The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 77

Chapter 77

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Chapter 77

Before I could think better of it, I lunged forward slamming Gabriel against the wall with my forearm pressed against his throat.

“You were spying on my mate?” I snarled, my fangs dropping dangerously. “You walked into our bedroom without knocking and saw her in her underwear?”

Gabriel’s eyes widened. “N-No, it wasn’t like that. I was looking for you, and the door was

“Shut,” I finished for him. “The door was shut, and you opened it without permission.”

Gabriel swallowed hard against my arm. “Alexander, I was just=”

“You’re lucky I have an ounce of self-control in my body,” I cut him off. “Because if I didn’t, you’d be bleeding on the floor right now. No one sees my mate like that. No one.”

Gabriel blinked, clearly surprised by my vehemence. And truthfully, I was a bit surprised myself. But my wolf wasn’t-he was howling for blood, enraged that another male had seen what was his.

But Ella wasn’t mine. Not really. She wasn’t marked.

“Yet,” my wolf added.

Right. Yet. She wasn’t marked yet.

“I know the truth, Gabriel,” I went on. “Ella is a beautiful woman. Very beautiful. And even you aren’t immune to that, are you? How long have you been sneaking looks at her?”

“What?” Gabriel sputtered. “No, that’s not-I would never-

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“Don’t bother denying it. You, the eternal playboy with a different woman in your bed every week, suddenly concerned about my wife’s undergarments?” I scoffed. “You’re barking up the wrong tree.”

Gabriel shook his head frantically. “Alexander, I swear, it’s not like that. I was just concerned that she’s trying to manipulate you.”

I stared at him for a long moment, searching his face for any sign of deception. All I saw was fear and confusion-and perhaps a hint of shame

With a disgusted sigh, I released him and stepped back. My wolf growled, urging me to rip the insubordinate male’s throat out then run to Ella, mark her and fuck her in that lingerie… But I shoved him down. This was insanity. I was actually thinking of marking her, of making her mine for the first time in five years.

What was happening to me?

“I’m sorry,” Gabriel said immediately, smoothing down his shirt. “I should have knocked.

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Chapter 77

You’re right.”

“Yes, you should have.”

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“But,” Gabriel added cautiously, “I still stand by what I said earlier. You and Ella have been spending more time together than usual lately. And you’re fated mates, which makes it even more difficult to keep your head straight around her.”

I turned away, not wanting him to see the conflict I knew was written clearly across my face. Because he wasn’t wrong. Lately, it was becoming harder to maintain my distance from Ella. To remember all the reasons why I shouldn’t let myself fall for her.

The press conference kiss. The movie theater. The way she had defended herself at her parents. ‘house. Her fire, her determination, her beauty…

“I can tell you’re starting to have feelings for her” Gabriel said. “And if she seduces you, it could be detrimental. She could still be a spy for her family, manipulating you for information or something else.”

I didn’t respond. What could I say? That I had already promised to stop sending money to her father at her request? That I had carried her to be last night and spent far too long looking at her sleeping face? That the thought of her in black lace lingerie was making it hard to think straight right now?

Gabriel studied me for a moment, then sighed. “You know what you need? A distraction. Something to get her off your mind before you do something you’ll regret.”

I shot him a withering glare. “What are you suggesting?” I snapped.

My Beta didn’t flinch at my tone. Instead, a small smirk stretched across his face. “How about I take you out to the bar tonight?” he asked.

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