over his chest.
Laughter bubbled up in my throat, and I turned away and bit my fist, doing everything in my power not to start laughing.
“You really know how to put your best foot forward, Chad,” Declan said from somewhere behind me. “Look, you made Teagan cry. Her shoulders are shaking with her tears.”
“Declan, stop,” I whispered, but I couldn’t hold in my chuckles anymore.
“Well, I didn’t know you were bringing her here tonight,” Chad’s low, musical voice said. His voice made gooseflesh prickle over my skin.
“Don’t make yourselves uncomfortable on my account,” I called over with a wave. “I was in a pack with ten men. I used to have to step over ongoing orgies on my way to the fridge.”
“What the fuck?”
The fury in Jasper’s voice had me spinning around and widening my feet in preparation for an attack. The alpha’s blue eyes seemed to glow as he stalked toward me.
Fuck.
It took all of three seconds for the werewolves to turn on me. Jasper was between me and the door, so I turned to the window.
My heart galloped in my chest as my muscles tensed, preparing to bolt when Jasper’s words stopped me.
“Your mates were unfaithful?” Every line of his features spoke of how furious he was, but I had no idea what he meant by that.
“Mates?” I asked. “Do you mean pack mates?”
“I mean your lovers,” Jasper demanded, his voice as sharp as a blade. “They were having orgies in front of you?”
“Lovers?” I shook my head. “I didn’t have anything close to a lover. It’s none of your business. I don’t know what right you think you have to be angry at me—”
“I’m not angry at you,” he growled, but Jasper’s expression only looked more thunderous.
I took another step back toward the window. It was probably fifteen feet to the pavement or more, which was going to fucking suck. I’d have to smash the pane, kick out the glass and jump all before one of the werewolves ordered me to stay. Running for the door might be a better bet.
“Hey, Jasper,” Lucas walked toward me slowly with his eyes down and hands up. He moved between Jasper and me, breaking our eye contact. “Teagan looks like she’s about to jump through the window, and I don’t want that to happen. You’re blocking all of her safe routes out of here, Alpha.”
“Fuck,” Jasper growled, and then he spun on his heel and marched to the other side of the firehouse. He threw open a heavy wood door, but before he exited, he called over his shoulder, “Put some clothes on, Chad. Right the fuck now.” He swept through the door and disappeared through it.
The moment he did, Lucas turned around and begged, “Please don’t jump out of that window, Teagan.” He held out a hand toward the doorway. “If you still want to leave, no one will stop you.”
“We’d rather you didn’t though, but we won’t get in your way,” Declan added with his hands raised. “Jasper’s got a hell of a temper, but whatever that was, I don’t think the anger was directed at you.”
“I don’t know, Declan,” I muttered as I sidestepped toward the door. “It sure seemed like Jasper was talking directly to me,”
“Yeah, I can see how it might have looked that way.” Declan winced. “What I mean to say is, Jasper would never be that angry at you—I think I know what that was about, and it’s related to what a fuck-stick Kane was. You can of course leave, but if you choose to stay, I’ve got cake, and Chad made it, meaning it tastes like fucking sunshine. And, this guy is going to beg your forgiveness for being such a damn train wreck…” He threw his thumb over his shoulder, pointing at Chad who was thankfully wearing pants now and had what I was pretty sure was a strap on under one arm.
“Please don’t take off into the night on account of my fuck up. I’ll clean up and get out of here.” His dark blue eyes came up to meet mine and I could see so much remorse swirling in their depths, I felt a little guilty. Chad wasn’t my favorite person in the world, but this was his house.
“You guys, please stop making yourself so uncomfortable. I’m not going to leap out your window. I’m jumpy and I overreacted. Please, don’t leave your own living room because of me, Chad.” I spun on my heel to face Declan. “Cake would