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After a quick shower and breakfast, Christoph headed to Sigma Pi’s house to find Laney and put an end to this shit. Her stunt last night hurt Bell, not to mention tried to discourage others from joining her sorority. Even with the issues and Laney’s outburst, the party had been a success. Sigma Epsilon Xi had gained several potential members.

The anxious energy already skirting down his spine, mixed with an overwhelming need to bond with his mates, as he started for the sorority house. The churning of emotions made for a lethal combo of hormones swirling inside Christoph. If Laney gave him any shit, he’d have absolutely no problem putting her in her place. He wouldn’t lose Bell or Jackson because of the little bitch.

“Can you believe how stupid they are?” Reagan’s voice reached his ears, and he stopped dead in his tracks. “Like, oh my God. The laptop locked up. What are we going to do?”

“How d'you get the virus into his computer?” Laney laughed, playfully shoving her friend.

“I asked Winston to build me a bug.” Reagan shrugged. “Which was the straightforward part. Getting into Bodhi’s computer was a whole other issue. But I had help.” Pride filled her voice.

“And what did Winston charge you for that?”

He didn’t recognize the third girl.

“I had to let him pet my kitty for a minute,” Reagan replied.

“You let him touch your pussy?” A hint of disgust laced Laney’s words, and he couldn’t blame her. Winston, the weasel, obviously followed Laney’s blackmail book of how to hook up with a girl. The little shit needed to be taught a lesson before he crossed a line.

“It’s for Sigma Pi,” Reagan responded.

He shook his head. These girls were crazy to give away sexual favors to get revenge on someone who’d never bothered them.

“How d'you get the alcohol in the punch?” Laney clung to Reagan’s arm as they continued to walk together, oblivious of Christoph being behind them.

“Easy. I picked the lock to the front door, took a bottle of their juice, and brought it to our house. After I dumped almost all the juice out, I replaced it with vodka.” Laney giggled. “Stupid bitch had no clue. When I returned it, I saw the caterer information out on the table. So, I called from their phone, impersonated Zoe, and told them I had made a mistake. We only needed half the food.”

Son of a bitch.He was going to kill them. That was all there was to it. Christoph kept at a sedate pace so not to alert them to his presence.

“Devious! I love how your mind works, Laney.” the third girl said, keeping step beside them.

“Me, too,” Reagan agreed. “I’d never have thought of that.”

“Therefore, I’m the president of Sigma Pi and you’re not,” Laney stated.

She couldn’t have been any more of a bitch.How do these girls put up with each other?Naturally, their revelations didn’t surprise him. The lengths these girls went to shocked him. Having heard enough of their bullshit, he closed the distance between them, revealing himself the little group. Laney had noticed him first. Her shoulders tensed, and her eyes went wide with surprise. The Reagan and their third.

“You have reached a new low,” Christoph growled.

Reagan and the other girl, who he still couldn’t place, trembled. Laney just gave him a bored look and took a sip of her coffee. “Please. That bitch is lucky I didn’t do more.” Laney grinned. “I should have called the police for the underage drinking. She would have lost everything. You should actually thank me.”

“Are you for real?” He shook his head, dumfounded at her lack of respect. Thanking him? For trying to harm his mate? “What the hell is wrong with you?”

“Of course, duh.” She stared at her fingernails. “I think you’ve been hanging around with too many fake bitches. It’s skewed your outlook.” Of that, he couldn’t agree more.

They could go round and round in this little verbal battle. However, he didn’t have time for her games. Christoph curled his lip and snarled, “It ends now.”

“It ends when I say it ends.” Laney narrowed her eyes, got up, and stepped to him. “And not a second before.”

He saw red. His lion bristled under his skin, trying to force a shift so he could physically prove his dominance over the smaller female lioness. “I think you fucking forget yourself. It’s time I reminded you.” He caught Laney’s gaze and held it. He prevented his lion from pushing forward out of sheer willpower. His vision changed to hues of blue and green. The lion yearned to bite into the fragile skin of her neck and squeeze it until she gave in to his dominance or died because he snapped her neck. The violent thought shocked him, yet didn’t surprise him. With Bell and Jackson, he’d do anything to protect his mates.

Laney took a step toward her friends, her gaze flicking to his right shoulder in submission. Her hand trembled as she pushed herself between her friends.There, that’s better.His lion grunted, then slid away.

“I’m only going to say this once. You will stay away from the Dryer family, their friends, and anything to do with Sigma Epsilon Xi. If you continue on this course, I’ll be forced to act, and you won’t like what happens. Trust me,” he hissed.

“I think you forget what I know.” She crossed her arms and lifted her chin in defiance.

He roared, infuriated by the fact she dared to threaten him. Jackson was right. He’d allowed the whole situation surrounding Laney and Reagan to get out of control. He should’ve been upfront and honest with Bell, then explained the more intimate parts of what he was going through with Jackson. It would’ve saved them a lot of heartache.

“You don’t know shit. This is your final warning. Do not threaten me or what is mine.”