  &quot;Okay well, now what the h3ll are we gonna do?&quot; Stephan spoke up after everyone calmed down and I was finished with that disgusting blood.
      &quot;We've got a man down, wounds of our own to heal, and a bunch of hybrids after us on their home turf. This whole thing is going to s**t,&quot; he shook his head.
      &quot;Did you expect it to be easy?&quot; I raised an eyebrow.
      &quot;No, of course not,&quot; he frowned at me.
      I chuckled, &quot;Well at least it's going better than I expected.&quot;
      He looked at me incredulously. &quot;How in the h3ll —&quot;
      &quot;No one's dead yet,&quot; I shrugged.
      Cali snorted, &quot;Yeah, no matter how hard you tried to change that,&quot; she commented snidely about Wolfie and I's tiff.
      I frowned deeply.
      She looked behind me at the sleeping Wolfie, and I felt my blood starting to boil at the mear s

  ***Maria's POV***
      A deep set frown fell on Wolfie's face, and for a second, I wanted to take what I said back, but only because I didn't need my image of myself rubbing off on him.
      He already thinks of me lowly enough, I don't need his respect for me going down even more.
      &quot;Welp, all fixed up. Time for me to go,&quot; I stated curtly and practically ran away.
      I got back to the group and everyone was talking in a circle.
      Happy turned to look at me. &quot;How is he?&quot;
      I kept my face blank but nodded. &quot;Fine. What are we talking about?&quot; I changed the subject quickly.
      &quot;We think we should retreat,&quot; Stephan started.
      I immediately felt my eyebrows furrow together.
      That sounds like a terrible idea. And I was about to tell him so, but he spoke first after seeing my reaction.
      &quot;Not all the way,&quot; he re

  Wolfie pounced and I was ready for it.
      I knew he'd be going for the neck, he hadn't gotten the chance to mark me in wolf form.
      And he still won't today.
      I caught him by the throat and threw him down.
      I wish this wasn't happening right now.
      He came back for more, and I fought him off.
      I wish he would just love me.
      I maneuvered around his snapping jaws.
      I was taken from scavenging and brought to my own house to find him.
      He missed a step and I sent a harsh kick to his stomach.
      He took me to a Gala just to show off his win.
      He charged again and I rolled out of the way.
      He dragged me around my own house.
      He miscalculated and I landed a blow to the side of his head.
      He messes with my feelings.
      Kisses me to get what he wants.
      Marks me forcefully.
      . . . And he's trying to do it again.
      I

&quot;Okay well, now what the h3ll are we gonna do?&quot; Stephan spoke up after everyone calmed down and I was finished with that disgusting blood.
      &quot;We've got a man down, wounds of our own to heal, and a bunch of hybrids after us on their home turf. This whole thing is going to s**t,&quot; he shook his head.
      &quot;Did you expect it to be easy?&quot; I raised an eyebrow.
      &quot;No, of course not,&quot; he frowned at me.
      I chuckled, &quot;Well at least it's going better than I expected.&quot;
      He looked at me incredulously. &quot;How in the h3ll —&quot;
      &quot;No one's dead yet,&quot; I shrugged.
      Cali snorted, &quot;Yeah, no matter how hard you tried to change that,&quot; she commented snidely about Wolfie and I's tiff.
      I frowned deeply.
      She looked behind me at the sleeping Wolfie, and I felt my blood starting to boil at the mear sight of her looking at him in such a vulnerable position.
      Then I immediately stuffed i

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