You Wouldn't Dare (Khaos Trilogy Book 1), стр. 56

“No!” I yelled, shoving on his chest with all my strength, “I want to stay here! I don’t want to be stuck living my life following my mother’s ridiculous rules! You’re saying all these things about Khaos, but he is the only one in my life who has let me just be me! He has never expected me to be anything I’m not!”

“If that’s what’s on your mind, you needn’t worry! Your mother is different now, Violet. She’s forgotten all about her luncheons and socialising. She’s done nothing but plot and scheme to get rid of him. You won’t fall back into the same routine; you’ll finally be free to do as you please! You don’t have to be afraid that he’ll follow you and hurt us! That’s the only reason you left; I know this!”

“Things change! I’m happy here! Yes, he forced me here against my will, but he’s not the man you think he is! Please, Logan. You need to go before he returns.”

“You’re afraid of him! Any normal wolf would have no problem with you being in contact with your old pack! He would never make you break those friendships!”

I almost punched him I was that angry. How could he not see that I was happy? That Khaos had every right to be upset with my remaining friends with Logan? Maybe in the future we could be, but everything was too raw and fresh right now to even think about keeping our friendship.

“We’re different, Logan, you know that. You know what we did the day I met him. It haunts him to know I betrayed him like that! Think about your mate and how you would feel if she--”

“There is no mate for me! It’s you, it’s always been you. I don’t want anyone else!”

“You’ll feel differently when you meet her, I promise. I never thought I would feel this way about Khaos, but I do. I can’t leave, I can’t imagine a life without him! I’m sorry for what we did that day, I’m sorry for leading you on the way that I did, but my place is here. I belong with Khaos and I’m exactly where I want to be. Please just go.”

My heart broke as I saw the tears spring into his eyes as my words registered. He wiped them away with his fist and pulled me to him once more, resting his forehead against mine.

“You don’t mean that, you don’t!” He whispered, rubbing his nose against mine, “I know you; I know you want me. You came to me, not him. You wanted me!”

“Logan... I was in denial. I was using you to forget about him. I’m sorry. You know how it is for our kind when we meet the person made for us, we can’t give them up.”

“What are you even saying? You can’t fake what we had, what we did! Give me the chance to prove to you we are made for each other!”

“Stop!” I hissed, scanning my surroundings as I thought I caught Khaos’ scent. I was growing frantic, sweat beading on my forehead.

I gave Logan a shove, “you need to get the fuck out of here, quickly! If Khaos comes back and catches you, he won’t hesitate to kill you. You’re on his pack, his territory, he’s got every right to get rid of you.”

“Violet,” he sobbed, clamping his mouth down on mine. I was so taken aback for a moment that I didn’t move and he took this as a sign of encouragement, using his tongue to pry my lips open, sliding it along mine as he gave a triumphant moan, pulling me even closer to his body, his erection firmly pressed against my stomach.

I ripped my lips away from his, placing my hands on his chest, both of us breathing heavily. I took a deep breath, trying hard to curb my temper before I let loose on him, demanding that he get the fuck out of here once and for all.

I was just a split second too late.

One minute we were both staring at each other, both unable to comprehend what had just happened, the next thing I knew I was thrown away with brute force, looking up from my landing place on the ground to see Khaos tackle Logan around the waist, both of them crashing into the trunk of the nearest tree.

Khaos let out a ferocious growl, saliva dripping from his canines as his face shifted, fur sprouting around his snout as his wolf came forward.

“Khaos, no!” I screamed, watching in terror as he grabbed either side of Logan’s head and dug his claws in, causing blood to pour from his temples.

“Khaos!” I screamed again. “Stop! Don’t do this!” My breath was coming in frantic gulps that soon turned to hiccoughs as I struggled to control my fear.

Khaos turned to look my way and I gasped out loud. I had never seen him this way and I hoped never to see him like this again – it would haunt my dreams for the rest of my days.

He was half man, half beast, lost to the calling of his wolf. He wasn’t my mate in this moment, he was a stalker, a predator, a killer.

I finally got it.

This was the beast that everyone whispered about.

This was the man that instilled fear wherever he went, the one that held no prisoners.

I shuffled forward, my arm outstretched, trying to reach for him. He opened his mouth wide and let out a roar of such fury that I fell back, my hand clamped over my mouth. I was truly terrified of him in that moment.

He looked back at Logan and grabbed fistfuls of his shirt, raising him off his feet until they were face to face.

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