18. The Control
LORELAI
I gasped, shrinking back against the wall as Kai roared, shaking the room before launching at Derik.
He caught him by the throat, throwing him through the doors onto the balcony, leaping up onto the bed, his eyes red and wild, his claws out as my heart raced.
Derik and Brax had barely brushed their canines against my skin and it had set Kai off. I hadn’t been ready for it, and I shook as I saw the savageness that hid beneath his skin.
I knew he was doing it for me, because of the mating, but I loved Brax and Derik. I didn’t want them hurt as much as I didn’t want Kai to be.
Derik jumped back up, his eyes flashing red as he challenged Kai.
“Mine,” Kai snapped.
Brax hovered in front of me, pressing me into the wall. Kai snapped his eyes to him, a snarl r
