Shadow Mate - Jen L. Grey Page 0,64

the heirs were focused on my brother. Something had to be done. My wolf surged forward. "Let him go." Alpha will laced my words, and it was strong enough to make Micah pause.

The power broke, and Micah's eyes widened as he took me in. "Make me."

Using the slight distraction that I’d caused, Evan punched Micah in the jaw, making his hold on my brother slacken.

I turned to Liam. "Please make this stop." My wolf was going crazy, and I didn't know what was going on. All I knew was that Liam could make it end but only if he wanted to.

Chapter Eighteen

It was like Liam couldn't hear me. He was locked onto Kai, and rage consumed his eyes.

Fine, his wolf was too wrapped up in what he'd seen when they got here. I was on my own.

"Did you just punch one of your own?" Simon stood there and blinked a couple of times like he couldn't believe what he'd just seen.

My brother rushed over to me and grabbed my arm. "We gotta get you out of here."

Bree turned to Nate. "Go get your car."

"Yeah, okay." He set his drink down and rushed past me.

"You hit me." Micah's golden eyes were cold, and he rubbed his jaw for a second. "Over her." He reared back to hit Evan, but the huge guy dodged, and all Micah caught was air.

"Before throwing that next punch, you better get your head on straight." Evan's body was tense, and he was focused on Micah's body waiting for the next threat. "I can kick your ass."

"We need to get him out of here and away from her." Micah's focus landed squarely on me. "She's the reason for all this."

A smart person wouldn't say anything. In fact, they'd try to disappear. It’s a good thing I never claimed to be smart. "Yes, I was brought to Wolf Moon with the intention of making your lives hell. It's so obvious since you think the earth revolves around you four instead of the sun."

"Can you not just be quiet?" Max rolled his eyes. "You're only making this worse."

"It's her alpha." Bree's blue eyes narrowed as she took in my face. "Her wolf won't let her back down."

"Of course it is," Tripp mumbled.

I turned around to find Kai backing up with both hands in the air. "You don't want her."

"She still isn't yours," Liam growled the words and grabbed Kai's throat, lifting him in the air. "You aren't allowed to touch her."

"Liam, he didn't do anything." Bree yanked on her brother's arm, but it didn’t move. Instead, it remained frozen like it was made of stone. "You don't want to hurt him. We grew up with him, for God's sake."

What had to be Nate's car squealed into the yard right next to Liam's SUV. Nate popped his head out the window. "Okay, let's go."

Tripp ran over and opened the back door, waving me over.

That sounded like an excellent idea. I turned to move to the car when something behind me fell down with a thud and a large hand grasped my arm, tugging me backward.

"You aren't going anywhere." Liam's eyes glowed as he pulled me flush against him.

"Just let her go." Micah's voice was low and dangerous. "She's trying to leave your ass, and good riddance too. Just look at what this has done." He waved his arm around the place. "Hell, we're even turning on each other."

"Are you really surprised by that?" The corner of Simon's mouth tilted upward into a snarl of disgust.

"Let her go, Liam." Bree's eyes pleaded with him.

"I'll take her back to the dorm." Kai frowned, but he took a deep breath in like he was trying to calm himself down. He rubbed at his neck where Liam’s hand had dug into his flesh.

"You aren't taking her anywhere." Liam's words were loud and crystal clear.

"Then let me take her back." Max lifted both hands up like he was carefully approaching a wild animal. "I'm her brother."

"No." His words were a growl.

"Dude, come on." Simon pointed to his vehicle. "You know that's how this is supposed to be."

"I'm not so sure any longer." Liam's eyes landed on me.

There was only one thing I knew to do to calm the situation. "Will you take me home?" I knew it was going to hurt when he rejected me, but he'd at least feel like he was somewhat in control.

"Tell her no, and let's go." Micah barked the orders as he took a step toward their vehicles. "I'll ride