Page 67 of Claimed By the King's Gamma

“Yeah, I’ve heard of her.Why?”

“The king hasn’t been nice to her recently.I wanted to know if she can come with us,” I ask, and Kade scoffs.

“And how would that be possible?”he laughs, and my face falls.I sigh, leaning up against the tree.

“I can’t steal the king’s mate, he will kill me, Abbie.”

“And I won’t go without her,” I tell him, and his eyebrows raise.

“You would choose your friend over me?”he asks.

“She’s more than just my friend.We grew up together,” I tell him, but he shakes his head.

“You’re asking the impossible of me.”

“We could sneak her out.The king doesn’t even need to know.He will think she ran away,” I try to reason.

“I can’t believe you are serious about this.I knew you were simple, but damn it, Abbie, the king is a Lycan.Do you have any idea what they are capable of?”he says, a sharp edge in his tone.

He’s right.I’m being foolish.It’s a stupid idea.I look away, embarrassed, and blink back tears.

“I didn’t mean to call you simple.Sometimes I forget it’s not your fault,” Kade says, reaching over and gripping my hand.

“I can’t read, but that doesn’t mean I am simple,” I respond to Kade, feeling the sting of his words more than he probably realizes.He’s the last person I expect to use such names against me.

“I don’t mean it the way it came out.I’ll think about your friend.Maybe we can figure something out.Now, what’s this other thing you mention in the car you want to ask me?”Kade squeezes my fingers, trying to smooth over his earlier comment.

I explain to him about Tyson, watching as he listens intently, nodding.“I know Alpha Brock.I can request the boy for you, if you want.See what he says,” he offers.

“Really?”I ask, excitement bubbling up.He’s willing to help me get Tyson back?

“Only if you behave.And show me that you can look after him when we get back home,” he conditions.The way he says ‘behave’ strikes me as odd, as though I am a child, too.I’m not quite sure what he means by it.

But he’s willing to help me with Tyson.I could keep him and raise him, give him the safe refuge I have found.Now, all I need to do is convince Kade to let me sneak Ivy out.I can’t wait to tell her we might have a way to be free from this place.

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