Heartsblood by Shannon West

Author:Shannon West [West, Shannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Marco sat across from Cade and Zack in his office and stared at Zack when he apologized to him.

“Nicky was way out of line,” he said, sighing. “I probably would have reacted the same way—I think any of us would have, though just for future reference—the next time you threaten my mate, I’ll clean the floor with your ass, no matter how close we are.”

“Fair enough,” Zack said, one shoulder lifting in a shrug. “I’m still sorry for the unpleasantness and for ruining the dinner party. I would hate this to come between us.”

Marco sighed and shook his head. “It won’t. Nicky was sorry about it too. I think all this has been too hard on him. The lines between what he was before and what he is now are blurry and confusing for him. He loves Gabe as a friend, that’s all. But he was inappropriate, I’ll admit, and I know he’d want me to apologize.”

“Let’s forget it, okay? Chalk it up to a misunderstanding.”

Marco nodded and sat back despondently in his chair. His entire demeanor changed as his shoulders drooped. “I wish that was all it was.”

Cade and Zack glanced at each other and then back at Marco. Cade leaned forward. “What is it, Marco? What’s going on, really?”

Cade thought for a moment that he wouldn’t answer, but then he sighed and rubbed his forehead. “It’s Nicky. He is confused and having a hard time, but I honestly don’t know how to help him. His wolf is…out of control. It’s like it’s not even a part of him, but something alien, or, hell, maybe even psychotic. I’m afraid that bastard Tate put a monster inside of him, and I don’t know what to do.” He dashed angrily at the moisture in his eyes and looked back up at the other wolves. “Damn it. I lost him once, and I can’t lose him again. I won’t.”

“What can we do to help, Marco?” Cade stood up and came around the desk to perch beside him. He was Marco’s first cousin and when they were younger, they’d been the closest of friends too. It was Marco he’d turned to when he had to leave Louisiana and Marco had offered him land to build on above his own lodge. All the pack members were interrelated and bore a striking resemblance to each other, but with Cade and Marco, it was particularly strong. Cade hated to see Marco so upset, and he knew he’d probably feel the same way if it were Jax, his own young mate.

“I don’t know, Cade. Maybe nothing. I tried making him shift like you said, and he shifted for a few minutes, but then he attacked me and retreated back inside Nicky.”

“He attacked you?”

“His wolf did, yes. Nicky said he doesn’t recognize me as his mate when he’s in his wolf, but it’s only me that he seems to hate. He shifted with Ian and once with Rory, too, and he didn’t particularly like them, but he didn’t attack them.

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