Page 69 of Brazen

I shook my head.

“Eaten?”

“No.”

“Shifted and run?”

“No.”

“Go to her.”

“She doesn’t want me,” I snapped.

The front door flew open, and Rob came in. While it was just after dawn, he was dressed as if he’d been up for hours. Unlike Johnny who must have the day off. He had probably hoped to spend the time in bed with his mate, but I’d fucked it up.

I fucked everything up. I couldn’t even be trusted to be a good roommate.

“What’s going on?” Rob shut the door behind him. The morning chill that had seeped in ceased. He took in the damaged wall, the chair on its side. Me.

He must’ve used his wolf speed to hustle it down the hill to get here so fast. If I gave a shit, I’d wonder what Emma had written in her text.

“You!” I shouted, pointing at my alpha and stalking across the room toward him. “You did this. You made me treat my mate like she’d perpetrated some crime. Trying to fucking interrogate her for information about another pack when she’s human.”

Rob’s eyes widened slightly.

Johnny sucked in a breath. “Dude, that’s your alpha.”

I whipped my head around at Johnny for a second. “My alpha made my mate feel like she wasn’t wanted in this pack. My alpha made my mate cry. My alpha made my mate–”

“Sam,” Rob said, his voice laced with alpha warning.

I didn’t heed it. I was so done with everything. “What?”

“Don’t talk to your alpha like that, Sam,” Johnny warned.

“Or what? He’ll put me down?” I ran a hand through my hair.

The door flew open again. This time it was Boyd, Colton, and Clint who came in.

“We heard shouting.” Boyd came to stand beside Rob. Colton and Clint settled near the door.

Damned wolf hearing. It seemed everyone on the ranch heard me.

“Fucking great,” I muttered. “I’m surrounded. Whatever. Put me down, Alpha. Banish me.”

“You were supposed to find out about the pup’s father and pack,” he reminded.

“And you threatened Cody to wipe Riley’s mind because she knew about us,” I countered. “He didn’t have a choice and went against your wishes and fucking kidnapped her. Your orders are flawed.”

No one said anything. My words hung in the air. I stepped back, leaned against the edge of the counter.

“I didn’t kidnap my mate,” I continued. “I obeyed and look where that got me. A mate and pup, and they want nothing to do with me. Why? Because she thinks I was only into her because we needed to make sure we didn’t put her five-year-old in the middle of a fucking pack war.”

“Sam, look–” Boyd began, hand out and trying to calm me.

“NO!” I shouted.

“Whoa.” Clint stepped away from the wall and came over, setting a hand on my shoulder.