“What?!” Kari gasped.
“What?” Mark c****d his head, intrigued.
“You’re right.” Joe looked down at Evan, who was struggling to get up. “I loved her. And she just tossed me aside. She didn’t even tell me that they were mates. She used me to make him jealous. She acted like my feelings, my needs, were nothing.”
“I’ll f*****g kill you,” Evan snarled, staggering to his feet. “I’ll rip your f*****g throat out.”
Joe rolled his eyes. “Any other day I’d believe you. But not now.” He gave a soft, bitter laugh. “Look at you. Pathetic.”
Evan lunged again, but his movements were sluggish and uncoordinated. Joe sidestepped easily, striking him in the ribs. Evan turned, only to take a hard hit to the jaw. He stumbled backward, tripped over a crate, and went down hard.
“Pathetic,” Joe repeated, shak
