get Lia. Maybe she's still upset, but she needs to eat."


Before I can move, a maid steps forward, her voice quick, nervous. "I already served Miss Lia her lunch, Alpha Dorian. She said she don't wanna come down, wants to be alone."


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