#Chapter 279 – Outburst

“Ariel,” Jackson breathes, turning towards me with his eyes wide. “It’s hypothetical – I don’t think – I never –“ My body’s temperature begins to increase exponentially as I just stare at my mate, my wolf whimpering and snarling in me at turns as I turn the idea over in my mind, unable to turn away from it. Jackson – with another mate. Jackson – another girl – who he met when he was younger – someone else – me having to share him, to watch him look at another girl the way he looks at me - “You need to calm down,” Jackson whispers, his eyes flicking to my hands pressed against my desks. He leans forward, taking my face in his hands, staring deep into my eyes. “Calm down, Ariel. Seriously.” But his touch – something in me grabs onto his power. And quite suddenly, the table beneath my hands gets very, very hot. “Shit, shit,” Rafe shouts, jumping to his feet and leaping for Jackson, intending to push him away from me – But it’s too late – I gasp as the desk beneath my hands beg