rules for surviv

ffee

until step on

er Blackwood

hree, because the smug bastard was sitting at her kitchen ta

doorway. "What the he

r his mug. "Good m

question before I break tha

ened. "I'm making

linked. "

e bet, that means I owe you a month of breakfasts."

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gged. "I ha

a peeked out from the p

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ped. "You

absolutely. He's surprising

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oaned. "Lu

down, because free food was free food. She picked up her fork, suspici

t. If I wanted to kill you, I woul

nd immediately hated everything because "

erfectly golden

owled. "I

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kitchen. "He even ma

k to him, horrifie

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ncake aggressively. "W

rkled with amusem

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. "You think I

er bite in her mouth

. "I'm taking

the urge to throw

are couldn't get worse, her Beta, Logan, and Ga

tracks. "Why does it smell

or, nearly teared up. "I

. "Come on in, boys! H

ween Hunter and Celeste. T

gan gasped. "You two had

hoked on

t even flinc

d him under t

unted. "W

pure awe. "Alpha Blackwook, I take back

ed. "I appre

t if you break our Alpha'

ively. "For the last t

k both turned

inned. "Nobod

he smug bastard, just took another sip of cof

ed to make

a lost puppy, even though she tried to shake h

a fence, and he

wolf to outrun him,

tically wagged her tail at the

VE. RUN T

Hunter's wolf, just

, marching toward the lake. "Fine. If you're

uman form, grinned. "

to walk in silence for a whil

her life miserable, Celeste tripped on a r

te resurfaced, sputtering, and, of co

owled. "He

om his eyes. "Oh, no.

don't help me, I will d

ebrow. "Bold of you

Hunter kicked off his shoe

. "Did you...? Did you

hair. His very wet, very unfairly attr

brain shor

at her reaction

ckly. "No. I'm just p

rit." Hunter reached forward and

sped. "You

man. "What are you gonna

the grace of a rabid raccoon, but

Alpha," h

owled. "Yo

d. "Oh no, I'

a huge wave of wat

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y. "That's exactly ho

a full-on water

reach to absolutely drown C

e could think of. From kicking up mud, ducking under the water to ambushing him

was relen

ing for air, soa

" she accused, wipin

the she-wolf who jus

ed. "That was

ery real fish now swimm

to dignify that

ed her eyes and for

said, offer

ed an eyebr

nodded i

"You must thin

cently. "I'd never s

to just take your hand and not

sweetly. "Wou

o Celeste's absolute s

him underwater, suddenly lost her b

rashed right into his chest and for a moment, they were

e he wasn't ready to let go just yet.

to his lashes, and she could feel the heat r

s losing her mind.

hing, she shoved him away and

. "Admit it. Y

only thing I like is i

"You're so cute

I swear, I am two seconds away from

rinned.

ration and Hunter laughed

his wet hair. "As fun as this is, I think we should h

"I'd rather be e

ed. "Would y

owed her eye

shore. "Come on, sweetheart. I'll eve

t me, I will be repressin

nk. "Whatever helps

er wolf, on the other hand,