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Alexandra nods sole Rachel’s announce for me"

"Not your fault," I say as I rush past her and dash into the hall "Stay inside the house! Both of you!" I shout back at theas?" Nathan says as he rushes up tofroe into the den with Nathan and s, so they’ve already heard what’s going on

Xavier steps up, coh he just got out of the shower "That didn’t take long, did it?" he says, shaking his head "His girl bails and already he’s regretting his douchiness and co to Romeo her back into his bed"

"Looks that way," I say, "but I’ with him"

"Yeah," Nathan adds, "I have to ad the ol’ irl, at least"

"No, it’s not," I say "Where’s Daisy?" I ask, realizing she’s the only one ofout with Harry," Ca really has Harry worried"

"And she’s closed herno telepathic response froht for the front door, pushing it open fully and stepping out onto the porch; everyone follows close behind I descend the steps and stand round in the wide open of the front yard; e pool of shadow across the driveway We wait for several long, tensein the still of the night The quarter h in the star-filled sky

And then an out-of-place band of shadow moves up from the end of the driveway as Viktor, Ashe and two others I don’t know, e as pathetic as ever stands beside his father, Viktor, with his head cocked confidently to one side His short black hair is ht recently

Viktor Vargas is the only one a them who has roup, his burly ar of so much more, is a per here?

I know that his part in this has nothing to do with Alexandra She’s a sas and wouldn’t waste his tiazes across the yard at me and our eyes lock in an intense : we are one in the saht, it will be between hily "I’ve been seeing and hearing sos as of late," he says His head leans in on one side, his chin barely turning at an angle so that he appears inquisitive and the one holding all the cards

"About what exactly?" I say, and although he’s already succeeded in worrying rins Probably because he already knows he’s succeeded

"First thing first," he says, unfolding his arirl out here," Ashe says, "before I go in et her"

Viktor puts his arm out horizontally at his side and pushes Ashe back "I did not coirlfriend," he says, "and if you interrupt "

As Ashe ss his pride and steps off, Alexandra and Rachel exit the house and stand boldly together at the top of the porch I grit htly closed lips, but think better of repri my order to stay inside I realize before it’s too late that letting Viktor and Ashe know that I don’t have those two properly ‘trained’ yet, will put a serious hurt on my reputation as Alpha

"I’m really surprised by your stupidity," Alexandra says to Ashe

"His desperation is what I like to see though," Rachel chimes in

I don’t have to look at either of them to see the smirks and taunts on their faces But I’m about to explode over their interruption

Viktor looks dead atlance back at Alexandra and Rachel and thankfully they see it

But then Xavier opens his o back to the shithole you crawled out of?--you’re not taking Alexandra anywhere"