Chapter 92 Ungrateful

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The moment the words “I like you too, slipped from Ryker’s lips, the ground beneath me seemed to shift.

His arm bwas /bwrapped around Grace’s waist, his tone yful… but his eyes?

His eyes were locked on me

Unblinking.

They burned through me like embers licking at the edges of dry paper, band /bsuddenly, I could barely breathe.

The way his voice dropped when he said it. The faint smile curving his mouth.

It was all meant for me.

Grace.pletely unaware, beamed up at him, hugging him. bAnd /bRyker? He leaned in, his head bending ever so slightly while his fingers slowly syed across her waist and the intensity in his eyes deepening as they never looked away from

mine.

His touch was slow, deliberate; not hesitant, but almost mechanical. Possessive. Not with passion. Not with desire. He wasn’t holding her.

He wasb…/bperforming for me.

My pulse hammered in my throat. That uncase returned, the same sensation I’d felt the night I first met Ryker. That chilling gur–feeling that I messed with the wrong person.

I saw it. I saw it all.

Ryker wasn’t imagining Grace.

He was imagining me.

As for bGrace/bb, /bbshe /blooked frozen in his arms.

Before I even realized it, my feet bmoved /bon their own–

“Excuse me,” I muttered, shouldering past a few stunned Alphas who just returned bfrom /bthe

bsea/b.

I stormed across the clearing, heart pounding, and without warning. I grabbed Grace’s hand, “Miss Grace, pleasee with

Grace’s frels cked awkwardly on the bgrass /band I was unaware of bthe /bexpression bon /bher face. She didn’t say anything as I took her toward the path away bfrom /bthe cliff, somewhere away from bthe /bbcrowd/b, the bsea/b, band /bespecially himb. /b

It was only wi the sounds of the bothers /bfaded behind and I was about to let go of her hand that she suddenly yanked her

free

“What the hell are you doing?” she demanded, stepping back with bsharp/b, startled beyes/b.

1 turned pulse still racing 1 had actually acted on instinct. I controlled my uneven breathing and replied, “You–byou /blooked

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“Uncondortabile Grace cut in, voice high. “You decided to drag me away like a jealous ex? Did I miss something?”

bItsuk /ba breath to steady myself “No That’s not it I met her gaze, voice lower now “Ryker isn’t being honest with you. He durant mean the things he says He’s strange Dangerous”

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Grace crossed her arms tightly over her chest “Stranger Langerous bAren’t /bAlphas always like that?”

“Yes I said firmly “I honestly don’t bknow /bhow to exin byou /bbut

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“Maybe you’re not what I thought, she said coldly.

That stung.

I stepped closer. “I was just trying to help-”

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“Well, don’t.” Her voice snapped like a whip. “You ruined everything for me,” she looked somehow disappointed and angry at herself that puzzled me and then she growled, “You should have minded your bown /bbusiness.”

She turned on her heel and walked away without another word, leaving me standing there, stunned.

The silence that followed felt colder than the sea breeze. I turned back toward the cliffside, just in time to see her walking right back to Ryker.

My hands slowly clenched at my sides. I was trying to protect her. From someone I felt, deep in my gut, was a threat. Yet..she acted like I was the enemy.

“Such an ungrateful woman. Lreally should have minded my business.”

That’s when a bvoice /bcame from behind me, “Don’t judge her too harshly.”

Istiffened at the bsound /bof Asher’s voice behind me.

I turned.

He stood with his hands in his pockets, gaze thoughtful as he watched Grace rejoin the others.

“She’s not what you think,” he said quietly. “Grace bisn’t /bjust bold and spoiled. She’s kind. Pitiful, sometimes. bAnd /ba little lost.”

I let out a bitterugh. “Are we talking about the same girl? I met his gaze squarely. “Because the girl I just bsaw /bis flirting with every bAlpha /bwho breathes, chasing danger for the thrill of it, and ignoring someone who only wanted to help.”

My voice hardened. “I don’t care if she wants a harem or dreams of collecting every Alpha in this Academy like trophies, it’s her life. What bothers me is the way she flocks to anyone with good looks, but has no self–respect or caution. She ran back to Ryker like he hadn’t already insulted her back at the Academy. I thought bshe /bwas different. But she’s like everyone else, just trying to climb to the highest Luna status she can.”

I just can’t stand girls like her..

ey and position, they treated women like

I wanted to also say that because girls acted towards btoys /bbthat /bthey could buse /band throw away whenever they wish.

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When I finally looked up, I realized Asher bhad /bbeen staring at me the entire time. His gaze didn’t waver once. Leleared my bthroat/b, suddenly flustered. “I guess you don’t agree. Since you two are friends…”

“Grace and I aren’t friends,” he said, bleaning /bbagainst /bba /btree.

1 blinked “You’re not

He smirked “Guess again”

My eyes narrowed “Don’t tell me you’re already part of her harem, I teases!, trying to lighten the mood with aughb. /b

bOnly /bAsher didn’sugh.

He didn’t even spole

Instead, his eyes stayed lucked on mine on my smule, as it memorizing it

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“What if 1 aur” he asked softly. “Would that make you jealous!”

The tang smile faded from my hips.

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I suddenly became aware of his aura, its intensity, the subtle bway /bit brushed against my skin, coaxing something wild from my wolf.

It was the first time I felt it this clearly. Asher’s presence pressing against mine, sharp and undeniable.

My wolf stirred, restless.

Why now?

up its pace.

My heart picked up might think you’re bgay/bb./b”

and I looked away with a nervous bugh/b. “Careful,” I murmured. “If someone hears you, they

I tried to y it off, bmasking /bthe unease in my chest.

But then Asher stepped closer, too close, band /bhis presence towered over mine.

“I don’t care what anyone thinks,” he bsaid/b, voice low. “Straight, gay, bi…I don’t care. As long as I like that person.”

bThen /bhis eyes narrowed slightly. “bWhat /babout you, Seth?”

held my breath.

“What about me?” I asked, trying to keep my voice steady.

He moved beven /bcloser. The space between us vanished until I could feel the heat of his skin.

“I’ve seen the way you are with Ronanb,/bb” /bhe said. “He doesn’t let anyone–anyone–bclose/b. But with you…he’s different. And you? You act like yourself around him.”

I tried to bswallow/b, but my throat was dry.

“You never showed any interest in Grace. None. You haven’t flirted with ba /bsingle soul. bAnd /byou blush a little too easily for someone ying tough.”

He tilted his head and used a finger under my chin to force me to look at him.

“bSeth /bDarvenb” /bbhe /bwhispered. “Are byou /binto men?”

My heart dropped.

bBut /bjust bas /bquickly, it climbed back into my throat because past Asher’s shoulder, I saw a figure in the distance.

Standing perfectly still.

Watching us.

Ronan

His eyes were unreadable.

Even though they were on me.

Suddenlyb, /bI couldn’t breathe

Human saw Asher and me alone, close like lovers at a so

secret meeting.

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