Page 79 of Wolf Bitten

My mouth dropped open.And you didn’t tell me?

Adam, Keith, Lucy, and Josie entered the apartment and sat around the living room.

Raffe didn’t even acknowledge them, instead staring at me with that cocky smirk. He replied,Oh, I was going to, but someone was naked when I came back from getting food and made me forget about everything but her.

I bit my bottom lip, trying not to let him know how thrilled I was with that answer.I liked having that effect on him even if it delayed me learning the other stuff. I had been desperate to claim him.

Keith coughed. “Between the stench of sex and the way they’re eye-fucking one another, I’m getting uncomfortable. We could wind up with a show.”

Lucy snorted. “I’ve never heard you complain about a show before.”

“I wouldn’t, but Raffe would kill me if I saw Sky nake—”

A snarl ripped from deep within Raffe’s chest, and he jerked his head in Keith’s direction. “Don’t finish that sentence. I’m already having to physically restrain myself from killing you.”

His anger funneled into me like a hurricane, and for a minute, I considered letting him hurt Keith for hinting at my nudity.

“Raffe, chill.” Adam stepped between them. “He was just running his mouth like normal.”

“When it comes to mymate,he better learn that shit won’t be tolerated.” Raffe took a menacing step toward Keith, his anger still uncontrollable.

“Man, I don’t think about her like that.” Keith moved to the side and pointed at me. “She’s not my type.” His eyes widened. “Not that you aren’t hot—you are—but—”

“That’s it,” Raffe spat.

Josie laughed uncomfortably and reached for his arm. “Raffe, just calm—”

That had me snapping, and I stalked toward her, making a loud, menacing sound I’d never heard come from my throat as my blood jumped to fizz. He wasmine, not hers.

“Whoa.” Lucy stepped between us. She shoved Raffe back a few steps and smacked Josie’s hand away. “Everybody,stop!”

Lucy touching Raffe didn’t bother me, which surprised me. The only conclusion I could come up with was that she was his family.

“We’ve got anewlycompletely mated couple here, so we all need to realize that and not touch or say anything about either one of them.” Lucy sighed. “And they’re fated mates, so they’ll be even more possessive of each other. No talking about Sky being hot or touching Raffe. Things have changed, especially around the dynamics of them and the opposite sex.” She emphasized that last part to Josie.

“Right.” Josie blinked. “Got it.” She shook her head and grimaced as she glanced my way. “Sorry.”

“Man, I’ll never look at Skylar again.” Keith lifted his hands. “I’m sorry.”

Adam pinched the bridge of his nose. “You can’t say you won’t look at her again. She’s Raffe’s mate. It’s inevitable. Just don’t be a moron.”

Some of the tension eased from Raffe, and he moved back beside me, wrapping his arm around me and anchoring me to his side.

The buzz of our connection thrummed between us, settling us both.

Keith marched across the room and sat at the end of the couch, avoiding looking in my direction. Josie followed suit, but she wasn’t acting as sheepishly; more like she wanted to make it clear that she understood that we were together.

“You ready to listen?” Adam asked, lifting a brow. “We learned a whole lot of shit that I’m trying to update you on.”

Taking my hand, Raffe led me to the end of the couch near the hallway, which was becoming our normal spot. He sat down with me on his lap. The way we were claiming each other kept my heart and blood at a calm, normal rhythm.

“Yeah, what’s going on?” Raffe replied.

Shaking her head, Lucy took the spot at the other end of the couch.

Moving to stand in front of the TV, Adam linked to all of us,It’s best if we talk this way in case people walk by who can overhear us. As I told you, we couldn’t locate the wolves or coven members in the woods or pick up their trail. But we started asking around, and we found out something very interesting. The Atlanta alpha and four of his pack members came into town earlier today.

I’d knocked two of them out, and another had died. How had a witch moved all three of them? Either there had been more than one witch,orthey’d cloaked the wolves and hidden them somewhere.

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