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ripped gown, and his face turned hard as stone. “Did he…? Against your will?”
    Her mouth opened to reply but the answer got stuck in her throat.
    “ Motherfucker ,” Vesh spat, rising so fast it made her feel dizzy.
    In a flurry, there were suddenly four bodies trading blows instead of three.
    “He’s mine.” She heard Cael’s roar above all else, the dominance of his alpha wolf thundering through the room.
    Vesh had Jax by the throat. He slammed him against the wall, but Cael fought to get to Jax, his gaze murderous.
    Besh wanted out of the room. Out of the house. Out of the camp. She wanted to run, to be free. She wanted to go . She wanted to get away .
    Avan stepped between the two, shoving Cael hard in the chest. “What are you doing?” she hissed.
    “I need to kill him.” Cael’s voice warbled with rage. “Get out of my way.”
    “Let us do it. Take Besh and go. Get her out of here.”
    “No fucking way,” he bellowed. “Not after what he’s done. I’m going to tear him to fucking pieces.” He lunged forward again, and Vesh snarled a warning.
    “My sister, my vengeance.”
    “I am your alpha, wolf.”
    The air in the room snapped and cracked, and Besh let out a whimper. She needed help. Her arm was pure agony, twisted at a wrong angle.
    Cael’s head snapped in her direction, his face a furious mask.
    “Please.” Besh struggled to her feet. “Take me out of here. Please .”
    So many emotions passed over his face in a matter of two seconds ending in something miserable and sad. The way the weight of the world looks if it’s wrapped up in a single expression.
    He stumbled over to her, and she was vaguely aware of Jax struggling in the background. Gingerly, Cael wrapped an arm around her waist, supporting her weight. She tried not to lean on him much but she shook from the warmth of his touch. Never thought she’d feel it again. The lump in her throat was too big, too hard.
    Besh winced when he brushed against her injured arm. Cael went rigid, then he looked at Vesh and Avan. “He dies for this. You hear me? That’s an order.”
    “My fucking pleasure,” Vesh growled, fingers digging into Jax’s throat.
    “You,” he pointed a finger at Vesh. “You’ll pay for this later.”
    Her brother nodded, a single dip of his head, and then Cael helped her through the door she’d imagined making it past only minutes earlier.

Chapter Four
    The moon was on the way down from its peak. They’d been running for hours and it would be daylight soon. Still, Cael’s anger hadn’t subsided enough to even attempt speaking. It would’ve been easier to travel in their wolf form but that was impossible with Isabesh in heat. Even now, through the barrier of his rage, he could scent her need. Her body was ready for conceiving. And his body was ready to meet that need. As would every wolf’s in a ten mile radius. It’s why they couldn’t return to the Ravendale camp yet. Not like this, with his emotions in a tangle and her injured and unable to warn off a suitor.
    He needed to find a place for them to stay, out of the cold, until she could heal. It would take longer without her intended.
    Cael’s fury rumbled in his throat at the simple thought of that bastard. He squeezed his eyes closed, trying to forget what he’d witnessed upon entering the alpha’s lodge.
    “Stop,” Isabesh breathed. “I need to stop for a minute.”
    He slowed and turned to look at her. She was bedraggled, dressed only in her ripped nightgown. Her bare feet were dirty and bruised, her face was cut and stained red in places, and her arm was bent in an unnatural way. Even still, she was the most beautiful sight. It wasn’t because of her appearance, but because of the look of determination on her face. The strength she held there like a treasure, after enduring such a horrible thing… it made him proud.
    But all the more frustrated.
    He was so mad at her. For everything she’d put them through. For giving up on them so