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There is a deadly look in her eyes as her wolf shines through without an ounce of fear.

I feel some small amount of fear that something might happen to my mate, but I also know how strong she is. She has trained with the Thompsons and has a better handle on her wolf than most people that have been shifters their whole lives.

Ashley looks at her with a vicious gleam in her eyes.

I swallow hard. Hailey’s friends and parents stand beside me as we watch Hailey fully unleash.

Ashley shifts into her wolf but, somehow, Hailey shifts faster. Damn, I really need to learn how to do that.

Ashley charges for Hailey, but Hailey just simply steps out of the way looking bored.

I have to hold back a chuckle when this goes on for a few minutes. Hailey nips at Ashley’s feet like she’s playing with a pup.

“She’s completely fucking with her like she’s playing a game,” Max says with a laugh.

I can tell Ashley’s getting more and more frustrated by the second. I hear her growl in frustration.

Ashley shifts back to her human form. “Fight me, you coward!” she shouts at Hailey.

Hailey sits back on her back legs and tilts her head. When Ashley just stands there, Hailey belly crawls towards her.

Everyone in the pack is laughing now.

Ashley shifts and tries to pounce on Hailey’s back, but Hailey rolls out of the way and grabs Ashley by the throat.

Her teeth are in Ashley’s throat, and she rips into it without hesitation.

She stares down at Ashley and watches the light leave her eyes.

Everyone watches in silence. Hailey just took Ashley out with one single move.

Hailey shifts back and walks towards me. I grab my shirt and take it off to cover her with.

She smiles at me. “Well, that was fun,” she says, causing everyone to laugh.

“I’m proud of you,” I tell her and pull her close.

“Let’s get this cleaned up, and then we can discuss everything that went down here today,” Ryker commands.

Everyone searches around to ensure that all the feral shifters were brought back to the barrier. The two shifters that changed back to their human form are given clothes to wear, but they are still in a state on confusion.

There is so much we have to talk about.

It’s going to be a long day.

Chapter Fourteen

Isaac

Food is ordered and everyone eats. It takes a lot of energy to shift, so it makes sense that everyone is starving.

The wolf inside me is silent once again. It only came out when Hailey was in danger but, once she healed me, he retreated. I know he’s hiding from the hurt of her not claiming him.

“Isaac, tell me about your wolf. It seems you have more problems with him than I realised,” Ryker states as everyone sits around the table and stares at me.

I clear my throat before I start talking. “Well, it has always been this way for as long as I can remember. It’s not a secret anymore that I didn’t have a good childhood, but I think that’s where it started. My wolf wanted to protect us but, for the longest time, I wasn’t strong enough to stand up against my father. I knew if I fought back, he would probably kill me. Even though I was young, I knew I didn’t want to die. Since my wolf couldn’t understand why I acted the way I did and why I treated people the way I did, we never saw eye to eye and never got to connect. Shifting has always been painful for me. Lately, my wolf has been trying to shift and claim Hailey because I was refusing to do it myself. I wanted to give her the time she needed. When my wolf claimed her, but we didn’t receive the bond, he retreated. I can barely feel him now.”

“I think we need to work on your connection to your wolf. You both should be one. As your alpha, I will help you,” Ryker states.

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