Page 73 of Fangs
“What the fuck?” Mac snarled. “Say that again, I fuckin’ dare you.”
I took a panicked step forward, bewildered. I hadn’t heard Wolf say anything. If I threw myself in front of Mac, would Scar and Kai shoot me?
“I didn’t say anything,” Wolf replied harshly.
“Yes, you did.” Every line in Mac’s body was radiating with fury. “You called your sister ‘Juck’s whore,’ and I’m not gonna let you talk to her that way.”
My breath caught painfully, but Wolf stared at Mac, his gaze sharpening like a predator scenting blood.
“I didn’t say that out loud,” Wolf said slowly.
In the sudden silence, it hit me.Macwas hearingWolf’sthoughts.
Wait.
Mac was hearing Wolf’s thoughts?
Was thisMac’spower?
Mac glanced back at me, his eyes wide, but Wolf immediately struck. He brought both hands up, caught Mac’s arm, and then twisted it around, disarming him so fast I barely saw it. Wolf kicked Mac’s gun backward, and Kai stopped it with his foot. Mac quickly retreated until he bumped into me, reaching behind his body to grab my arm with one hand. I abandoned the towel, letting it slide to the floor since Mac’s jacket was long enough to reach my mid-thigh.
“Stay behind me.”His voice in my head was an order.
“Mac—”I started, terrified.
“Wait, what does that mean?” Scar asked sharply, taking a step closer to Wolf.
“I dunno,” Wolf answered, watching me and Mac with narrowed eyes.
“Wolf,” Lee tried, his voice calm, “I think we got some bad intel.”
“What?” Wolf demanded.
“Lana told us a whole host of shit.”
“Likewhat,Lee?” Wolf bit out.
“Like the truth is Mac exiled her ’cause she hired two men to rape Ember.”
Everyone’s eyes cut to me, and I breathed deeply through my nose, trying not to puke.
“Ember didn’t kill Lana’s brother, either,” Lee continued.
Mac suddenly tensed. “Em, what the fuck did you tell your brother?”
His voice was so angry in my head I winced. When I didn’t answer, he spun around and grabbed my upper arms tightly.
“What the fuck did you tell him?” he asked in a quiet, scary voice.
I glanced behind him, terrified someone was going to shoot him in the back, but Wolf gestured at Kai and Scar to lower their weapons. They both frowned but obeyed.
“Why does he think youwantedto be with Juck?”Mac’s voice in my head was a tidal wave of frustration.“Why did you lie to him?”
“I didn’t…I just… didn’t correct him. I keep tryin’ to explain, but he wants to think the worst of me, and I’m so… I’m so tired…”My voice trailed off.
Mac stared at me, his face frozen in what looked like angry disbelief.
“Somebody better start talkin’,” Wolf growled from behind him.
