Reclaimed By My Alpha (Natalia and Andrei) novel Chapter 38

Finally, I forced myself to meet his gaze. “I love Damon,” I said slowly, clearly. “I love him far more than I ever loved you. What we have is real, Andrei. What you and I had was the fake relationship.”

He flinched like I’d slapped him across the face. For a second, if I didn’t know any better, I would say that pain flashed across his features before anger replaced it.

“You’re lying,” he growled.

“Damon respects me, values my opinions. He doesn’t treat me like a possession to be used and—

“Natalia?”

We both turned at the sound of Damon’s voice. He emerged from the trees, taking in the scene–Andrei standing too close to me, my back still pressed against the tree, both of us breathing heavily.

Damon’s entire body went rigid as he snapped his gaze to Andrei. “Get away from her.”

“Or what?” Andrei turned to face his brother. “You’ll challenge me? We both know how that would end.”

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“I said,” Damon stepped forward, his claws already extending, “get away from my mate.”

Andrei laughed. “Your mate? She doesn’t even bear your mark. Five years together and you haven’t claimed her. What kind of Alpha does that make you?”

“That’s the pot calling the kettle black,” Damon scoffed. “Besides, I respect her wishes. Which is something you

never did.”

“Is that what you call it? Respect? Or are you just too weak to claim what’s yours?”

“Stop it,” I said weakly, but neither of them heard me. They were circling each other now. I could practically smell the testosterone in the air. Onyx bristled slightly inside of me, a little part of myself excited to see two males fight over me. But I shoved her back down. This was getting dangerous. Too dangerous.

“She was mine first,” Andrei said. “She’ll always be mine.

“She chose to leave you,” Damon shot back. “She chose me.”

“Are you sure you didn’t just happen to be convenient when she needed someone to hide behind?”

Andrei’s words hit their mark. Damon lunged.

The shift happened mid–leap. Damon’s male form turned into a mass of dark gray fur and green eyes, and Andrei returned to his inky blackness with those eerily similar eyes glaring at his brother.

The two brothers crashed together before I could even react.

Andrei’s size gave him an immediate advantage. He bowled Damon over, pinning him briefly before Damon twisted free. They separated, circling again, looking for openings. Blood already spotted the forest floor, although

I couldn’t tell which wolf it belonged to.

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Chapter 38

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