Chapter 14 Desperate Times

Chapter 14 Desperate Times

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That bdefinitely /bdidn’t feel normal. It was too big. It felt more like a water bottle than a cock. However, it was softer than a bottle, so I knew I had made ba /bbmistake/b.

I was about to retreat my hand away, separating the two of us, but he held onto my wrist and brought it right back up to his

orso. He clicked his tongue in annoyance. “Seriously, can you do anything right?” he asked.

My bcheeks /bflushed deeper crimson, and instinctively, I buried my face against his back. Laughter rippled through our ssmates, some believing I had intentionally done the action.

Peeking around his shoulder, I took stock of the situation. Only three of us remained. Sienna and her partner, along with my brother and his teammate. It was the worst possiblebination.

“bCan /bwe actually win?” I whispered, bstill /bhidden behind bhim/b. I’d done my part, dodging their relentless attacks from the very beginning. It had bawakened /bsomething within me I didn’t even know existed!

He scoffed softly, his muscles tensing beneath my touch, and I found myself leaning closer to bhim/b. “I would bhave /bimed victory minutes ago if it weren’t for you.”

Kieran unleashed a lightning–bfast /bthrow towards him, but Cade caught it effortlessly with one hand. Without so much as a pause, he hurled it back, the ball moving so swiftly that I couldn’t register the motion with my eyes.

The same fate befell my brother. In a blink, the ball bounched off his partner’s shoulder, striking Sienna squarely on the forehead.

A startled scream escaped her lips as she tumbled to the ground, her partner scrambling to catch her but ultimately failing.

Laughter bubbled bwithin /bme, but I suppressed it. Just then, the bell rang out, signaling the end of ss.

Cheers erupted as the others surged forward to congratte Cade. It was clear most of the wolves thirsted for the opportunity to get close to him–my brother included,

bIn /bbthe /bmidst of the crowd of youthful werewolvesb, /bbI /bslipped away.

I grabbed bmy /bbbag /bquickly band /bdashed out of the gym, only pausing when I spotted a nearby water bfountain/bb. /b

I was parched. Winning that bgame /bdemanded every bounce /bof effort!)

“You’re bjust /bbflustered /bbbecause /bbyou /btouched Alpha bCade/b, my bwolf /bteased bwithin /bmy mind.

shut up.” I muttered, refilling my bottle band /btaking generous gulps.

“There you are.”

my

I nearly bchoked/b, ray eyes widening bas /bI turned btoward /bbthe /bvoice. bAlpha /bCadde stood before me, his bexpression /bstern, bhands /btucked into his pockets.

Instinctively, the water surged from my lips, drenching his shirt band /bsttering the underside of his bchin/b.

My bheart /brated–whether from fear or something else. I couldn’t tell,

We stood frozen for a moment, neither of us bspeaking/b. Yet as the bshock /bsubsides. I bturned /bbaway/b, desperate to escape the antensity of bhis /bgaze

bBut /bhe was quicker. In an binstant/b, he was before me, marching forward until my back met the cold, unyielding wall.

A small gasp escaped my lips as he trapped me between ins arms

“Let me go I insisted, pushing against lus arms, but they were like iron bars—unmoving

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“Strike three.”

I frowned, meeting his gaze, but instantly regretted it. My breath caught in my throat bat /bbthe /bsight of the darkness swirling within his pupils..

He wasn’t going to harm me here, bwas /bhe? bThe /bschool wouldn’t allow it, would they? Oh, who was I kidding? They’d probably nurn a blind eye!

“First he began. voice low and dangerous, “you snuck up and watched me make out with someone like ba /bstalker.”

didn’t-

“Second” he continued, cutting off my protest, “you groped me in the gym and ran away without a word.”

“For someone who ims she doesn’t want to take badvantage /bof me, byour /bactions tell a different story.”

I sighed, shaking my head in frustration. “It was an ident! You were moving too fast!”

“So. it’s my fault?” he challenged, eyebrow raised.

“That’s not what I meant!” I retorted, exasperated. “Fine. I apologize. It won’t happen again. There, are you bhappy/b!”

“Third,” he pressed on, disregarding my plea. He gestured to his damp shirt. “This–three strikes, and it’s only the first day.

“Most people don’t even make it past strike one. So tell me, how should I let you off the hook?”

With every word, he closed the distance between us. But after his final question, he stepped back, studying me intently.

I turned away, bunable /bto bear his piercing gaze. He regarded me as if I hadmitted some unspeakable crime.

Before I could muster bthe /bwords to break the silence, a familiar voice filled the bhallway/b.

“bAlpha /bCade?”

My body froze beneath Cade’s hold, and a small frown etched itself between his brows as he nced aside. I didn’t need to look to know who had arrived. It was Kieran.

“I’ve been looking for byou/b,” Kieran said, an easy chuckle escaping his lips. “I actually need to speak with you about something

important.

“Let go,” I whispered, pushing gently against his chest in a futile attempt to free myself.

Cade turned bback /bto ine, his expression resolute. “I’m bnot /bletting you go. I’m not finished with you.”

I bbut /bmy lip, casting a quick bnce /bto where my bbrother /bstood just a few meters away. In mere seconds, he would bdiscover /bI

was here.

“Someone needs to talk to byou/bb./b” I insisted, my heart racing at the urgency of the moment. “We can discuss this banother /bbtime/b.”

a bwait/b,” Cade replied stubbornly, his tone leaving no room for negotiation.

Fear gripped my heart, causing it to race within my chest.

“Please?” I implored, locking my gaze with hus I knew I must have looked desperate–a sight I didn’t want him to waness. Yet, Helt bas /bthough I had no choice.

An bambiguous /bexpression tickered across his bface /bfor a brief moment.

“bOh/bb, /byou’re bwith /bsomeone?” Kieran’s voice drew nearer, urgency pricking at my thoughts. I had to act now

Cade still hadn’t spoken and in a moment of detance against my bown /bapprehensions. I pursed my btips /bband /bshook my head. Desperate times callest for desperate measures: Summoning every ounce of courage within me. I wrapped my arms arouty!

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