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Chapter 33

Fane lay beneath Lucas’ jaeak fro He had seen her run into Lucas in an attempt to push Lucas off of him, and all the while he’d had to lie still If he had moved his plan would not have worked He kept his ive her any sign that he was okay He hated seeing her hurt, but if she knew that he wasn’t dead, she would not have struggled so much which would have tipped off Lucas As soon as Jacquelyn was out of sight, Lucas gave Fane one final shake and then let go of his neck The fact that Lucas had not bothered to make sure Fane’s heart stopped was hishis breath, which made Lucas think he had killed hiht

Lucas released Fane’s throat and turned his head up towards the moon and howled While he was distracted, his vulnerable throat was coe With all the strength Fane had left, he lunged up and sank his teeth deep into Lucas’ throat He tasted blood and that fueled his anger Fane gripped even tighter and felt his jaws crush the vocal cords and the wind pipe, silencing Lucas’ howl Then Fane jerked his head violently to the left, pulling so hard that his teeth ripped Lucas’ throat wide open, severing arteries Blood poured like a rushing river froround In less than a minute, Lucas collapsed on his side Fane would not make the same mistake Lucas did He took a paw and pushed Lucas onto his back, exposing the ain sunk his teeth into the wolf’s flesh, tearing though skin and muscle until he diseet up from

Fane turned to look at his father, who nodded his head once Fane turned his head upward and howled in victory Then he collapsed

"Sorin, Alina Get Fane and take him to the Henrys’ Clean him up I will be there as quickly as I can to heal hiive me, Alpha, but why do you not want us to take him to his mate?" Sorin asked apprehensively

"Jacquelyn was hysterical when she was dragged out of here She is not likely to be any calmer yet, and she does not need to see Fane in his current state," Vasile explained

Sorin nodded his understanding Then he, with Alina’s help, gathered Fane to take him to the Henrys’

Vasile turned back to the wolves that Lucas left behind with his death

"Who of you is Lucas’ second?" Vasile asked them

A tall, bulky man stepped forward "I am his second," he answered

"What is your name?" Vasile asked the man

"Jeff Stone," the wolf answered

"You are second no longer, Jeff Stone You stand Alpha of the Coldspring pack You are to keep a record of your pack as is Canis lupus laill check on your pack toby these laws If you do not know them," Vasile reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet, from which he pulled out a card, "here is my card Call me and I will inform you of the his neck in subive him a proper burial Let this be a lesson to each of you that you cannot claim women who are not your mates Lucas would have never found comfort or peace with Jacquelyn because she was not his trueable to give him what he so desperately needed," Vasile explained to the wolves Then he simply said, "Go," and watched as they collected Lucas’ body and left