His Trouble Maker

Chapter 191

JESSICA

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“It's the Triad, isn’t it?” Trying to get Grayson to talk is useless, so | snuggle closer into his chest, studying his

expression. He thinks | haven't noticed why he’s acting like this. “They got to you?”

He doesn’t reply.

“It’s okay. | know how you're protectingfrom them.”

His head quickly snaps into my direction. The irritation is very evident at spoint but he manages to groan

and pullcloser until I'm practically pressed against him. “Don’t worry about it.”

“What do they want, Grayson?”

Grayson only peels my embrace from him and turns his back. “I said don’t worry about it, Jess. Go to fucking

sleep.”

I'm not an idiot or sweak omega anymore but somehow the way he’s treatingright now makesfeel

so much smaller than how he’s been treatingbefore.

| did not push the conversation anymore hoping he’ll caround but the morning after | woke up empty bed.

Grayson must've woken up earlier to compensate for his asshole behavior.

with an

I'm excited and jumpy heading straight towards the kitchen but he’s not there. In fact, he’s nowhere to be found.

Is he for real?

| swallow a lump and decide if he’s not going to tellwhat's going on then I'm just going to find it out by

myself. So, hours later, | found myself inside Kade’s house. Except Kade is not there.

“You know how to make a good breakfast.”

Bella.

What is she doing here? | don’t mean to eavesdrop or anything but | just cannot help it. Besides, it’s Kade. He's

not exactly a good person. | was just about to reveal myself when a familiar laughter madefreeze on the

spot.

Grayson.

“Open your mouth and you'll find out.”

I've always known Grayson is a damn asshole but him sharing a bed withlast night and sharing a breakfast

with his whore is definitely not on my checklist.

My eyes trail back to where the voices are coming from and | shatter. There he is, my mate, my alpha leaning

over the counter while Bella is on top, laughing.

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You'd think that’s what hurtsthe most? No. It was him laughing too and staring at her like it's been hier all

along.

“Don’t look at them.” Someone put his hands to cover my eyes but the image is forever branded into my mind.

“What are you doing here, Jess?”

| stare at Kade, tearing up. “Why...Why is Grayson...”

“Okay, calm down.” Kade says, shaking his head and picking my wrists so he can sneak at us outside. | don’t

know where he’s takingbut my mind is in chaos and so is my heart. | couldn’t believe it. | couldn't believe

what | had just seen. ” Do not fucking cry onJess.”

Kade sneaksinto slake house and | noticed that sof the alphas are not around. That's why it’s such

a quiet morning. “The others have returned to their respective packs.”

| think he’s trying to getaway as much as possible. Just as | was about to ask him where he’s taking me, we

stopped near the lake and he gavea concerned look.

It's funny ‘cause Kade never looked atlike that.

“So....it’s just us here?” | should ask him to letgo and not stopfrom going back inside his house and kill

that bitch but I haven't.

“Yes and Jack who is out patrolling the woods.”

| frown, trying to stop myself from sobbing. Jack is an alpha but | doubt he can patrol the area all by himself.

Grayson is cheating on me.”

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“You don’t know that.”

“Don’t,” | warn, shaking my head. “I know what | saw Kade.”

| could close my eyes and still vividly see their image at the back of my mind. It's a cycle, repeating itself in ever

more painful turns. My vision blurs again as Kade sighs and pullsdown to sit on the docks.

“Do you think he can cheat on you? He marked you as his mate.”

Exactly. When an alpha marks an omega, the power shifts entirely to him. It isn’t a promise of love or a mutual

bond. Marking is submission made visible, a signal to everyone that I, Jessica Wilkinson belong to him.

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‘Grayson loves you.”

It doesn’t feel like it.

“I'm a hybrid and that’s exactly what this pack needs to establish its dominance and stop the war.”

Kade could tell| am wrong but he hasn't. He's just listening as if he’s trying to letfigure things out,

“The war stopped because he already marked me.”

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Kade’s jaw tightens, and for the first time, | notice the hesitation in his eyes. “Or maybe... it stopped because he

wants you to think that.”

“So it's not over?”

“You should go and talk to him, Jess.”

Annoyingly, Kade will never giveany hints. It looks like he draggedhere to stopfrom attacking them

earlier. “So you knew all about this?”

But he’s Kade’s friend and he will forever be his friend. Everyone here is his allies and I'm just an omega he

brought here to protect. No one ever askedabout what | need. They always answer to him as their alpha.

Kade’s brows knit together and instead of givingan honest answer he decided to look far ahead where we

saw Jack running in our direction.

“She's a Triad.”

“What?”

Kade stands, alert, as Jack emerges from the shadows, panting. I'm too stunned by Kade’s words to move.

Jack shakes his head, sweat glistening on his brow, the wind tugging at his hair. “Fancy seeing you two here.”

Kade steps slightly in front of me, his stance rigid, protective. “I told you to patrol the woods.”

Jack smirks, wiping sweat from his forehead. “I did. Don’t worry about anything. What are you doing here with

Jess?”

The way he says it sends a shiver down my spine. His gaze lingers ona moment too long, as if he’s trying to

figure something out

“Where's Grayson?”

With his whore of an adviser.

I rolled my eyes and decided-if Grayson’s going to whore out, then I’m going to do it too. Kade and Jack watch