Page 1 of Wolf Tamer

Wolf Tamer

Love is only a distraction, a weakness.

Tasha failed.

Her damned feelings got in the way of doing her job, and now, her coven has marked her for death. To stay alive, she has no choice but to turn to the very person she was meant to kill. Reid.

To make things worse, her witch magic is returning and it’s interfering with her invisibility, something she desperately needs to find out what happened to her sister.

Hiding Tasha among his pack has Reid questioning his hatred for her kind, while pretending to be her mate has him questioning his own sanity. What happens when fake feelings morph into something more? Something real and dangerous?

They’re so close to finding out the secrets behind the Redcliff Pack and the Buson witches—soclose—but the truth will not only be painful…

It’ll end up changing everything.

For my sister, Colie.

ChapterOne

Reid

They don’t want to just remove me as their alpha. They want to end me.

Crane confirms the thought right as he lands another triumphant attack, this one with teeth slicing deep into the flesh and muscle of my leg.

Fucking shit! That hurts!

As a wolf, I shove against him to get him to release me, but Crane snarls as I rip out of his grip. Blood drips from his mouth, and his entire body trembles as he glares at me with murder in his eyes. My body struggles to heal with so many wounds and my adrenaline spiked.

No time. I can’t even slow down for a second because Emily slams into me from behind, knocking me to the floor. Suddenly Crane is there too, driving his front paws into my chest with a howl of anger that shakes me to my core.

This is a different level of fighting. This is pure hatred. The same kind I saw in Tasha’s eyes when we first fought at the ceremony. Crane’s been waiting for this moment for a long time.

I don’t understand. Crane’s always been a gentle giant—quiet and unassuming and always willing to help when necessary. I handpicked him as my third once I assumed the alpha mantle because of those qualities. He had been unlike my father and his scheming beta and delta. Those wolves had been content to kiss Edmund’s ass and go along with his cruelty without question, only to flee the pack the moment Father died.

What have I done to make him hate me so much? He’s been one of the people I’ve trusted the most in this pack.

His betrayal hurts more than the bites and slashes, but he’s made his grave—Emily too—and now they’re going to regret challenging me.

In the next breath, I slide my rear legs between us and jerk them up, embedding my talons into his soft underbelly. Then, I shove him with all my strength, throwing him across the kitchen.

He hits the island, the side of his head slamming into the marble countertop, and when he crumples on the floor, his form ripples, unsteady. Another hit like that and he’ll turn back into his human skin.

As I push myself up on shaky footing, every inch of my body screams in pain, but I lock my knees and elbows, determined to show no weakness. That’s when I notice Emily’s wolf slinking closer to Crane, a whimper crawling up her throat. She nudges him with her muzzle, encouraging him to get up, and the gesture sends a shiver of awareness through me.

They’re mates.

Just another thing I missed.

When Crane doesn’t get up, a growl rumbles in Emily’s chest. She launches herself at me, mouth open and aimed for my neck. I muster up the rest of my strength and charge her, and when we collide, she stands no chance against my massive size, even weakened. I bulldoze over her, throwing her into one of the stools. It splinters and collapses under her, the loud sounds echoing throughout the house.

Crane’s up again, shaking his wobbly wolf form back into place. Knowing I can’t hesitate, I rush him and slam my skull into his side, followed by a swipe of my claws across his snout. Blood spatters all over the floor. He snarls.

I leap on him, pinning him beneath me.

Dirty, traitorous rat!It’s time I end this thing now.

“Fuck you, Reid!”

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