Page 119 of Moon Claimed

“Don’t look at me with those eyes. You know I can’t resist them.” He returned the hug tightly.

Swallowing hard, I said, “I’m sorry.”

“You will be.”

My stomach plummeted. “Why? Who else knows?”

He pulled away to glare. “You think I’m stupid? You can’t tell anyone else—well, maybe Cameron, but definitely not your bullshit sister.”

“Don’t say that about Rhona.”

His mouth bobbed. “Wait,thisisn’t why she’s so pissed, is it?”

The thought of her discoveringthistruth made me feel sick.

I shook my head.

Wade swore. “Whoa. She definitely can’t find out then. Can you imagine her reaction? Talk about the Kardashian episode to end all Kardashian episodes.”

Yep.

She couldn’t ever find out.

A tear slipped over my cheek and I ducked my head as more followed.Crap.I sniffed, and Wade held me at arm’s length.

Horror painted his features. “Oh fuck, are you crying?”

I didn’t think he’d still want to be my friend. I gulped in air as sobs wracked my chest.

“What do I do?” Wade said frantically.

Sascha spoke from behind me. “I don’t know. Make her stop somehow.”

“I don’t speak female, wolf man. You want to bone her on the regular,youmake her stop.”

He all but shoved me into Sascha’s arms, who held me close, resting his chin atop my head. Our good juju seeped under my skin immediately, and I recovered the strength to close my tear ducts.

Embarrassing.

Maybe overdue.

And maybe I’d hide here for a while.

“Thank you,” Sascha said.

Wade’s salted caramel took on a slight burned tinge. “It wasn’t for you. And I’ve heard that you’re holding out on the final mating meets. That’s bullshit. You know Andie wants them over and done with.”

A few growls rose around us.

Sascha didn’t share that tidbit with his pack?

“That’s between Andie and me,” Sascha said stiffly.

Did he think I’d told Wade the reason why? I hoped not.

“Actually, as leaders, this is between you, Andie, our tribe, and your pack. Pull your head out of your ass, Sascha. Your lives don’t just belong to you.”

Big ouch.