Page 85 of Beginning Fate

“Oh shit,” Autumn said. “Kylie, come on.”

Those with them turned to look at me. The boy paled.

As I lunged for him, multiple arms wrapped around me, tackling me to the ground.

“Get out of here,” Monte yelled.

I tried to shake them off, but combined, they were too strong for me.

Still, I made a little progress when I shook Pete loose.

“Stop it,” Sadie cried.

There was no longer a threat to my mate, yet I still couldn’t seem to calm myself down.

She stared at me in surprise.

My tail wagged when recognition dawned in her eyes, and she slowly approached us.

I whimpered.

“Get off him! You’re hurting him,” she yelled.

Lauren ran to my side, ripping my brothers away from me one by one. Until she sank to her knees and buried her face in my fur.

“Show’s over. Get out,” Remy yelled.

The lights came on and my anger began to slowly subside.

With a shiver, I shifted back to my skin.

Lauren had tears in her eyes as she threw her arms around me.

“I’m sorry,” I said in a hoarse voice.

“It’s not you. Kylie’s drinking and hanging all over some guy she just met.”

“We were keeping an eye on her. She was okay,” Oscar insisted.

“Yeah, we won’t let anything bad happen to her,” Mark tried to assure her.

“I knew this was a mistake coming here,” she said.

It felt like a dagger had just stabbed me in the heart.

“I have to get some clothes,” I said.

With my mate back within reach, the fight in me fled. I was naked and embarrassed by my outburst now.

“Sorry guys. I didn’t mean to break up the party like that.”

“Oh please. Like we haven’t seen worse from a mating brother before. We’ve got your back,” Monte insisted.

“Always,” Remy agreed.

I stood up and pulled Lauren into my arms. I couldn’t stop myself from kissing her.

“Please stay within arm’s reach. You promised, remember?”

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