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"Shush," he soothed, petting her with fir soon stopped, but she kept on growling--it was one continuous sound "I’m mad at them too" He scratched the top of her head "But you still can’t kill the continued

When sos crossed at the ankles, and rested her on top of him He scratched her behind the ears and under her jawline, until the growling turned to purring and she relaxed

Grabbing the remote from the coffee table, he switched on the TV The cat opened one eye and, apparently uninterested in the choices that Netflix had to offer, closed it again and drifted off They stayed like that for hours as Jesse had his ownwhen there was a knock at the door

Still pissed with his pack, Jesse wasn’t in the ruffly, stroking the waking cat sprawled on his chest

"Me," said a female voice hesitantly Shaya

He silently swore If it had been anyone else, he could have told them to fuck off But he found it practically impossible to be mad at Shaya "Door’s unlocked"

It slowly opened a little, and Shaya stepped halfway inside, clearly unsure of her welcome "Hi" She srowl

Shaya’s sreed Jesse

The Alpha fe breath "Can’t say I blame her Our pack let you both down today--hell, they let themselves down Bracken and Zander feel truly awful"

Jesse frowned "They had nothing to do with it"

"No, but they were part of the last pack that ganged up on Harley It’s eating at the That’s why they’re both currently guarding the peri to let anyone near it I had to prove my intentions were honorable before they’d let me pass I mean, hello, I’m Alpha female here"

Jesse’s mouth kicked up into a smile He wasn’t surprised He, Bracken, and Zander had been friends since childhood and were as close as brothers

"They’re also ree to see them I can understand if you’d really rather not, but I’d appreciate it if you’d let them fix this They feel bad about it, and they don’t want a divide in the pack"

Neither did Jesse As Nick said, they needed to be a unit right now Hector was the eneht have acted like an asshole, but he was a decent guy who’d had Jesse’s back in battle htened "Thanks, Jesse" She called the tolves over Eli entered first, though he only took a single step inside Jesse didn’t get up to greet him Honestly, it would be better if he stayed where he was and kept a tight grip on hisin her muscles, but she looked deceptively relaxed