Page 41 of How to Lose a Pack in 10 Dates

It’s good. Great.Perfect, even.

It’s working.Everything’sworking.

He’s unraveling, and I’m winning.

…So why do I feel kind of guilty?

Deep down, I know why. It's because the more Wes spirals, the more I get what I wanted; and the more I get what I wanted, the harder it is to lie to myself about what Istillwant.

I can’t help it. Every time I’m near him, it hits: that signature alpha scent. It gets in my lungs and under my skin, makingme bite down on my lip for no reason and remember things I shouldn’t.

I hate it. I hate how my stomach knots when he’s close, how my instincts lean toward him. Apparently, my body didn’t get the memo that we are atwar.

It’s not fair. I should be immune to this.

Iusedto be immune to this.

My phone lights up, and I reach for it, accepting the welcome distraction that is my group chat.

Lex: Bitch WHERE have you been???

Zara: Are you alive, Aims?? Blink twice.

Lex: Is he hot? Did you ruin him??

Zara: Update ASAP, or we’re filing a missing persons report.

I smile, thumbs tapping out a response:

Still alive. Not ruined yet. Working on it.

Miss you both. Catch up soon??

They reply instantly.

Lex: YES. Tomorrow. No excuses. We need wine.

Zara: And tarot. And fries.

Lex: I’ll bring a taser, just in case one of your alpha boyfriends shows up.

God, I love them. And honestly, they’re right. I need the reminder of who I am, why I’m doing this, and hownoneof this is about falling for the wrong alpha.Again.

This is aboutme. About getting even, and showing Wes that I’m not some sweet little omega who waited around after he walkedout. I built a life, I moved on, and now I’m going to dismantle his perfect little world, one date at a time.

Which means that it’s time to plan the next move.

I sit at my desk, switch on my laptop, and open a blank document.

How to Lose a Pack in 10 Dates.

Step 1:Reappear like a heat-triggered fever dream.

Step 2:Start spending more time at the pack house—linger in doorways, sit inhisfavorite chair, leave just enough of your scent behind to make him feral.

Step 3:Seduce the gym rat with commitment issues until he can’t stop texting you voice notes and calling you“trouble.”

Step 4:Make the golden retriever alpha fall a little bit in love by being sweet, soft, and just unattainable enough to keep him up at night.

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