Page 206 of A University of Betrayal

He snorted in scorn. “Don’t tell me you ever intended to.”

“Nash?!” How could he question my loyalty to the Code like that?

“I know you, and you don’t just do what you’re told unless it comes from our father. And you’re not even under his Alpha bond.”

I snorted in displeasure at this truth.

“I’d love to know what he would say if he knew you just crashed a private dinner with a potential political ally.”

Nash jaw pressed noticeably against his skin.

“He’ll thank me afterward for making sure you stayed here.”

I backed away in astonishment. “Why are you like this all of a sudden?”

Nash ran his hands over his face, which made him look more scrunched up, and it annoyed me even more that he was allowing himself to be so rude.

“I don’t like the way he’s fawning over you!”

“Fawningover me?” I laughed outraged. “He’s doing his goddamn job!”

“So, you like it?” He stared at me in disbelief. “Since when are you so easy to have?”

“Excuse me?!”

I wished the anger on my face would hit him once when we argued. But every time, Nash managed to keep his temper under control.

“You don’t even love him.” He gestured wildly with his arms raised.

How did he imagine it would suddenly click? It didn’t work like that in life. Maybe in movies or with him and this human girl.

“Love doesn’t play a role in political decisions, Nash!”

He would have to marry a female Senseque at some point. And I already knew Father had been trying to get him interested in Mia for years. The true reason he had brought her to the estate.

“I’m not letting my only sister go to Russia for something as irrelevant as politics. You know what they do there. Do you really want to raise your children there?”

I hadn’t expected that argument. Nash knew that I had never thought about having children. Did I even want any? And if not, what would Mica say?

“You should think about your choice!” Nash continued. “Because you still have one.”

I looked desperately at Nash, who looked at me insistently, as if he wanted to laser those words into my head with his eyes.

“Whatchoice?” I laughed, no doubt sounding a little maniacal. “We can’t afford that, Nash!”

That those words had come from him was the most absurd thing. He should know best how things worked. Instead, he annoyed the Rolanows. Was he really ready to become Alpha soon? We both knew the answer to that.

“I won’t let you do anything you don’t want yourself,” he continued.

My eyes widened with anger.

“It’s for the pack. Why doesn’t anyonefuckingget it?!”

My rage was ignited and for the first time in a long time, I felt the wolf inside me more dominant than ever before. The Senseque in me wanted out.

“You’re the last person who should be worrying about the pack!”

I staggered back.

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