Page 82 of Fated to the Wolf Prince
Sabrina shook her head, suddenly as sober as if we’d only just arrived. She stood, clutching her beer, eyes wide and mouth gaping. Her gaze shifted quickly between Jack and me. “What’s your next move, Liza?”
Hell if I knew.
The bouncers would come soon, and if not the bouncers, certainly Jack’s friends who were gathered around, shouting and threatening to pull me off him, would jump into the fray. They wanted to stir up trouble, but they were keeping a safe distance from me. None of them seemed eager to partake in this kind of humiliation.
My wolf readied for an attack just as a familiar aura filled the air. My wolf immediately calmed, craved, and yearned.
I didn’t ease my grip on Jack’s arm, though.
I breathed a sigh of relief when I caught sight of Ty walking toward us. His aura was so strong that even the humans couldfeel it. They parted like the Red Sea as he came through, creating a path that led straight to me.
Beside me, Sabrina shrugged. “Did I forget to mention that I might have texted Bryce and asked him to grab Ty and meet us at the bar?” She shot me a toothy smile. It was herI’m sorrysmile, and it meant she didn’t want me to be mad. Like I would be mad that she had Ty come out with us. “I told him you didn’t seem like you were having fun and that I thought you might enjoy having Ty by your side.” Sabrina fake grimaced. “Was I wrong?”
I shook my head, smiled, and kept my eyes on Ty.
His voice was gruff as he surveyed the scene. “What’s going on here?”
Sabrina was happy to replay the last few moments for Ty. “This guy was hitting on us and asking us to come back to his place. He tried to grab Liza’s boob, and this is how she responded.”
Ty’s eyes narrowed on Jack, then they slowly met mine. “You can let go of him now, baby.”
The endearment unleashed a swarm of butterflies in my stomach. My heart fluttered, but it usually did when I was around Ty. He would take care of it now. I released Jack and took a step back to stand next to Sabrina. It wasn’t my burden to carry anymore.
Jack stumbled to his feet, sweat dripping down his face. “You’re a fucking bitch!”
Ty wasn’t too happy with Jack’s choice of words. Within seconds, he had him by his collar, lifting him up, his feet dangling a foot above the wooden floor. His eyes blazed as he growled, “Someone should teach you some manners about how to treat a lady. Maybe you don’t need your hands, considering you don’t know how to keep them to yourself.” Ty’s eyes glowed.
“Holy hell, man. Please!” Jack grabbed Ty’s hands as though he was about to rip them off. “Don’t hurt me. I’m sorry. It was a mistake.”
“This is the only warning you’ll ever receive from me.” Ty lowered Jack to the floor but still gripped his collar. “Learn how to treat women with respect.”
Ty shoved Jack to the floor, then stood back and watched as Jack and his friends scrambled for the exit, shoving people out of the way to escape Ty’s fury. If Ty had wanted to catch up, there wouldn’t have been anything they could have done to get away.
The smell of fear drifted behind them, which only increased as Bryce jumped at them. He’d been guarding the door and decided to give them one last scare.
Ty moved quickly to my side and cupped my face with both hands. “Are you okay? Did he hurt you?”
A dull pain throbbed in my head. Maybe it had been hurting all along and I was just now noticing it. I was overheated, fighting to inhale enough oxygen.
Ty looked concerned. “Bryce! Get over here.”
Bryce jogged over and joined us. “Is everything all right?”
“No, something’s wrong with Liza.” He pointed to Sabrina. “Make sure she gets home safely, all right?”
Bryce nodded.
The loud music became muffled as the world turned on its axis. “I’m dizzy.”
Ty scooped me off my feet and into his arms. He carried me out of the bar and into the fresh night air.
I groaned, clutching my stomach as the world continued its slow spinning. Was it just me, or was the spinning getting faster? “I haven’t been this sick in a long time.”
Ty gently set me on the curb and sank down beside me. “Has this happened before?”
“Yes. I used to get really bad headaches as a kid, which led to terrible temper tantrums.” I rested my arms on my knees and sighed. “My parents thought it was just me going through puberty.”
Ty wrapped his arm around me and kissed my temple. “Did anything help when you felt that way?”
