Page 197 of Harley & Her Ferals

Harbinger straightens, stepping toward Feral. “I guess that we have to fight then.”

Feral shakes his head.

Harbinger snarls, stalking toward Feral.

He weakly jabs Feral across the jaw. “Don’t make this fucking harder. Fight me, Devil Alpha.”

Feral growls, batting Harbinger away.

I can’t watch this but I also can’t look away.

My tears drip onto Laurent’s shoulder.

Lionzio and River are gripping onto each other’s hands, frozen in horror.

Feral dodges Harbinger’s next jab, before grabbing him by the shoulder and grappling him to the floor.

Harbinger doesn’t even attempt to get away.

I’ve fought Harbinger before. I know how incredible a fighter he is. He could easily escape that hold.

When Feral slams Harbinger’s face into the floor, Harbinger doesn’t defend himself.

“No,” I whisper. “He’s…”

“Sacrificing himself for Feral. For you. For this pack.” Laurent’s voice breaks. “I hate him… I love him… I…He’s mine.Why does this have to be the perfect move in chess: sacrifice your piece?”

“Don’t.”

Did Laurent talk about this with Harbinger? The possibility that this could happen and the ultimate sacrifice, if it came down to this?

Yet Laurent is so pale that I can’t tell whether he knew about this or not.

Feral appears to be trying to dominate Harbinger, while causing him the least pain. He drags Harbinger’s arm behind him, straddling his back.

Harbinger barely struggles.

Adrenaline rushes through me so fast that I am shaking.

Is Feral maneuvering the other Alpha into position to tear out his throat like he did with the Knot King?

That would wreck me more than anything.

Yet if this is the last time that I see my two Alphas together, I can’t look away.

Harbinger may be from an enemy pack. I once called him abad Alpha.

Yet I was wrong about him from the start.

Harbinger has always been protecting Laurent and me — our Feral pack — the best way that he can.

Now, he’s prepared to let himself be publicly killed for us.

“Please,” I mutter, “stop. Don’t…”

“Do it,” Dad yells. “Win your prize. Become the Champion of the Feral pack.”

Heartwrenching pain wracks me through the bond from every member of the Ferals.

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