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fucked that up, too. I was too rough
and I couldn’t keep control of my darker side. Urges you don't even want to
know about. Secondly, you fucking bit me! Now everyone is going to think I’ve
got a mate every time they look at me. And thirdly...’ But he couldn’t go on as
he saw Callie’s eyes brim with tears.
    ‘It was special until you had your temper tantrum. And you do have a mate, Logan. Me. The fat, not-good-enough-for-you Callie.’ Her voice
gave out at the end as she turned around. She hated showing him how much he’d hurt
her, but her heart was aching – breaking, if that was even possible. She could
hear him breathing but she couldn’t look at him until her emotions were back in
check. Just as she was about to turn back around, there was a knock at their
door.
    ‘It’s Seth,’ they heard him call from outside. ‘Open up.’ With
that, Callie rushed back to the bathroom and grabbed her clothes so she could
go home.

 
     
    Chapter 11
    Logan stood and grabbed his T shirt, quickly putting it on
as he opened the door to be met by the bemused looks of his brother and his
mate, Sarah. Seth sniffed the air and Logan knew he could smell that they had
had sex; he also knew, as soon as Seth was able to, he was going to kick
Logan’s arse. Seth’s eyes narrowed as he looked at Logan but, before he could
say anything, Callie came out from the bathroom.
    ‘I’m ready to go home,’ she said flatly. ‘I need a nice bath
and lots of sleep.’ She smiled at Sarah, but the smile didn’t quite reach her
eyes. Logan noticed her red-rimmed eyes and the dark shadows beneath them; he
wished he could take back what he’d said to her. Hell, he wished he could take
back the whole day and tell Seth to get his own god damn flowers.
    Callie made her way out of the door, with Sarah following
closely behind her. Seth immediately turned to Logan.
    ‘You fucking bastard,’ he hissed. ‘You couldn’t keep it in
your pants for one god damn day. Sarah is gonna shove your balls down your
throat once she talks to Callie.’ He ran his fingers through his hair, clearly
not finished, but knowing they needed to get back home. ‘And what the fuck is
that on your neck?’ Logan quickly turned away to grab the few bits he had and
made for the door.
    ‘I feel like the biggest prick in the world right now, Seth,’
he replied, exasperated. ‘I really don’t need you pulling out your pansy arse
mummy card and telling me I fucked up. I know and I promise I’ll fix it, okay?’
Quite how he was going to fix it he didn’t know, but he knew Sarah was going to
rip him to bits and, as alpha female, there was not much he could do about it. He
had to get to Callie and tell her how he felt. The problem was, he didn’t know how
he felt himself, so explaining it to her was going to be hard.

 
     
    Chapter 12
    Colt stared down at the three dead bodies of the human
hunters. The dumb fucks , he thought. His father never had any intention
of paying them their money; they were never going to live long enough, even if
they had succeeded in grabbing the girl. From the smell of the woods, they
weren’t even close. The two wolves he had taken with him had taken care of the
kill and, judging by the mutilated bodies, they had enjoyed it a little too
much.
    Colt didn’t know how much longer he could stand being under
his father’s control, but he had a plan and he needed to stick to it. He needed
to know what had happened to his mother and the only way he could find out was
to keep Daddy happy until he learnt the truth. Then he was going to kill the
sick fuck and turn lone wolf, spending the last of his days never thinking
about what had happened.
    The Penn Lake wolves would pay for what they’d done to him. The
scars would never heal and, if he ever found his true mate, he would always
wonder if she would look on his face with disgust. The deep gashes covered the
left side of his face, narrowly missing his eye; in his mind, his revenge