Chapter 27
“You will stay out of her personal space.” Rune’s face was more bestial than I’d ever seen it. Not actually shifted, but his inner beast was so close to the surface that his words came out as a growl. Since I’d met him, this was the closest he’d come to donning lupine fur.
“Or...what?” Ryder taunted. “You won’t go wolf. You won’t even ride my motorcycle. Tara deserves a man with balls.”
What I deserved was this comeuppance. I’d known Rune was struggling when I broke our bond. I’d just assumed his control was too great for him to lash out in response.
I shut my eyes for one split second as I thought through a way to defuse the situation. And when I opened them again it was to the sight of swords.
Not a friendly sparring match either. We were outside, on a lawn that had been
