Chapter 173

He backs away with a raised set of hands, that goofy smile of adoration, looking at me in that wicked, devilish way that makes my blood boil—all happy, teenage asshat who sees nothing wrong with what just happened. “Honestly, you just … arghh,” I half growl at him, self-combusting with sheer frustration and pent-up rage. I am no longer willing to play this weird whatever it is, lose my cool, and be as immature as him. I turn again, go to storm out of the infirmary, fueled with hot anger and returned hatred. Seeing Doc and the medic glancing my way as I stomp my hardest towards the door, glad they didn’t see us getting hot and heavy and throwing daggers back at the room I’m leaving. I walk smack, bang into an incoming figure in the doorway and almost trip over them, muffling a shocked yelp as they right me on my feet with a mumbled apology and then look past me directly. “Alpha, we have incoming.” It’s a low, tense sentence, and my heart stops beating. It shuts me up, and I mentally try