Untamed Hunger by Lee Mae

Author:Lee Mae [Mae, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-08T22:00:00+00:00

19

Claire made a strangled noise. Gunner turned to her, reaching for her hand. The world suddenly felt unstable, like he’d downed the whiskey, not Reece. He shook his head, and tried to focus on Reece, trying to convince his mind to accept the man’s words.

“So Victor had my clan killed? And then my dad? Why?” Even to his own ears, his voice sounded strange, unreal. Pretty much everything he’d heard sounded unreal.

“No, son. You have it backwards. Victor wanted you dead, wanted you out of the picture. This was before he knew Adrian was sick. He didn’t want you showing up, looking to challenge Adrian as Alpha. The accident…your father’s murder…it was supposed to be both of you that got killed. The clan…he went after them, systematically, looking for you. Killed them, thinking they were hiding you. But he didn’t know you’d come here, that Malone took you in.”

“And my father? Why did Victor have him killed?” Claire gripped Gunner’s hand, eyes locked on Reece.

“He didn’t do his job, didn’t get it done. Didn’t kill our Gunner here.” He gestured toward Gunner. “Don’t do Victor’s work, suffer the consequences.”

Claire pulled her hand away, folding her arms across her chest. She sunk into her chair, eyes on the floor. They sat in tense silence, Gunner desperately trying to understand what this must be like for Claire, trying to understand what this meant for him, and for them together.

“So what about Adrian? What’s wrong with him?” Her voice was distant, rough with emotion.

“The kid’s sick, no doubt. From what I heard from Malone, it’s the reason behind the whole marriage between the two of you. Get him married, get you pregnant …put another Alpha in line. Someone other than Gunner. Adrian’s not long for this world, and you know better than anyone how crazy he is.”

Claire slumped in her chair. Gunner looked over at her. Her face had gone pale, her breathing shaky.

“So I was nothing more than an incubator to carry the next Alpha? So much for true love.” Her laugh was short and bitter. She turned to Gunner.

“What now, Gunner? What do we do? I don’t want to run anymore.”

Gunner leaned toward her. “You’re not running anymore. You’re with me, remember? I’m not going to let anything happen to you, not going to let Adrian, or Victor get to you. Trust me. I’ll keep you safe.”

He saw a flash of uncertainty in her eyes, but he didn’t know what else he could say to make her understand just how much she meant to him. She held his eyes, and he saw the confusion clear, the uncertainty fade. She squared her shoulders, lifted her chin, and drew in a deep breath. Then she smiled, and the doubt was gone. She squeezed his hand.

“I trust you…with my life. And Gunner…I love you.”

Gunner’s world came to an abrupt halt for a heart-stopping moment, and everything he had heard from Reece, the truth about his father, his history, it all faded. Claire had said the words, she loved him, and for that moment, it was all that mattered.

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