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Bad Husband 133

    When he lived me, it wasn''t gentle. This mouth alimed mi at my back hit. The cold


    til


    a hunger that knockid thevath froes nay longs


    dort, podling him cloter


    His hand al-2 in my waist, Impres digging in just


    to make me gap: Every coherent thinght scattered like leaves in a winddarm Jackson''s scheme, all of it. Momen away by the feel of Make''s body pressed against mine.


    He tasted my thighs


    whiskey and something wildet, something that made my wolf whimper with need. His teeth graced my bottom lip at his knee pashed between.


    "You drive me crazy," he mummed again my neck, voter tough Watching you acim room, not being able to touch you


    "Look who''s talking" I ran my fingers through his hair, tugging just hand enough to make him groan, "You and your stupid Alpha wagger:


    Its bough vibrated against my skin as he ripped at my corbone. "You like my swazzer


    Shut up and kiss me. I pulled his mouth back to mine, desperate to forget everything else, if only for a few stolen minutes.


    We crashed together like waves breaking on rocks, all hands and heat and breathless need. His fingers found the zipper of my dress, and I didn''t stop him, men though the rational part of my brain screamed that anyone could walk in


    Hn lips traveled down my throat to the mark on my neck. The moment he touched it, liquid fire raced through my veins. I bit my lip to keep from crying out, my body arching against his


    "We should go," he whispered, his voice strained with restraint.


    car''s nut back. The cabin''s only thirty minutes away.


    The thought of our little hideaway made my heart ache with longing. But reality came crashing back-Sarah waiting for me, the ceremony still in full swing. dozens of eyes that would notice if we both disappeared


    "I can 1." I said reluctantly, my hands still clutching his shoulders. "Not tonight."


    Instead of pushing or questioning, he just nodded, pressing his forehead against mine. That simple respect made my chest tighten in a way his kisses hadn''t.


    "Then I II take what I can get. He traced my jawline with his thumb. A stolen moment is better than none at


    This time when he kissed me, it was slower, deeper, like. was trying to memorize the feel of me. I melted into him, my wolf howling inside at the rightness of it all.


    His hand slid lower, hiking up my dress, and I forgot where we were, forgot everything except the feel of his skin against mine, the promise of more


    Footsteps echoed in the corridor outside. We froze, eyes locked, breathing hard.


    "Someone''sing," he murmured, reluctantly pulling away.


    aid she''d be back"


    "Probably Sarah." I quickly straightened my clothes, fingerbing my tangled hair. "She said


    ke pressed onest kiss to my temple. "When all this is over....


    He didn 1 finish, but I nodded anyway, understanding the promise in those unspoken words:


    "Wait for me." The plea slipped out before i could stop it, barely audibile even to my ow


    His


    eyes softened, the gold fading back to stermy blue. "As long as it


    Then he wa


    was gone, slipping out with the silent grace only an Alpha could manage. I sagged against the wall, heart still racing, lips still burning from his


    Tomorrow I''d have to choose between my family and... whatever this thing with ke was bing. The thunich


    Third Person POV


    Have youpletely foot your mind?" Richard Hayesered his son behind a decorative nak, vilce barely abuere a whisper. "Inviting the Rivers girl back as an instructor? After all the trouble we went through to get her father out of the way?"


    fackson''s mouth curled into that smile that had always made Bichand uneasy-lon caldating for someone so young.


    "s, Father. It''s perfectly thought out."


    "Thought out? The pack will slett


    "They''ll see apassionate future Alpha, Jackson corrected, adjusting his cufflinks. "One who believes in second chances, even for those who''ve made... unfortunate family connections."


    Richard studied his son''s face, looking for the truth behind the polished veneer. Cut the crap. What''s your real y here?"


    Something dangerous flickered in Jackson''s eyes. "Did you see Morgan back there? The Alpha King himself, rushing to defend some nobody from Shadow Creek?" He shook his head. "That''s not normal.


    "You think there''s something between them? Richard''s brow furrowed,


    1 don1 think, I know." Jackson a voice hardened. "She''s changed. I can feel it. She was mine, Father. I marked her."


    "You suspect... Richard couldn''t even finish the thought.


    1 need her here, on our territory, under my watch"rkson tapped his fingers against his thigh-the only sign of his agitation. "If what I suspect is true, we''d have the perfect leverage against Silverpeak"


    Richard pulled back, suddenly wary of his own son. "You''re ying with fire. If Morgan has imed her-


    "Then I''ll have proof of the Alpha King viting one of our most sacredws. Jacksons smile returned, sharper now. "Taking another wolf''s marked mate? Even the mighty ke Morgan couldn''t survive that scandal."


    1


    And your engagement to Sophia? The alliance we''ve spent years building?" Jackson waved dismissively. "Sophia is a means to an end. If a better opportunity presents itself, only a fool would igno


    Richard stared at his son, truly seeing him perhaps for the first time. The ambition he''d once fostered with pride had twisted into something darker. something that sent a chill down his spine.


    "Don''t drag us into something you can''t control," he warned.


    I''m always in control, Father." Jackson''s confidence never wavered. "Every possibility has been considered."


    What he didn''t say what he''d never admit aloud-was how he nned to use William Rivers as a permanent leash around Ava''s neck. The Blood Protection Right was just halt. She''d never get close enough to invoke it, but the hope would keep her dancing to his tune.


    And unce she was back in Shadow Creek, on his territory, under hismand... well, she''d learn quickly that second chances came with strings attached.


    Very light strings.


    The two men rejoined the ceremony, where the ceremonial torches cast long shadows across the grass. Like omens, they stretched toward the horizon, dark and foreboding.
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