Page 157 of Tainted Romance

“From what I’ve heard you’re far from good. I was meaning to come up to the hospital.” Ryder looked guilty for a moment.

She shrugged. “I was out of it anyway, so it would have been a waste of time.”

“See my brother helped you escape though?” He looked at me for a second, scorching me with one look. He wasn’t happy about her and me.

“He did.” She smiled. “How’s Cassie and Jake?”

“Good, we are actually heading up to ski next weekend if you wanted to come?”

The cabin. They wouldn’t be using it, but I sure as hell could with Allie. Dad usually forced it on new mated wolves. My mind started running wild with the things I could do to Allie locked up in a cabin, hopefully, snowed in.

Allie opened her mouth to answer, and I was guessing with a no, but I was quick to speak before her.

“We’ll come,” I said on behalf of her. I would do anything to have her one on one locked up in a cabin, in the snow, with no-one nearby. Maybe I could get that moaning of my name to a screaming.

Ryder looked at me for a second again. “I asked Allie if she wanted to come with me.”

“And Allie doesn’t go anywhere without me.”

“Since fucking when?” he scoffed.

“Since I made her mine.” I pushed her hair behind her back, showing him her mark. Yeah, suck on that, Ryder. She is out of your league.

He narrowed his eyes at it and looked at her with a hardened expression. “Tell me you didn’t mark him?” He was speaking to Allie, clinging to the chance she hadn’t committed to me. He wanted her, but he was never getting her. Even if Allie and I hadn’t worked out, I wouldn’t have let my big brother take my mate.

He could go fucking find Alannah.

Suddenly, I was wishing I was wearing a tank top instead of a t-shirt to show my mark off.

Allie frowned. “Why are you mad?”

‘Because he likes you, Allie,’I spoke into her mind.

She glanced at me, still frowning.

‘He really likes you,’ I added.

Her expression changed to one of complete confusion. She really had no idea what she did to other males. What she did to Blake. What she did to Ryder. No idea.

Her phone started buzzing on the table, and Ryder hadn’t answered her. Instead, hewas glaring at me.

She picked it up answering, “Hey, Blake.” She glanced at me. “Will you calm down, I’m fine.”

I ran my hand up her thigh.

“How did you know I wasn’t at the hospital?”

I could hear Blake’s rude demands of wanting to know where she was.

“I’m with Zane.” Her eyes narrowed. “No, I didn’t do anything stupid and who are you to give a lecture!” She sighed. “Come get me then.”

What? No way was I letting her leave! I was planning on spending every single second of this weekend with her, in my bedroom, in my bed, and only breaking for food. Hell, that was the only reason she was down here now was for food. Otherwise, she would still be in my bed.

“You aren’t leaving,” I said, and she shushed me.

“Well, you can tell me all about it when you pick me up.” She frowned. “I don’t know if I can spend the night.”

NO, SHE FUCKING COULDN’T!

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