He smiled. “That’s what I’ve been trying to say this whole time.” He sighed in relief. “Now, let’s go over the verse again.Only when opposites love together.Like I said before, that doesn’t necessarily mean opposite packs, does it?”
Something churned in my gut. “No, I guess not.”
“Isn’t it obvious?” Neil laughed. “We’re opposites, Matheson. You’re a young omega, and I’m an experienced alpha. Not to mention the fact that we butt heads all the time.”
The feeling in my stomach got worse. I wanted to end this conversation and go back to the house, but I couldn’t do that. Neil wasn’tdoinganything wrong.
“I don’t know if that’s really it,” I said, trying to let him down easy.
This crashed Neil’s mood. He frowned. “And why not? I see you get along pretty well with those three.”
“Yes, I do. I have feelings for all of them.”
Neil’s eyes glinted with hate for a brief second before he sighed again. “I see. Well, that’s turned out to be inconvenient for you, hasn’t it?”
“What do you mean?”
“The gryphon obviously didn’t know what he was talking about,” Neil said. “Either that, or he was lying. You say you have a relationship with all three of them?”
I narrowed my eyes. “Yes.”
Neil barked a humorless laugh. “And what has that accomplished? Do you feel any stronger? Any magic welling up in you? Is the prophecy any closer to being solved?”
Neil got in my space, way too close for comfort. I put out my hands to stop him, but he just grabbed them and leaned into my face.
“I didn’t think so,” he muttered. “This has all just been a huge waste of time. You can’t love all three of them. So pick one.” He squeezed my wrists. “And make the right decision. Because you’re running out of time.”
“Let go of me!” I snapped.
Neil squeezed harder. “I’m taking you back to East Pack where you belong.” He glared deeply into my eyes. “And since it seemed easy enough for you to fall in love just by fucking them, maybe claiming your body for myself will change your mind.”
I kicked him hard in the shin. Neil cried out and dropped me. I wasted no time shifting into wolf form and running in the opposite direction. My heart raced. My stomach felt sick with betrayal and fear.
But Neil was hot on my trail. His wolf’s breath touched the tip of my tail. I picked up a burst of speed, hoping to outrun him, but his legs were longer, and soon his strides matched mine. I felt his teeth in my scruff and I yelped in terror.
“Stop fighting,” he snarled. “I know what’s best for you!”
I twisted and writhed in his grip, but it only made him bite down harder. I fought against the instinct to go limp that activated when he bit my scruff. I wouldn’t give up just because he was treating me like a pup.
“Let me go right now,” I growled.
“Stop this ridiculous behavior. You’re just a kid, Matheson, whether you realize that or not. You make stupid decisions and the rest of us are going to pay the price!”
I twisted my body to dig my claws into Neil’s chest. Pain seared through the back of my neck as Neil bit down hard enough to draw blood, and I howled.
It happened fast.
Three huge blurs shot out of the woods like bullets. They slammed into Neil so fast that I barely realized what was going on. I scrambled to my feet, my heart racing. All I knew was that three wolves were on Neil, snarling and spitting. Chunks of grey fur flew in the air.
“Stop!” I called. “Don’t hurt him!”
They stopped. The three wolves--red, black, and pure white--circled around Neil with their fangs bared and their hackles raised.
“Guys,” I breathed.
“I should have known better than to leave you alone with this scumbag,” Eric snarled. His black fur rose like needles.
Ramsay’s wolf let out a deep growl. “What did you do to him?”
