Page 43 of The Wolf Prince's Mate

With one last breath out, I jerked the steering wheel to the side.

And sent us rolling down the mountain.

eight

CLAY

“I still don’t knowwhy you won’t tell me what your plan with Nova is,” I grumbled at Hunter, mashing the buttons as I tried to keep up with him inCall of Duty. That asshole was so much better at the game than me. I’d say it was unfair, but he’d invested much more time into it than I had.

He grunted. “You don’t want to know.”

“Obviously, I do.”

“You really don’t.”

I swore viciously as I died for the dozenth time. “This game is ridiculous.”

Hunter sniped three players in rapid succession. “You just suck at it.”

“I’d suck less if you told me what your plan is.”

He snorted. “Sure.”

I dropped the remote on my lap, letting the bastard on the other team gun me down again. “Just tell me.”

“Why do you care so much?”

“No reason.”

The look Hunter flashed me as he took down two more guys told me he already knew the answer to that.

I was attracted to Nova.

It was physical, but there was more to it than that. She was sexy, and snarky. Being around her made me feel things. Good things, on top of the horniness.

“I’m thinking about asking if she’s interested in a friends with benefits thing,” I admitted grudgingly.

“You can’t have a relationship with her.” There was a bit of growl to his voice, but nothing like there would’ve been before his wolf’s chat with Nova. Whatever she had said to him, it worked.

“I’m aware.”

“Are you?”

“Yes.” I bit the word out. “Her wolf’s submissive. Mine would eat her, and not in the fun way. We can’t have a relationship. But friends with benefits isn’t a relationship. It’s just sex.”

“And friendship.”

“So?”

“So, it’s only one step away from a relationship. And we both know you’ll fall in love with her if you try that.”

“I will not.”

“You don’t do friendships any more than I do, Clay. If a lonely bastard like us makes friends with a woman who isn’t family, we fall for her. Look at Enzo.”

“He’s happier than we are.”

Hunter grunted again as someone finally managed to take him down. “It’s different for him.”

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