Page 79 of Ruthless Alpha Beast

I’m pissed off.

Who are they to speak to me like this? All this crap is so unnecessary; all of us could so easily get along.

My patience for prejudice is running dangerously low.

“I don’t think I’m in the position to talk about what’s right for the pack.”

“No,” one of them snarls, “you’re not, and yet here you are—playing dress up as the Alpha’s wife.”

I eye the border. I could so easily just walk away.

But you know what?

I’ve had enough.

“Maybe if you all learned to judge people a little less based on how they were born and more on how they behave, you’d realize that I’m not the one ruining this pack, but you all are.”

Chapter 16 - Jasper

Now that everyone knows about the third layer of the tapestry, there’s been a lot going on.

The witches are busy analyzing the thing, and both Ellis and Sawyer are busy coordinating what we should do.

It’s not like I don’t care, obviously I do, but I’ve been more than a little distracted. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t.

Distracted as always by Tara.

It’s as if we take two steps forward, only to take three steps back.

I’m not sure what the connection between us means, and I can’t exactly complain that she’s keeping her distance. I’ve done that before.

But even though we don’t know what’s going on between us, it doesn’t mean that we can’t figure it outtogether.

Avoiding, as I’ve learned, doesn’t solve anything.

And truthfully, I’ve been missing her. I’ve never missed anyone this much.

I find myself wishing she were still around, wondering what she’s doing, and thinking about her cute, sassy little voice.

This human will be the death of me; I can already tell.

After a heavy training session this morning, and with a rare pocket of free time in my day, I decide I want to torture myself some more.

What better thing is there to do than search for Tara?

I could be resting, swimming, meeting with Sawyer and Ellis, but no—I’m in my wolf form, prowling around our packterritory searching for the human who’s more likely than not going to drive me insane.

Still, for whatever reason, I need to see her.

At least just to know that she’s safe.

We don’thaveto talk…

But isn’t that what I said last time I found her in the library?

Look how that turned out.

As I shift and transform into my wolf, I connect with my inner desires.