Fated Enemies by E.L. DePinto & Olivia Rose

Author:E.L. DePinto & Olivia Rose [DePinto, E.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-08-30T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-two

Jack

I swung the ax down, imagining Alpha Barrett’s face as I split the log beneath me.

I hadn’t seen the man for myself, but I’d been able to fabricate a sufficiently pretentious image of him in my head. All morning, his smug grin adorned my logs.

“Jack,” my brother called across the field. “What the hell are you doing?”

“What’s it look like?” I grunted back, driving the ax down again.

“I’ll have one of the other wolves do that,” he said, his voice nearing. “Seriously, Jack. There are other things you can–”

The sound of splitting wood cut him off. “I’ve got it.”

“But Jack–”

I spun. “I said I’ve got it.”

Enzo lifted his hands in a gesture of peace. “Alright.” He repeated cautiously. “You’ve got it.”

Dropping the ax to the ground by my boots, I pinched the bridge of my nose and sighed. “I’m sorry.”

My brother came to rest a hand on my shoulder. “You ready to talk about it yet?”

I glanced at him. “No.”

It’d been three days since my last encounter with Dallas. I hadn’t slept. I’d barely eaten.

And I was increasingly pissy with each passing hour.

“When you’re ready,” he said gently, slowly backing off.

I had to fight the urge to call him back and spill my guts. It wasn’t that I didn’t want him to know–truthfully, I wanted to tell him everything–but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.

I’d let him down. I’d let my mother down.

I’d let my father down.

I watched Enzo trot down the gravel driveway. The worst part was that he wouldn’t be disappointed in me. He’d understand completely. He believed in fate, true love, overcoming the odds. He was optimistic and romantic. He’d love to hear all the details of Dallas’s return, our exchange in the alley, and the next day by the spring.

I hated myself for it.

I should have killed her right there. For years, I thought of my revenge. For years, I imagined the look on her face when I finally gave her what she deserved.

But when I was finally faced with it–with her–I couldn’t do it.

Even worse–in the last three days, all I could think of was that Alpha douchebag. For every way I’d imagined killing Dallas, I imagined ten more ways to end Barrett. Just the thought of him piqued my wolf’s rage, urging me to shift.

All the while, Dallas’s words echoed between my ears.

“I would have been there for you. If I had known.”

I had to run.

Stepping out of my boots, I dropped my jeans and lurched onto all fours.

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