Not My Wolf by Eden Cole Read Free Book Online

to settle just outside of Corey’s arms which were near his head. Devin found head space on the pillow and stayed just where he was. Soon, he fell into a contented sleep.

Chapter Five
     
    Corey bent to study the damage done at the south end of his property. Crops had been destroyed. The fence posts were dug up, and he’d already sent a few of his men to round up the cattle that had escaped. He had to face the fact that this situation wasn’t going away with talk or negotiation. The other pack was becoming vindictive, and it was only a matter of time before someone got seriously hurt.
    “Hey,” Devin said walking up to him, “we’ll get ‘em.”
    Corey stiffened and stood up. He’d left that morning without waking Devin, and he’d avoided him all day, pretending that he was too busy. Devin strolled straight up to Corey and kissed him before Corey could shove him back.
    “What the hell are you doing?” he demanded.
    Devin’s eyes widened. “I’m kissing my mate.”
    Corey ground his teeth and looked around. None of the men nearby had seemed to notice.
    “I’m not your mate,” he spat. “Look, last night was…well, it was…” He couldn’t bring himself to admit what it had been and how it felt falling asleep cocooned in Devin’s arms. The weight of the other man on him had done stuff to his body he didn’t appreciate. “It was then. This is now. I’m not planning on a repeat. You got what you wanted. We had sex. Now it’s over.”
    He felt Devin’s pain, sensed it at a level way beyond what it had been before they slept together. All the way out here he’d known when Devin woke up because he felt his disappointment at not finding Corey in bed with him.
    “You’re not going to deny what last night meant for us, are you?” Devin insisted, following him.
    “Shut up around others,” Corey growled.
    “Fine,” Devin said. “What are you going to do about the other pack? You know this means war.”
    Corey rounded on him. “Don’t be dramatic. War?”
    “Yeah, war.”
    Devin glanced past him at the men, and Corey looked to find the others were listening. He could guess their sentiment was the same. “Not that it’s any of your business, but I’ve already contacted the Alpha of the other pack. Blaine and I are going to pay him a visit tomorrow.”
    Jealousy rolled off of Devin, pushing unseen against Corey’s conscious. “ Blaine ? You’ll take your second. What about me? You can use my backup, and I don’t want you to go with just Blaine . I feel like that’s what they’re waiting for.”
    Corey narrowed his eyes at him. “But that’s not your call, is it? You’re still just a guest here.”
    Devin staggered back a step. His jaw worked while he stared into Corey’s eyes. Corey regretted his harshness the moment he said it. His chest ached. He refused to admit it was his heart. What his body wanted was to be pressed close to Devin’s. He longed for him to be by his side as they went to confront the rival Alpha, but he would not take him. Doing that was as good as accepting Devin for himself. No way!
    “If you’ll excuse me,” he said, “I have work to do. If you need something to keep yourself occupied, report to Blaine . He can set you to a task.” Corey turned his back on Devin and marched away.
     
    * * * *
     
    Devin banged the door open to the office where Blaine was at the moment. “Just what the hell is between you and Corey?” he demanded.
    Blaine grinned. “Hello to you too. I didn’t sleep with you last night. It’s customary to greet a person when you spot them for the first time in a day.”
    Devin frowned. “What’s that supposed to mean?” He referred to Blaine ’s emphasis on “I.” The knowing look on Blaine ’s face pissed him off. What made him angrier was that Blaine didn’t seem to mind that he’d been with his Alpha.
    Blaine shrugged. He’d leaned back in his chair and had his boots crossed on the desk. His Stetson hung from a coat rack in