Kacie
I hear Clara sigh and shuffling and feet drop to the floor. She’s clearly disappointed and a part of me feels good that he rejected her. For a second there I doubted him, I questioned him, I was heartbroken over something that hadn’t happened.
Guilt floods my chest, I had no doubt in my mind that he chose her, that he was cheating on me. What about the whole mate stuff she was talking about?
If she’s telling the truth, Viktor has two mates. Do we have to live together? Do we share him? Or does he have to choose between the two of us?
My heart thumps harder at the thought of him choosing between us. I bite my lip and try to gather the strength to turn the knob on the door and open it.
“Chin up, Kacie,” Athena encourages me.
I lift my chin and ignore the shake in my hands as I reach for the doorknob. I take
Kacie“I won’t share him,” Athena growls. She doesn’t care about Clara or what she’s going through. It doesn’t matter that she’s hurting what matters is that Clara is still here.Clara stands there staring at Viktor expecting something and it makes our blood boil. “Let me handle this,” I tell Athena.“I don’t know what you’re going through and I would need more than a few minutes to try and… understand where you’re coming from.” I don’t look at him, if I do, I’ll crumble. I still feel him though. His hand hovering over my lower back.“We don’t know who you are. Until we confirm who you are…” I trail off. What does she do in the meantime? What if we somehow confirm that she’s his mate too? What then?All of
Kacie“Would you consider sharing him?” She asks. Before I know what I’m doing I’ve lunged over the table, hopped onto Clara’s table, my hands are wrapped around her neck, and a loud snarl fills the room.Clara stares up at me, unafraid, her eyes lock with mine. I hate how calm she is, how okay all of this is for her. How could she? How dare she. Athena’s taken control of me, and even though I know acting this way isn’t right, I don’t fight her for control.I want to make her fear me. I want to make her bleed. I want her to hurt as I hurt. Arms wrap around my waist and we turn to our mate.“You dare?” She growls at Viktor. Her hands remain on Clara, she thinks he’s protecting Clara.His eyes search her eyes, “Wolf, please give your human part control.”She
Kacie When I left them I’d hoped that Viktor would come running after me but he didn’t. The sky was black and the stars went on and on and I wanted to get lost in it. I had too many thoughts in my head and all of these emotions were overwhelming. I don’t know how long I was outside but when the sun started to peek out over the horizon I knew I’d been out for too long. “Fuck.” “We haven’t done anything wrong, we needed some space,” Athena said in our defense. “And, if I’m not wrong, I didn’t see him follow us out. I didn’t see him trying to look for us. He could have found us if he wanted to,” she continued. “Hell Kace, he could have linked us but he didn’t.” I whimper at the hurt in her voice. “You’re right, Athena,” I murmur. She is right. I needed to leave last night or I would have gone to the room and waited for him on the ground.
Kacie “No, I need to be alone right now,” I say. Ignoring the need to melt into his arms and pretend everything is fine, I squirm out of his hold. Viktor looks down at me with a crazed look in his eye. I watch as his eyes flicker and Flash fights for control. His grip on my arm tightens and just when it looks like he’s about to take complete control, Viktor closes his eyes. The silence is deafening but when his eyes open again, there’s no hint of Flash. Viktor is in control and I let out the breath I didn’t know I was holding. His hand drops and falls to his side. “I’d never hurt you, Kacie,” he murmurs. “He’s already done that though, hasn’t he, Kacie?” Athena says. I wrap my arms around me protectively. Alpha Ken had hurt me in ways I didn’t know were possible. I didn’t have hopes of finding my mate, I didn’t know I’d be blessed by t
ViktorWe walk in silence as we head outside. I take the lead and she follows me to my car. I ignore the looks pack members are throwing my way. I’m sure word has gotten around of the new visitor that isn’t a wolf.The look on Kacie'sface when we were in the room is eating at me. I can’t stop thinking about the way her bottom lip quivered when Clara walked into our room. I’ve got the rogue attacks to deal with, the rumor of the witch going around, and Clara stepping into our lives like she’s got some hold over me.If this was the old days I would have had to prove my love for Kacie and loyalty to her and our pack by slaughtering this new female. I still need to prove my love for Kacie but without killing Clara.I don’t like this feeling that Kacie thinks I’m cheating on her or might think we would. I wouldn’t do anything to hurt her.
KacieAfter they left I talked to Jamie and basically cried my heart out. She tried to reassure me that I was enough and it was completely understandable why I’d cry.“This whole situation is fucked up,” Jamie said. “I don’t know how you’re holding up so well. In all honesty, if I were in your shoes I would not have been as calm or as composed as you were yesterday.”A laugh escapes from my chest and I wipe my tears.“I would have ripped her hair out of her head. Shit, I would have bitten her. She waltz onto our territory like she already owned the place,” Jamie spat.“The day a witch becomes Luna…” Jamie stops talking and looks at me apologetically. “I’m sorry, I wasn’t thinking,” she whispered. “She won’t become Luna. Viktor isn’t stupid enough to&he
KacieHe wasn’t home yet. My heart fluttered with a fear that took root in my chest and controlled my actions. This seemed like a really really bad idea, but my curiosity was stronger than worry. I needed to know. I needed to see.I pushed Clara’s door open and peered in. Her living room was empty and dark, but there was a light that was streaming in from somewhere else, somewhere I’d have to walk to.A woman cried out, “Yes! Harder! Oh Goddess, yes!”Dread settled in me as I followed the voice. I had heard it before. I knew that voice. The light was spilling out of an open door. I stopped in front of it, hesitating. I could still turn around and pretend I didn’t hear anything. If I stop now, I wouldn’t see anything either.Another moan drifted out of the room, and I peeked inside. Heat rushed up my face, then seemed to dra
Kacie I stared into his eyes, hoping he could see how much I hated him for what I’d seen, how much it hurt to know he respected me so little. “You have no right to be angry with me, Viktor. Not after what I saw today. You cheated on me.” Viktor snarled. “How can I be cheating when you’ve forced me into this whole arrangement??” “Forced? Forced?! Who brought her home?!” I bellowed. I’ve never been so angry as I am right now. “And you just accused me of fucking another woman!” He growled. “I can understand being frustrated with this situation but I’ve done no such thing!” I huffed. “I’m no saint baby girl but I thought you of all people who know how much I care for you,” he said. The lies dripped from his tongue like honey. He’d made me feel safe and cherished. I know she’s his mate too but the sting of