**BOOK FOUR**
Reuben is running. Running from a life he never wanted; one he never fit into.
Eli is chasing. Chasing a future he is desperate to call reality.
After Reuben's rejection, Eli thought he'd never see his mate again. However, when repo...
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With the glass swept to the side, Fen sitting on the right side of the couch with a pack of frozen peas against his head; Nixon sitting on the left side with his arms folded against his chest, eyes darting around as if he were looking for the next item in my home to assault; and me sitting in the middle, wishing to be anywhere else, I let out a low sigh and started to speak.
"I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this already, but for the sake of asking, why are you here?" I turned my attention to Nixon.
He stared at me with an expression full of anger and disgust. "I came here looking for him," he turned his angry eyes to Fen. "You were just a bonus."
I should've stayed with Easton and Kai for one more day.
"Does Eli know you're here?" Fen spoke up. "Does your boy toy know?"
Somehow, Fen seemed to unlock more anger and I quickly shushed him before they could start fighting again. Honestly, it was a miracle in itself that I managed to get them to sit down in the first place.
"I'm taking your silence as Eli doesn't know," Fen said and I shot him a glare. "What? I'm trying to make sure I have all the facts."
"No, you're trying to get me punched. Again."
He studied my face. "You're fine."
"I don't feel fine."
"Get some ice," he retorted.
"Are you serious?" Nixon interrupted before I could respond.
"What?" I asked.
"Are you seriously going to sit here and be friendly to him after what he did? What did he do to Eli? Not to mention what he did to his previous pack—"
"I've already spoken to Eli about what happened between us," Fen interrupted, the annoyance clear in his voice. "As for what happened at the pack, believe it or not, as much as I don't like you, my intention wasn't to kill you."
"Bullshit," Nixon scoffed while I stared between the two of them, wondering what the hell they were talking about.
"I took part in the planning of the attack, I won't deny that, but my goal wasn't for you to get hurt as badly as you did. Just to...temporarily immobilize you. The others made that change. You aren't exactly a likable person."
"And that makes it better?" Nixon's eyes narrowed. "You still attacked me—you still attacked your alpha."
"I didn't say that it excused anything, I simply corrected your statement. Though you may have the title of alpha, I don't see you as one. From the day I first met you, you were nothing but an asshole and let's be honest, Nolan did the heavy lifting between the two of you."
Both Fen and Nixon continued to go back and forth, becoming more aggressive as the argument progressed. For a second, I stared up at the ceiling, wondering how Eli had spent years dealing with the two short-fused men.
