Chapter 122

Kira

“I’m going to stay awhile,” Perrin says, as Mark and the Alpha begin to leave.

Deidre gives him a pained expression, then, as if understanding something I don’t, nods curtly and leaves. When they’re gone, Perrin sits back down and eyes me from across the bed. “You seriously don’t remember saving yourself?”

I hold up a hand. “Before we do that, I want to make myself perfectly clear.”

“About what?”

“Don’t you dare drag Ben here. I’m not interested in some type of pity visit–”

But the moron only smiles at me. “I doubt it would be a ‘pity visit,’ Kira. He’s genuinely worried about you.”

“You heard what I said,” I snap. “I don’t want him here.”

“You honestly wouldn’t see him if he comes?”

“I’m not interested in anyone forced to check in on me,” I snarl. “Where is that food, anyway?”

Perrin laughs and sits back in his chair. “Ok, fine. I’ll merely suggest it to him–don’t look at me like that, I’m not disobeying a direct order from the Alpha–that he come, but I won’t demand it, ok?”

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