Page 39 of Unbreakable Bond
“Holy shit,you’re…”
“Amazing?” She shrugged, “Iknow.”
He snapped his jaw shut and glared at her as color creased his cheeks, “I was going to say, a wolf.” He growled and his gaze darted from her to Rafe and then to her neck where the mark was clearly visible, “You’re a fucking wolf! What the hell, Rafe? You turnedher!”
Rafe tensed as the air sparked with magic and fury but he didn’t get a chance to respond. Michael was on his feet in an instant and his eyes flashed gold. Zoey was slung into the air and tucked against Rafe’s back as he stood just asquickly.
“Don’t.” He growled at hisbrother.
“Michael…” She tried to step around Rafe to calm the situation that had spiraled out of control but he only snagged her and tucked her safely to hisside.
Her best friend shook his head again, “Jesus, Zo. You let him bite you? One fucking night together and you let him biteyou!”
Her own wolf snarled at the disgust in Michael’s tone. He was angry and she didn’t understand why. But it pissed heroff.
“Oh, no. No, no, no.” She pointed a finger at him, “You do not get to judge me for bonding with mymate.”
“There’s a difference in bonding and taking a bite, Zoey.” Michael threw his hands in the air, “Fuckin’ hell, he can’t control his wolf. He’s feral! And you let him bite you! He could have just as easily ripped your throatout!”
“But he didn’t.” Zoey forced herself not to yell at her best friend. “He controlled himself. He controlled his wolf. I’m his mate. He would never hurt me. You know that. Despite whatever else you might think, you knowthat.”
“You don’t even know him.” Michaelsighed.
Rafe growled but Zoey touched a hand to his chest and he stilled. This wasn’t his fight. This was hers. Because she knew where Michael was coming from now. He was worried about her. Trying to protect her. It was all he’d ever done. He was just going about it allwrong.
“So, you’re going to what? Slut shame me? You’re mad I accepted the bond and the bite so easily? No. You don’t get to be mad about that, Michael. I’m not yours. I was never yours. But you know damn well that if I had been, we would have sealed the bond the day I turned eighteen, no questions asked and no looking back so you can take your judgmental bullshit and stick it up yourass.”
Michael opened his mouth, closed it again and then dropped his head into his hands with a curse. The sparks that had filled the air between them all began to fizzle and she felt Rafe settle next to her. She kept herself tucked to his side and rubbed his back reassuringly. Michael dropped back down into his chair with a heavy sigh and she knew that she’d finally gotten through tohim.
“I’m not judgingyou.”
“Sure sounded likeit.”
“I’m just… worried.” Michael looked up and his eyes were back to their normal hazelcolor.
She met his familiar gaze with a firm nod, “I know. You worry about me. It’s what you do. But I’m not yours to worry aboutanymore.”
“That’s the thing…” Michael looked from her to Rafe and then back to her again, “You’re notmine.”
“I think we established that last night.” Shegroaned.
“No.” Michael shook his head, “You don’t get it. I was shocked because I couldn’t feel your wolf. I didn’t sense her until you came outside and revealed yourself. You’re not mine, Zo… and neither isshe.”
“Son of a…” Rafe cursed under hisbreath.
She could feel whatever ease her touch had given him evaporate. He tensed and almost stopped breathing. She could hear him audibly swallowhard.
“What? What’s that mean?” She glanced between the brothers who both looked confused and more than a little freaked out. “What does that mean, Michael? Rafe? One of you tell me what’s goingon.”
“Your wolf.” Michael scrubbed a hand over his face in his universal tell of frustration, “She’s not mine, Zo. She’s not Moirae pack. If she was, I’d have felt her the moment she was born. I would have sensedher.”
Zoey blinked in confusion, “What do you mean sensed her? You said you sensed her when I cameoutside.”
“My wolf senses her the same way we can sense any supernatural being but you’re not his. She’s not his.” Michael frowned and looked at his brother, “What the hell did you do? She’s not part of my pack anymore. How did you give her a wolf that’s not pack,Rafe?”
Zoey let the words sink in and turned to her mate with a wary expression. He looked as shocked and confused by Michael’s words as she did. She wasn’t pack. She had a wolf but she wasn’t Moirae pack. It didn’t make any sense. This was her home. Michael was her Alpha. Human or wolf, she was Moiraepack.
“Rafe?” She questioned softly when he cursedagain.
