"Mhm, I see," Killian nodded as he turned his attention to the man. Raising an imperious brow at the man, he said to him, "It seems like all the women you are serving are keeping you quite busy, Jared. Don’t worry; we are worried about Morrineth’s childish tantrum just as much as you are. So naturally, we will keep your secret."
Inez frowned when she heard his remark. It seemed like the lycans’ senses were much better than she expected them to be. He even heard the conversation between the two, even though they were so far from where he stood just seconds ago.
Jared’s face turned red. He tried to turn the situation around in his favour. "It wasn’t me who caused the trouble. It is her; she followed me to Esper yesterday. I believe she has some other intentions. Which is why I, being a gentleman, came to clear the air with her."
When Inez heard his shameless words, she scoffed. She turned to Killian and defended herself almost immediately, "I didn’t. First of all, I have always been curious about the pub, as I had never gone there but had heard a lot about it. It was just a coincidence that you saw me there." she paused and continued, "there was absolutely no need for you to drag me down here and threaten to kill me. Do you think you are painted with elf dust? Why would I chase after a man whose heart is as rotten as his dick?"
"And not to forget, you tried to choke the life out of me just now."
Now, Inez felt slightly annoyed. If she had known that her appearance would cause trouble for her, she would have returned to her usual self. She never once thought that Jared would come looking for her. She only changed her appearance because she didn’t want to be goggled by everyone in the pack like always.
Who would have thought that her bad luck was this bad? She escaped the gossipy and contempt-filled eyes of the pack members but ended up getting entangled with Jared.
Killian’s eyes flickered toward her neck, and when he noticed the fingerprints on her pale skin, his lips thinned on their own.
"It seems like you have been treating me lightly, Jared. Just because I am letting you on my territory doesn’t mean that you are allowed to do anything that you want." Killian didn’t raise his voice, but it was enough to make Jared shiver.
The man, however, was either too bold, too courageously stubborn or simply a fool because a second later, Inez heard him say, "Alpha Sokolov, are you really going to stand up for this woman? You...how could you step up for her—"
"Jared, is that how you should be talking to an alpha?" Killian questioned with a disapproving look on his face.
Jared stiffened. However, he still held his ground and said to Killian, "You cannot threaten me, Killian. I have helped you many times. Not to mention, I am one of the few people you can use to make deals with the humans. You better think twice before trying to threaten me."
Killian smiled. However, as he unsheathed his claws, Inez knew that the man was pissed off.
He stepped towards the man, who took a step back. However, as Jared was not watching where he was going, he ended up slipping down the path as his foot hit the boulder that was behind him.
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